God of War finally comes to gaming PCs on January 14, 2022, just short of four years after its release on PS4, and now developer Sony Santa Monica has revealed what your rig needs to pack in order to play it. It seems like the wait might even be worth it, too, this PC port granting you access to plenty of graphics settings and exclusive features.
We’ve known since its announcement that the Nordic epic will feature Nvidia DLSS and AMD FSR upscaling technology, so you can boost fps, which truly makes use of God of War’s uncapped frame rate. Nvidia Reflex is also no surprise, and should make the game more responsive when you’re stringing combos together. DLSS uses Tensor Cores, so you won’t be able to enjoy it if you’re running anything less than an RTX graphics card, but Reflex is available to anyone using a GeForce 900 series GPU or later, and FSR is ready for everyone – regardless of hardware.
There’s also a wealth of PC-specific features, such as higher detail assets and rendering resolutions, enhanced Ground Truth Ambient Occlusion (GTAO), and Screen Space Directional Occlusion (SSDO) effects. Even more impressive, storage requirements are actually 10GB lower than initial estimates, at a lean 70GB.
Your PC will need DirectX 12 support and a 64-bit Windows 10 at version 1809 or above to run God of War. The developers also recommend you store the game on a gaming SSD to make area transitions seamless.
| Minimum 720p/30fps |
Recommended 1080p/30fps |
High 1080p/60fps |
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| Settings | Low | Original | Original |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2500K AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
Intel Core i5-6600K AMD Ryzen 5 2400G |
Intel Core i7-4770K AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
| RAM | 8GB | 8GB | 8GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 960 AMD R9 290X |
Nvidia GTX 1060 AMD RX 570 |
Nvidia GTX 1070 AMD RX 5600XT |
| VRAM | 4GB | 4-6GB | 6-8GB |
| Storage | 70GB | 70GB | 70GB |
The bar is set pretty low with GPUs that will be seven years old when God of War releases, but pushing higher resolutions and frame rates won’t be as forgiving. You can take a peek at what the top settings will look like in God of War’s PC features trailer.
| Performance 1440p/60fps |
Ultra 4K/60fps |
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| Settings | High | Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-7700K AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
| RAM | 16GB | 16GB |
| GPU | Nvidia RTX 2070 AMD RX 5700 XT |
Nvidia RTX 3080 AMD RX 6800 XT |
| VRAM | 8GB | 10-16GB |
| Storage | 70GB | 70GB |
You will be able to play the game your way, though, with HDR, 21:9 ultrawide gaming monitor support, and robust controller integration that naturally includes Sony’s DualShock and DualSense gamepads.
Take our God of War system requirements PC benchmark test to answer the question… Can I run God of War?