PC requirements

Ancestors Legacy System Requirements

Ancestors Legacy needs at least 2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 or 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 955, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5850 (1 GB VRAM) graphics. For the recommended experience you want AMD Octa-Core / Intel Quad-Core processor running at 3.4 GHz (AMD FX X8 8350 or Intel Core i5 3570 or newer architectures are recommended), 8 GB RAM and AMD/NVIDIA dedicated with at least 2048MB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11 and Shader Model 5.0 support. AMD Radeon R9 285 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and above are recommended graphic cards. graphics.

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Ancestors Legacy minimum and recommended PC specifications
Component Minimum Recommended
Operating system Windows® 7 (Service Pack 1) , Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 - (64-bit only). Windows® 7 (Service Pack 1) / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10 / (64-bit only)
Processor 2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 or 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 955 AMD Octa-Core / Intel Quad-Core processor running at 3.4 GHz (AMD FX X8 8350 or Intel Core i5 3570 or newer architectures are recommended)
Memory 4 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5850 (1 GB VRAM) AMD/NVIDIA dedicated with at least 2048MB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11 and Shader Model 5.0 support. AMD Radeon R9 285 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and above are recommended graphic cards.
DirectX Version 11 Version 11
Storage 24 GB available space 24 GB available space
Additional notes Integrated or dedicated DirectX 11 compatible soundcard Integrated or dedicated DirectX 11 compatible soundcard
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Other platforms

Ancestors Legacy is also available on these systems, where hardware is fixed and no per-PC check is needed:

Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One PC (Microsoft Windows)

Quick answers

Running Ancestors Legacy on PC

Can my PC run Ancestors Legacy?
Compare your CPU, GPU and RAM against the minimum column below. If your parts match or beat every minimum row, the game will launch — though you may need to lower settings. Matching the recommended column is what gets you 60fps at 1080p.
How much storage does Ancestors Legacy need?
24 GB available space
What is the difference between minimum and recommended specs?
Minimum means the game starts and is playable, usually at 30fps on low settings at 1080p. Recommended is the developer's target for a smooth 60fps experience at high settings.