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This article will show the minimum World of Warcraft system requirements as well as the recommended requirements to have the best in-game experience.
First released in 2004 this MMO has been a mainstay in the gaming industry. Now, If you haven’t heard of it then you’ve presumably been living under a rock. Or, most likely you’ve finally decided to take the plunge and find out what all the hype is about.
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Truthfully the game is relatively old but it has seen a constant stream of updates that has seen the minimum requirements steadily creep up. This means that most modern computers shouldn’t have an issue running the game. However, we will go through the system requirements below. Do note that they do vary from PC to Mac.
World of Warcraft PC Minimum System Requirements
- OS: Windows® 7 64-bit
- Processor: 4 Cores, 3.0 GHz processor
4th Generation Intel®Core™ Haswell
AMD Ryzen™ Zen - Video: DirectX® 12 capable 3GB GPU
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 900 series
AMD™ GCN 4th gen
Intel® Iris® XeGraphics - Memory:8 GB RAM
- Storage: 128GB available space
- Internet: Broadband internet connection
- Resolution:1280 x 720 minimum display resolution
World of Warcraft PC Recommended System Requirements
- OS: Windows® 10 64-bit
- Processor: 6 Cores, 3.5 GHz processor
8th Generation Intel®Core™
AMD Ryzen™ Zen 2 - Video: DirectX® 12 capable 8GB GPU
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX
AMD RDNA™ 2
Intel® Arc™ 7 Graphics - Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Storage: 128GB available space
- Internet: Broadband internet connection
- Resolution: 1280 x 720 minimum display resolution
World of Warcraft Mac Minimum System Requirements
- OS: macOS® 10.15
- Processor: 4 Cores, 2.9 GHz processor
6th Generation Intel®Core™
Apple® M1
4th Generation Intel®Core™ Haswell
AMD Ryzen™ Zen - Video: Metal® capable 3 GB GPU
AMD™ GCN 4th gen
Apple® M1 - Memory:8 GB RAM
- Storage: 128GB available space
- Internet: Broadband internet connection
- Resolution:1280 x 720 minimum display resolution
World of Warcraft Mac Recommended System Requirements
- OS: macOS® 12 (latest version)
- Processor: 8 Cores, 3.6 GHz processor
9th Generation Intel® Core™
Apple® M1 Max - Video: Metal® capable 8 GB GPU
AMD RDNA™
Apple® M1 Max - Memory:16 GB RAM
- Storage: 128GB available space
- Internet: Broadband internet connection
- Resolution:1280 x 720 minimum display resolution
Conclusion
As you can see the minimum system requirements for World of Warcraft on both PC and Mac aren’t too demanding. If your system falls below the minimum requirements then we recommend looking at our guide to the best cheap GPUs and CPUs that will give you the best experience whilst getting lost in the game.