r/Witcher4 • u/ExplodingPoptarts • 15h ago
Think that I'll be able to run The Witcher 4?
My specs:
Windows 10
RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600x
32gb ram
I was told that The Witcher 3 Remastered required Windows 10, but several people have told me that they can run it just fine.
I'm afraid that it's not gonna run on my specs because I don't meet Daywalker's specs, which are:
Intel Core i7-11700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
NVIDIA RTX 4060 / Radeon RX 7600 XT / Intel Arc B580
Memory: 16 GB RAM
That and I have to run FF16 on the next to lowest settings for it to run without issues.
Unfortunately upgrading my pc isn't something that I can afford to do anymore.
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u/Myshoo_ 14h ago
As someone pointed out minimum specs for Dawnwalker are way lower. I was shocked how badly optimized dawnwalker would have to be to require minimum specs like that before I checked.
I think the CPU might be a bottleneck for whicher 4 on your machine. I have the same CPU btw and judging by the amount of NPCs CDPR wants to put in the game it might be an issue.
But can be somehow made better with frame gen that runs on the GPU mostly and will give you a few frames back (I hate frame gen but what can you do).
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u/ExplodingPoptarts 14h ago
Thanks. As least now I know.
Wish that games a games visuals weren't such a priority, I wish that I didn't have to keep upgrading my rig to play new AAA games.
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u/Myshoo_ 14h ago
Honestly don't worry that much I think it's gonna last you a couple good years still.
The visuals are priority if you make it be. I you're willing to play on low settings for the story or maybe lower resolution or use FSR/DLSS you really don't need to update that often.
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u/ExplodingPoptarts 14h ago edited 14h ago
I mostly care that the game runs well, as in no significant framerate drops like consoles seem to have issues with. I remember playing Fallout 4 on a friends PS4(not a PS4 pro), and when there were 3 or more people on screen the game really slowed down. The game slowed down almost every time that I got into combat.
I run everything at 720p.
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u/johnnysilverhand718 14h ago
No one knows.
If upgrading isnt an option, just get a PS5
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u/ExplodingPoptarts 14h ago edited 14h ago
Money is part of the issue. I got other priorities that I gotta pay for.
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u/johnnysilverhand718 14h ago
They're significantly cheaper than a new PC
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u/ExplodingPoptarts 14h ago edited 14h ago
It's not a viable option for me.
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u/AnalGod_69 14h ago
Geez, chill dude. You came here asking for advice/input… ‘guys help me, what should I do’. Gives suggestion. ‘Absolutely not and screw you for suggesting it’
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u/Left-Area-854 14h ago
Mine can't get past the first fight with the WH member without crashing. So i wouldn't recommend PS5
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u/ExplodingPoptarts 14h ago
What are you talking about? The Witcher 4 isn't out yet.
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u/Left-Area-854 14h ago
Oh my face is red. Wrong sub, I was talking about Witcher 3 remastered.
I'll leave my comment to remind me of my shame.
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u/TenebriSanctum 14h ago
The game will definitely be released on ps5. Well known that the PC equivalents of the ps5 hardware are roughly r5 3600 and rx6700 (~rtx 3060 equivalent). Keep in mind that consoles typically use medium-low settings with high-textures.
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u/Recent-Ad-9975 11h ago
How would we know, game comes out in like 2 years.
Also minimal specs for Dasnwalker are lower, I have a 3080 and can still play it in 4k on mid and DLSS. It also seems to me to be badly optimized for the CPU because the CPU literally jumps from 10% to like over 50% randomly. If it runs on PS5 it should technically run on our machines unless it’s a very terrible port. I think that realistically our rigs will last until the new console generation.
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u/ExplodingPoptarts 11h ago
Oh? I thought that it was announced for 2027, my bad.
Sure hope that my rig lasts the entire console gen. I spent a lot of money trying to future proof it, and it'll likely be the last console gen where I'll be able to afford anything that runs it. I'm likely never gonna make more money, and everything else is too expensive.
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u/ChaucerBoi 10h ago
Crucially, we don't know when The Witcher 4 is launching. It's not next year, I'd say it's probably not the year after. It could well be that Switch 2 and GPU prices cause them to lower the specs somewhat. Alternatively, you could run it at a much lower resolution.
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u/Aggravating-Cherry76 4h ago edited 3h ago
you’ll probably be able to run it, though your CPU is fairly weaker than your GPU. You might consider scraping the money for a new CPU sometime in the next 2 years if you want to be able to play it relatively smoothly. And CPU’s are cheap so you’ll probably be able to do that if you try.
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u/kuraisu99 3h ago
I'm confident that you'll be able to run it.
I have 6700xt r5600 16gb ram, and I tried blood of dawnwalker.
I'm able to play it 1080p, all high settings, without upscaler. My fps hovers around 40-60fps, I capped mine to 40 fps just so that I can lessen the load on my GPU (mine has coil whine under heavy load).
Honestly? It's smooth enough for me that it doesn't hinder my experience. i could try to optimize it more and get more performance, but I'm fine with my current setup.
Now with Witcher 4, since they have more budget, will use heavily customized UE5, and going to develop it "console-first approach". I'm confident that the peformance will be better than Blood of dawnwalker.
OP, we have the same situation. I don't have the means to upgrade my rig and will probably be stuck with it for years. We just have to make do on what we got and squeeze out the most performance possible.
I hope in the future we'd able to buy better rig. :)
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u/val5190 14h ago
That’s the recommended specs… You should definitely be able to play dawnwalker at 60+fps average with low or medium settings at 1080p with your specs 🤔 might not be ideal for Witcher 4 but since the game is targeting current gen consoles (series S included) I guess it will run decently at low/medium too 🤔