PC requirements

Monster Hunter: World System Requirements

Monster Hunter: World needs at least Intel® Core™ i5 4460 or Core™ i3 9100F or AMD FX™-6300 or Ryzen™ 3 3200G, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA®GeForce®GTX 760 or GTX1050 or AMD Radeon™ R7 260x or RX 560 graphics. For the recommended experience you want Intel® Core™ i7 3770 or Core™ i3 8350 or Core™ i3 9350F / AMD Ryzen™ 5 1500X or Ryzen™ 5 3400G, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (VRAM 3GB) or GTX 1650 / AMD Radeon™ RX 480 or RX 570 graphics.

Verified Sources: Steam store listing
Monster Hunter: World minimum and recommended PC specifications
Component Minimum Recommended
Operating system WINDOWS® 10 (64-bit required) WINDOWS® 10 (64-bit required)
Processor Intel® Core™ i5 4460 or Core™ i3 9100F or AMD FX™-6300 or Ryzen™ 3 3200G Intel® Core™ i7 3770 or Core™ i3 8350 or Core™ i3 9350F / AMD Ryzen™ 5 1500X or Ryzen™ 5 3400G
Memory 8 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
Graphics NVIDIA®GeForce®GTX 760 or GTX1050 or AMD Radeon™ R7 260x or RX 560 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (VRAM 3GB) or GTX 1650 / AMD Radeon™ RX 480 or RX 570
DirectX Version 11 Version 11
Storage 52 GB available space 52 GB available space
Additional notes DirectSound (DirectX® 9.0c or later) DirectSound (DirectX® 9.0c or later)
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Playing on a handheld instead? Players report Monster Hunter: World as Gold on Steam Deck and Linux.

Other platforms

Monster Hunter: World is also available on these systems, where hardware is fixed and no per-PC check is needed:

Quick answers

Running Monster Hunter: World on PC

Can my PC run Monster Hunter: World?
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 Monster Hunter: World need?
52 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.