Below are the minimum and recommended system specifications for World of Warcraft® and the Dragonflight® expansion on Windows® and Mac®. Due to potential programming changes, the minimum system requirements for World of Warcraft may change over time.
Note: For a list of compatible video hardware, see our Supported Video Cards list.
Windows
| Minimum Requirements | Recommended Specifications | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows® 7 64-bit (Service Pack 1) | Windows® 10 64-bit |
| Processor | 4 Cores, 3.0 GHz processor 4th Generation Intel® Core™ Haswell AMD Ryzen™ Zen | 6 Cores, 3.5 GHz processor 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Coffee Lake AMD Ryzen™ Zen 2 |
| Video | DirectX® 12 capable 3 GB GPU NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 900 series AMD™ GCN 4th gen Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics | DirectX® 12 capable 8 GB GPU NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX AMD RDNA™ 2 Intel® Arc™ 7 Graphics |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Storage |
Solid State Drive (SSD) 128GB available space
| |
| Internet |
Broadband internet connection
| |
| Input | Keyboard and mouse required. | Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel |
| Resolution |
1280 x 720 minimum display resolution
| |
*World of Warcraft will attempt to run on hardware below minimum specifications, including HDDs, DirectX11, and older CPUs and integrated GPUs. However, the game experience may be significantly diminished.
Note: Due to potential changes, the System Requirements for this game may change over time.
Mac
| Minimum Requirements | Recommended Specifications | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | macOS® 10.15 | macOS® 12 (latest version) |
| Processor | 4 Cores, 2.9 GHz processor 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Skylake Apple® M1 | 8 Cores, 3.6 GHz processor 9th Generation Intel® Core™ Coffee Lake Apple® M1 Max |
| Video | Metal® capable 3 GB GPU AMD™ GCN 4th gen Apple® M1 | Metal® capable 8 GB GPU AMD RDNA™ Apple® M1 Max |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Storage |
Solid State Drive (SSD) 128GB available space
| |
| Internet |
Broadband internet connection
| |
| Input | Keyboard and mouse required. | Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel |
| Resolution |
1280 x 720 minimum display resolution
| |
*World of Warcraft will attempt to run on hardware below minimum specifications, including HDDs, DirectX11, and older CPUs and integrated GPUs. However, the game experience may be significantly diminished.
Note: Due to potential changes, the System Requirements for this game may change over time.
Note: FileVault options and case-sensitive formatted volumes are not supported for installation of Blizzard games.