The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will take players back to another memorable adventure with the upcoming Songs of the Past expansion that’s set to release sometimes in next year and to make sure your PC is ready to handle the DLC with all it’s bells and whistles, you can check out the new minimum system requirements that are quite a bit of a step up from the original game. In a recent blog post, developer CD Projekt RED has said that the updated system requirements to The Witcher 3 were made “to ensure smooth performance and compatibility going forward.”
And below are the new Minimum System Requirements:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600, Intel Core i5-8400
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
- VRAM: 6 GB
- RAM: 12 GB
- Storage: 70 GB SSD
- OS: 64-bit Windows 11
According to CD Projekt RED, the updated requirements demonstrate “how hardware capabilities and software usage have evolved since we last changed the system requirements” which is completely understandable.
The studio has also detailed these points regarding the new requirements for Witcher 3’s upcoming expansion:
- Windows 11 will be the minimum required OS for both The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 following Microsoft’s end of support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Without ongoing security updates, official platform support, and continued GPU driver support, we will no longer test our games on Windows 10.
- HDDs will no longer be supported, as SSDs offer faster load times, smoother asset streaming, and improved overall performance.
- The game will exclusively run using DirectX 12, which allows us to support ongoing technical improvements and modern hardware more effectively.
- Only processors supported on Windows 11 will be supported by us.
- Only graphics cards with ongoing active driver support for gaming on Windows 11 will be supported.
CD Projekt also mentioned that if your PC doesn’t meet the new requirements, it’s possible to revert to an earlier version of The Witcher 3.
