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Hallowfall zone with glowing crystal from WoW The War Within expansion
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WoW The War Within PC requirements: Minimum and recommended system specs

Blizzard's art team always knocks it out of the park, but how demanding is the new expansion?
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Published: Jul 19, 2024 07:03 am

WoW The War Within is just around the corner. Blizzard’s art team never fails to deliver, and every WoW expansion introduces gorgeous zones with stunning vistas. The War Within is no exception, so it’s important to know whether your PC can handle it.

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Keep reading to see the full system requirements for The War Within, launching Aug. 26 (or Aug. 22 if you shell out for early access).

All WoW The War Within PC specs

A WoW character flying a Stormrider Gryphon in The War Within
The War Within’s new zones are gorgeously detailed. Image via Blizzard Entertainment

WoW The War Within minimum PC requirements

OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Video: 3 GB GPU/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900/AMD GCN 4th gen/Intel Iris Xe
DirectX: Version 12
Processor: 4-core 3.0 GHz processor/4th gen Intel Core Haswell/AMD Ryzen Zen
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: SSD with 128 GB available

WoW The War Within recommended PC requirements

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Video: 8 GB GPU/NVIDIA GeForce RTX/AMD RDNA 2/Intel Arc 7
DirectX: Version 12
Processor: 6-core 3.5 GHz processor/8th gen Intel Core Coffee Lake/AMD Ryzen Zen 2
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: SSD with 128 GB available

If these requirements (via Battle.net) look familiar to you, it’s probably because they are. WoW The War Within has the same PC requirements as Dragonflight, so if your PC could run the previous expansion, it can run this one. The new zones are all beautiful, but there doesn’t seem to be a significant graphical leap between Dragonflight and The War Within like there was after Shadowlands.

If you’re keen to dive into WoW’s new expansion (and your PC can run it), check out our guides to Delves and Warbands, or read Blizzard’s latest patch roadmap to see all the new content coming in The War Within.

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Tom is the UK Associate Editor for Dot Esports. He's the former TCG Editor for CBR and holds a Master's degree in Chemistry from the University of Edinburgh. Tom spent six years as a Science Editor for the Royal Society of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, and AstraZeneca before leaving science to pursue his dream career in games journalism at the start of 2023. He loves MMOs, RPGs, TCGs, and pretty much every game by FromSoftware—especially Dark Souls.
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