System requirements are the minimum level of hardware and software a player should have to expect a decent playing experience. Listing these requirements is an industry standard, but "decent " playing experience varies wildly. All the Warcraft games have varying levels of system requirements, but most of them run on both Microsoft Windows based PCs and Mac OS X based[1] Macintosh computers.
Minimum System Requirements[2]
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® 7 64-bit
macOS® 10.12 (latest version)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-3450 AMD FX™ 8300
Intel® Core™ i5-4670
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 2 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 560 2 GB or Intel® UHD Graphics 630 (45W TDP) *Requires manufacturer's driver support.
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 750M AMD Radeon™ R9 M290 Intel® UHD 630 (macOS 10.13 or higher, 45W)Metal compatible GPU with 2GB VRAM
Memory
4GB RAM (8GB if using supported integrated graphics)
4GB RAM (8GB if using supported integrated graphics)
Storage
Solid State Drive (SSD) 100GB available space Or Hard Disk Drive (HDD) 100GB available space (depending on the performance of the drive, player experience may be impacted on HDD)
Internet
Broadband internet connection
Input
Keyboard and mouse required. Other input devices are not supported.
Resolution
1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements[3]
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® 10 64-bit
macOS® 10.14 (latest version)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-6700 AMD Ryzen™ 7 2700X
Intel® Core™ i7-6700
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 8 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX Vega 64 8 GB or better
AMD Radeon™ RX Vega 64Metal compatible GPU with 8GB VRAM
Memory
8GB RAM
Storage
Solid State Drive (SSD) 100GB available space
Internet
Broadband internet connection
Input
Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
Resolution
1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
Minimum System Requirements[3]
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® 7 64-bit
macOS® 10.12 (latest version)
Processor
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ 8750 or better
Intel® Core™ i5, 2.0 GHz or better
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT 512 MB or AMD Radeon™ HD 4850 512 MB or Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Metal capable GPU with 1 GB VRAM
Memory
2 GB RAM (4GB for integrated graphics such as Intel HD Graphics series)
Storage
5GB available space
5 GB available space 7200 RPM HDD
Internet
Broadband internet connection
Input
Keyboard and mouse required. Other input devices are not supported.
Resolution
1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements[3]
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® 10 64-bit
macOS® 10.13 (latest version)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-4770 or AMD FX™-8310 or better
Intel® Core™ i7-4770 or better
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 4GB or AMD™ Radeon™ R9 280 or better
AMD Radeon™ R9 M395X or better 4GB VRAM Metal capable GPU
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
70GB available space Solid State Drive (SSD)
Internet
Broadband internet connection
Input
Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
Resolution
1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
Minimum System Requirements[4]
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® 7 64-bit
OS X® 10.11 (latest version)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-760 or AMD FX™-8100 or better
Intel® Core™ i5-760 or better
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 560 2GB or AMD™ Radeon™ HD 7850 2GB or Intel® HD Graphics 530 (45W TDP)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 750M or better AMD™ Radeon™ R9 M290 or better Intel® HD 530 (45W) 2 GB VRAM Metal capable GPU
Memory
4 GB RAM (8GB for Intel HD Graphics 530)
4 GB RAM
Storage
70 GB available space 7200 RPM HDD
Internet
Broadcast internet connection
Input
Keyboard and Mouse required. Other input devices are not supported.
Resolution
1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements[4]
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® 10 64-bit
macOS® 10.13 (latest version)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-4770 or AMD FX™-8310 or better
Intel® Core™ i7-4770 or better
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 4GB or AMD™ Radeon™ R9 280 or better
AMD Radeon™ R9 M395X or better 4GB VRAM Metal capable GPU
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
70 GB available space SSD
Input
Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements[5]
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® XP / Windows Vista® / Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10 with latest service pack
OS® X 10.10 (latest version)
Processor
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8500 or AMD Phenom™ II X3 720
Intel® Core™ i5-750
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® 440 GT, AMD™ Radeon™ HD 5670 or Intel® HD Graphics 5000
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640M or ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 or Intel® HD Graphics 5000
Memory
2 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
Install Size
45 GB available hard drive space
Internet
Broadcast internet connection
Media
DVD-ROM drive
Input
Keyboard and Mouse required. Other input devices are not supported.
Resolution
1024 × 768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements[5]
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® 10 64-bit
macOS® 10.12 (latest version)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-3330 or AMD™ FX-6300, or better
Intel® Core™ i5-4670 or better
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 Ti, AMD™ Radeon™ R7 260X or better
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 775M or AMD Radeon™ R9 M290X or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
Input
Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements[6]
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7/Windows® 8 (Updated with the latest Service Packs)
OS® X 10.9.5 (latest version)
Processor
Intel® Pentium® D or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® 6800 or ATI™ Radeon™ X1600 Pro (256 MB)
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 4850
Memory
2 GB RAM (1 GB Windows® XP)
2 GB RAM
Install Size
35 GB available hard drive space
Internet
Broadcast internet connection
Media
None for the recommended digital installation
Input
Keyboard and Mouse required. Other input devices are not supported.
Resolution
1024 × 768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements[6]
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® 7/ Windows® 8 64-bit with latest service pack
OS® X 10.11 (latest version)
Processor
Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz, AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 2.6GHz or better
Intel® Core™ i5 or better
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT, ATI™ Radeon HD 4830 (512 MB) or better
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 750M or ATI Radeon™ HD 6750M or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
Input
Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (latest Service Pack)
Mac OS® X 10.7.3 or newer
Processor
Intel® Pentium® D or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® 6800 or ATI™ Radeon™ X1600 Pro (with 256 MB)
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 2600
Memory
2 GB RAM (1 GB for Windows® XP)
2 GB RAM
Install Size
25 GB available HD space
Internet
Broadcast Internet Connection
Input
Keyboard/Mouse and DVD-ROM drive
Resolution
1024x768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® 7 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
Mac OS® X 10.7.3 or newer
Processor
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 2.6 GHz or better
Intel® Core™ i3 or better
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 4830 (with 512 MB) or better
ATI™ Radeon™ HD 5670 or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
Input
Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (latest service packs)
Mac OS® X 10.5.8, 10.6.4 or newer
Processor
Intel® Pentium® 4 1.3 GHZ or AMD Athlon™ XP 1500+
Intel® processor
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® FX or ATI™ Radeon™ 9500 video card or better
Memory
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
Install Size
25 GB available HD space
Internet
Broadcast Internet Connection
Other
Keyboard/Mouse and 4X DVD-ROM drive
Resolution
1024x768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements
PC
Mac®
Operating System
64-Bit Windows Vista®/Windows® 7
Mac OS® X 10.7.3 or newer
Processor
Dual core processor
Video
256 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600 or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 2600 or better
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 4670 or better
Memory
2 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
Other
Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (latest Service Pack)
Mac OS® X 10.5.8, 10.6.4 or newer
Processor
Intel® Pentium® 4 1.3 GHZ or AMD Athlon™ XP 1500+
Intel® processor
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® FX or ATI™ Radeon™ 9500 video card or better
Memory
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
Install Size
25 GB available HD space
Internet
Broadcast Internet Connection
Resolution
1024x768 minimum display resolution
Other
Keyboard/Mouse and 4X DVD-ROM drive
Recommended System Requirements
PC
Mac®
Operating System
64-Bit Windows Vista®/Windows® 7
Mac OS® X 10.6.4 or newer
Processor
Dual core processsor
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor
Memory
2 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
Video
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600 or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 2600 or better
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 4670 or better
Other
Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
After Windows 7
Minimum System Requirements[7]
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows XP 32/64-Bit (Service Pack 3), Windows Vista 32/64-Bit (with the latest Service Packs), Windows 7 32/64-Bit (with the latest updates)
Mac® OS X 10.4.11 or newer
Processor
Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+
PowerPC G5 1.6 GHz or Intel Core Duo processor
Memory
512 MB RAM
1 GB RAM
Video
3D graphics processor with hardware transform and lightning with 32 MB VRAM such as an NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or an ATI Radeon 7200 or better
3D graphics processor with hardware transform and lighting with 64 MB VRAM such as an NVIDIA FX 5700 or an ATI Radeon 7200 or better
Sound
DirectX-compatible sound card or motherboard sound capability
Install Size
15 GB of free Hard Disk space
Recommended System Requirements[7]
PC
Mac®
Processor
Intel 1.8 GHz processor or better
Memory
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
Video
3D graphics processor with vertex and pixel shader capability with 128 MB VRAM such as an NVIDIA 7600 GT or an ATI Radeon X1600 or better
Before Windows 7
The following requirements were as it was since January 16, 2007.
Minimum System Requirements[7]
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4); Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
Mac® OS X 10.3.9 or newer
Processor
Intel Pentium®3 800 MHz or AMD Duron 800 MHz
933 MHz G4/G5 processor
Memory
512MB RAM
Video
32 MB 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lightning, such as an NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or above
ATI or NVIDIA graphics processor with 32MB VRAM
Sound
DirectX-compatible sound card
Install Size
10 GB of free Hard Disk space
Recommended System Requirements[7]
PC
Mac®
Processor
1.8 GHz G5/Intel or better
Memory
1 GB RAM
1 GB DDR RAM
Video
64MB VRAM 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability, such as an NVIDIA GeFore FX 5700 class card or above
64MB VRAM
This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes. The following requirements were as it was since November 24, 2004.
Minimum System Requirements[8]
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® 2000/XP
Mac® OS X 10.3.9 or newer
Processor
Intel Pentium® III 800 MHz or AMD Athlon 800 MHz
933 MHz or higher G4, G5 or Intel processor
Memory
512 MB RAM
512 MB RAM or higher, DDR RAM recommended
Video
32 MB 3D graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting such as a NVIDIA® GeForce 2 class card or above
ATI or NVIDIA® video hardware with 32 MB VRAM or more
Drivers
DirectX 9.0c (included) and latest video drivers
Install Size
6.0 GB available Hard Disk space
Internet
56k or better Internet connection
Recommended System Requirements[8]
PC
Mac®
Processor
Intel Pentium® IV 1.5 GHz or AMD XP 1500+
Memory
1024 MB RAM
1024 MB RAM or higher, DDR RAM recommended
Video
64 MB 3D graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting such as a NVIDIA® GeForce FX 5700 class card or above
ATI or NVIDIA® video hardware with 64 MB VRAM or more
Internet
Broadband Internet connection
Minimum System Requirements[9]
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP
Mac® OS X 10.3.5 or newer
Processor
Intel Pentium®3 800 MHz or AMD Duron800 MHz
933 MHz G4/G5 processor
Memory
256 MB RAM
512 MB RAM
Video
32 MB 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as an NVIDIA Geforce FX 5700 class card or above
ATI or NVIDIA graphics processor with 32MB VRAM
Sound
DirectX compatible sound card
Controls
A keyboard and mouse are required. Input devices other than a mouse and keyboard are not supported
Install Size
4 GB of free Hard disk space
Recommended System Requirements[9]
PC
Mac®
Memory
DDR RAM
Video
64 MB 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability, such as an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 class card or above
64 MB
Minimum System Requirements[10]
Windows
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10 64-bit (latest version)
macOS® 10.13 (latest version)
Processor
Intel® Core® i3-530 or AMD™ Athlon™ Phenom™ II X4 910 or better
Intel® Core™ i5 or better
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 450 or AMD Radeon™ HD 5750 or better
NVIDIA® GeForce® 750M or AMD™ Radeon™ R9 M290X
Memory
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB HD space
Internet
Broadband Internet connection
Input
Keyboard and mouse
Resolution
800 x 600 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements[10]
Windows
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® 10 64-bit (latest version)
macOS® 10.15 (latest version)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-6400 or AMD Ryzen™ 7 1700X or better
Intel® Core™ i7 or better
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ R9 280X or better
AMD Radeon™ R9 M395X
Memory
8 GB RAM
Minimum System Requirements[11]
Windows
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10
Mac® OS 10.12
Processor
Intel® Pentium® D or AMD™ Athlon™ 64 X2
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
Video
NVIDIA® GeForce; 6800 (256 MB) or ATI™ HD 3650 Pro (256 MB) or better
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB)
Memory
2 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available hard drive space
Internet
Broadband Internet connection
Input
Keyboard and mouse
Resolution
1280 x 720 minimum display resolution
1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements[11]
Windows
Mac®
Operating System
Windows® 10 64-bit
Mac® OS 10.14 (latest version)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5 or AMD Phenom™ II X4 or better
Intel® Core™ i5 or better
Video
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (512 MB) or ATI Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) or better
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M or ATI Radeon HD 5670 or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
Launch
This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements[12]
PC
Mac®
Operating System
Windows 98 / 2000 / ME / XP
Macintosh® OS 9.0 or higher Mac OS X 10.1.3 or higher
Processor
400 MHz Pentium II or equivalent
400 MHz G3 processor
Video
8 MB 3D video card (TNT, i810, Voodoo 3, Rage 128 equivalent or better) with DirectX® 8.1 support
16 MB ATI Technologies or nVidia chipset 3D video card
Memory
128 MB of RAM
Storage
700 MB HD space
Media
4X CD-ROM drive
Recommended System Requirements[12]
PC
Mac®
Processor
600 MHz processor
Video
32 MB 3D video card
Memory
256 MB of RAM
Sound
DirectX® 8.1 compatible sound card
System Requirements (GOG.com )[13]
Windows
System
Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10
Processor
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
Memory
2 GB RAM
Graphics
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
DirectX
DirectX 9
Storage
1 GB available hard disk space
Other
Users running older versions of Windows 10 Redstone may experience a crash on launch when running the game's executable. Patching your operating system to the newest version (Redstone 5) should correct this issue.
System Requirements (Old)[14]
Operating System
Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT
Processor
Pentium 60 or equivalent
Video
Local bus SVGA graphics card (DirectX compatible)
Memory
16 MB of RAM
Storage
80 MB available HD space
Input
Microsoft compatible mouse
Media
2X CD-ROM drive for gameplay, 4X for cinematics
Sound
DirectX compatible sound card for audio
Multiplayer
2 players: 14.4 KBps modem 2-8 players: Battle.net (requires low-latency internet connection with support for 32-bit applications)
Launch
The following requirements were posted at launch. [15]
PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows 95/98/NT
Pentium-60 or Equivalent
16 MB RAM
80 MB Available Hard Drive Space
2x CD-ROM Drive for Gameplay (4x CD-ROM for Cinematics)
Local Bus SVGA Video Card (DirectX Compatible)
Microsoft Compatible Mouse
DirectX Compatible Sound Card for Audio
MAC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS 7.6 or Higher
PowerPC
16 MB RAM
(11 MB Free Memory
or use Virtual Memory)
80 MB Available Hard Drive Space
2x CD-ROM Drive for Gameplay (4x CD-ROM for Cinematics)
Monitor Support for 256 Colors 640x480 Resolution
Note: Warcraft RTS games prior to Warcraft III will not run on Intel-based Macs.[16]
System Requirements (Original game manuals)[17]
PC
Mac®
Computer
Warcraft II requires a 100% IBM PC compatible computer, with a 486/33 MHz or better processor and at least 8 megabytes of memory.
Warcraft II requires a Macintosh with a 68040 or PowerPC processor and 8 megs of physical RAM. Running with Virtual Memory enabled can decrease game performance.
Operation System
You may play Warcraft II under MS-DOS version 5.0 or higher, Windows 95, or Windows 3.1.
Warcraft II requires System 7.5 or higher.
Controls
A keyboard and a 100% Microsoft-compatible mouse are required.
A keyboard and a mouse are required. If you own a two button mouse, please consult your mouse manual for instructions on configuring the second button to simulate a command (cmd) click.
Disk Drives
A hard drive and CD-ROM drive are required to play Warcraft II. To view the animations from the CD, your CD-ROM drive must be double-speed or faster.
Video
Warcraft II requires a VESA 1.2 or higher compatible SuperVGA card.
Warcraft II requires a 13" or better 256-color display.
Sound
Warcraft II supports Sound Blaster, General MIDI, Pro Audio Spectrum, Gravis Ultrasound, Microsoft Sound System, and 100% compatible cards. To play CD-quality music during the game, both your sound card and your CD-ROM drive must be configured for playing Redbook Audio.
Music is played straight from the Warcraft II CD.
System Requirements (Original Blizzard Support)[18]
PC
Mac®
MS-DOS / Windows 3.1 / Windows 95
Macintosh System 7.5 or higher
33 MHz 486 or faster
68040 or PowerPC processor
8 MB of RAM
Super VGA graphics card
A 13" or better 256-color display
Hard drive
CD-ROM drive (To view the animations from the cd, your CD-ROM drive must be double-speed or faster)
System Requirements (GOG.com )[19]
PC
Mac®
System
Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10
OS X 10.11 or newer
Processor
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz
Memory
2 GB RAM
1GB RAM
Graphics
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
64MB of video memory
DirectX
DirectX 9
Storage
1 GB available hard disk space
1GB available space
Other
Mouse, Keyboard
Misc.
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System Requirements (Original game manuals)[20]
PC
Mac®
Computer
Warcraft requires at least an IBM 386 - 20 Mhz (or 100% compatible) and at least 4 MB RAM.
Warcraft requires at least a Macintosh 68030 processor (68040 recommended) and at least 8 MB RAM. Warcraft is also accelerated for Power Macintosh.
Controls
You will need a Mouse (100% Microsoft compatible) and Keyboard to play Warcraft.
You will need a Mouse and Keyboard to play Warcraft.
Display
Warcraft requires a colour monitor with a VGA graphics system. If you are using a compatible graphics card/monitor, it must be 100% compatible with VGA systems.
Warcraft requires a 13" colour monitor with 256 colours and Quicktime 2.0 or greater.
Disk Drives
CD-ROM Version: A CD-ROM drive and a Hard Disk are required for installation and play.Diskette Version: A 3.5" Disk Drive and a Hard Disk are required for installation and play.
A CD-ROM drive and a Hard Disk are required for installation and play.
System
You must have System 7.0 or greater (7.1 or greater recommended).
DOS
You must have MS-DOS version 3.2 or higher.
Sound
Warcraft supports General Midi, Soundblaster, Adlib, Pro Audio Spectrum and Compatibles.
Sound Manager 3.1 or greater.
Two-Player Support
Warcraft requires Communication Toolbox tools for 2-player mode.
See also
References