World of Warcraft: Shadowlands System Requirements Announced
The highly anticipated eighth expansion for World of Warcraft, Shadowlands, is set to launch later this year. As part of the update, Blizzard has significantly increased the minimum and recommended system specifications for the game.
Shadowlands features improved graphics, including raytraced shadows and variable rate shading. The expansion also introduces an option to increase framerate. These upgrades make the game look better than ever, but they may require players to upgrade their computers.
Here are the system requirements for playing World of Warcraft: Shadowlands on Windows and Mac.
Windows
| Minimum Requirements | Recommended Specifications | |
| Operating System | Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-3450 AMD FX 8300 | Intel Core i7-6700k AMD Ryzen 7 2700x |
| Video | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870 AMD Radeon RX 560 Intel UHD 630 (45W) DirectX 11 compatible GPU with 2GB VRAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 DirectX 12 compatible GPU with 8GB VRAM |
| Memory | 4GB RAM (8GB if using supported integrated graphics) | 8GB RAM |
| Storage | Solid State Drive (SSD) with 100GB available space | Solid State Drive (SSD) with 100GB available space |
| Internet | Broadband internet connection | Broadband internet connection |
| Input | Keyboard and mouse required. Other input devices are not supported | Keyboard and mouse required. Other input devices are not supported |
| Resolution | Minimum display resolution of 1024 x 768 | Minimum display resolution of 1024 x 768 |
Mac
| Minimum Requirements | Recommended Specifications | |
| Operating System | macOS 10.12 (latest version) | macOS 10.14 (latest version) |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-4670 | Intel Core i7-6700k |
| Video | NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M AMD Radeon R9 M290 Intel UHD 630 (macOS 10.13 or higher, 45W) Metal compatible GPU with 2GB VRAM | AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Metal compatible GPU with 8GB VRAM |
| Memory | 4GB RAM (8GB if using supported integrated graphics) | 8GB RAM |
| Storage | Solid State Drive (SSD) with 100GB available space | Solid State Drive (SSD) with 100GB available space |
| Internet | Broadband internet connection | Broadband internet connection |
| Input | Keyboard and mouse required. Other input devices are not supported | Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel |
| Resolution | Minimum display resolution of 1024 x 768 | Minimum display resolution of 1024 x 768 |
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is scheduled to release worldwide on November 23.