Watch Dogs Review and Requiretments

This page contains the recommended specs, as well as the minimum requirements for running Watch Dogs on your PC. [n] The PC System Requirements for Watch Dogs were posted on Ubisoft's Uplay network on October 3, 2013. Watch Dogs' graphics technical director, Sebastien Viard, initially dismissed the first set of specs, stating the real specs won't be as demanding.

Minimum System Requirements

Operating System	Windows 7 (SP1) Windows Vista (SP2) Windows 8 and 8.1
Processor (CPU)	2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 3.0 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940
System Memory	6GB RAM
Video Card* (GPU)	nVidia GeForce GTX460 AMD Radeon HD5850
Hard Drive Space	25 GB
Sound Card	DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card
DirectX Version	DirectX 11
Internet	Broadband connection required for multiplayer mode

Recommended System Requirements

Operating System	Windows 7 (SP1) Windows Vista (SP2) Windows 8 and 8.1 Note that Watch Dogs only supports 64 bit OSs.
Processor (CPU)	3.5 GHz Intel Core i7 3700 4.0 GHz AMD FX-8350
System Memory	8GB RAM
Video Card* (GPU)	nVidia GeForce GT600-series AMD Radeon HD7000-series
Hard Drive Space	25 GB
Sound Card	Surround Sound 5.1
DirectX Version	DirectX 11
Internet	Broadband connection required for multiplayer mode

• Note that Ubisoft's official system requirements do not specify a certain type or brand of graphics processor. The minimum GPU requirements are a card with "1,024 MB DirectX 11-compliant [and] Shader Model 5.0." The recommended requirement is a 2,048 MB card.