Please, use this thread to ask your hardware related questions, such as "will I be able to run this game in x settings?", "should I upgrade x part?", etc.


For your convenience, here are the official Total War: Warhammer specifications:

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All systems perform differently. The framerates below are based on PCs using the quoted specs with fresh OS installs, no major background programs running, and should be taken as a guide rather than an absolute. Total War: WARHAMMER is still in development and undergoing optimisation and compatibility testing and these specs are subject to change.

PC Minimum Specifications:

[Expected around 15-25 FPS on campaign map and in a 1v1, 20 units vs 20 units battle, default graphics preset set to “Low”]

  • Operating System: Windows 7 64Bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 3.0Ghz
  • RAM: 3GB*
  • Hard Drive: 35 GB
  • Video Card: (DirectX 11) AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024MB | NVIDIA GTS 450 1024MB | Intel HD4000 @720P


(*)PC integrated graphics chipsets require 4GB ram, e.g. Intel HD series


PC Recommended Specifications:

[Expected around 45-55 FPS on campaign map and in a 1v1, 20 units vs 20 units battle, default graphics preset set to “High”]

  • Operating System: Windows 7/8.1/10 64Bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4570 3.20GHz
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • Hard Drive: 35 GB
  • Video Card: (DirectX 11) AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB @1080P




PC 60fps+ Specifications:

[Expected 60 FPS+ on campaign map and in a 1v1, 20 units vs 20 units battle, default graphics preset set to “Ultra”]

  • Operating System: Windows 7/8.1/10 64Bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-4790K 4.0 GHz
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • Hard Drive: 35 GB
  • Video Card: (DirectX 11) AMD Fury X or Nvidia GTX 980 @1080P





Total War: WARHAMMER – Current Graphics Presets

This table details the current graphic settings for each ‘out-of-the-box’ preset currently under test for Total War: WARHAMMER.

Please note that these are: a) Different to previous games and operating on the latest TW engine, so can’t be compared across Total War games. b) Are subject to change before the game releases.





Source: http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Total_War_WARHAMMER_Specs