Overview
- CD Projekt Red updated The Witcher 3's minimum PC specs on May 27, 2026 to require 64‑bit Windows 11, a 70GB SSD, 12GB of RAM, an AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Core i5‑8400 CPU, and a NVIDIA GTX 1660 or AMD RX 5500 XT GPU.
- The studio stopped supporting Windows 10 and hard‑disk drives because it will only test the game on Windows 11, will run exclusively on DirectX 12, and says SSDs improve load times and asset streaming.
- The change also removes support for older consoles such as Xbox One and is being pushed in an upcoming update ahead of the Songs of the Past expansion planned for 2027 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
- Players who cannot meet the new requirements can revert to earlier versions of the game using a guide provided by CD Projekt Red so they can keep playing without upgrading hardware.
- The higher bar for ultra settings and 4K ray tracing — reported to need an RTX 3080, an i7‑9700K and 16GB of RAM — raises upgrade costs for some owners and highlights tensions between technical ambition and the large installed base of older hardware.