System requirements

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 basedExcept the earliest real-time strategy games Macintosh computers.
== Dragonflight==
Minimum System Requirements	Minimum System Requirements 	Minimum System Requirements
  	PC 	Mac®
Operating System 	Windows® 7 64-bit 	macOS® 10.15
Processor 	4 Cores, 3.0 GHz processor4th Generation Intel® Core™ HaswellAMD Ryzen™ Zen 	4 Cores, 2.9 GHz processor6th Generation Intel® Core™ SkylakeApple® M1
Video 	DirectX® 12 capable 3 GB GPUNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 900 seriesAMD™ GCN 4th genIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics	Metal® capable 3 GB GPUAMD™ GCN 4th genApple® M1
Memory 	8 GB RAM 	8 GB RAM
Storage 	Solid State Drive (SSD) 128GB available space 	Solid State Drive (SSD) 128GB available space
Internet 	Broadband internet connection 	Broadband internet connection
Input 	Keyboard and mouse required. 	Keyboard and mouse required.
Resolution 	1280 x 720 minimum display resolution 	1280 x 720 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	Recommended System Requirements
  	PC 	Mac®
Operating System 	Windows® 10 64-bit 	macOS® 12 (latest version)
Processor 	6 Cores, 3.5 GHz processor8th Generation Intel® Core™ Coffee LakeAMD Ryzen™ Zen 2	8 Cores, 3.6 GHz processor9th Generation Intel® Core™ Coffee LakeApple® M1 Max
Video 	DirectX® 12 capable 8 GB GPUNVIDIA® GeForce® RTXAMD RDNA™ 2Intel® Arc™ 7 Graphics	Metal® capable 8 GB GPUAMD RDNA™Apple® M1 Max
Memory 	16 GB RAM 	16 GB RAM
Input 	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel 	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
== World of Warcraft: Classic==
Minimum System Requirements	Minimum System Requirements 	Minimum System Requirements
  	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) 	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 	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 	1024 x 768 minimum display resolution 	1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	Recommended System Requirements
  	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 	8 GB RAM
Storage 	70GB available space Solid State Drive (SSD) 	70GB available space Solid State Drive (SSD)
Internet 	Broadband internet connection 	Broadband internet connection
Input 	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel 	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
Resolution 	1024 x 768 minimum display resolution 	1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
== Shadowlands==
:This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements	Minimum System Requirements 	Minimum System Requirements
  	PC 	Mac®
Operating System 	Windows® 7 64-bit 	macOS® 10.12 (latest version)
Processor 	Intel® Core™ i5-3450AMD FX™ 8300 	Intel® Core™ i5-4670
Video 	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 2 GBor AMD Radeon™ RX 560 2 GBor Intel® UHD Graphics 630(45W TDP) *Requires manufacturer's driver support. 	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 750MAMD Radeon™ R9 M290Intel® 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 spaceOrHard Disk Drive (HDD)100GB available space (depending on the performance of the drive, player experience may be impacted on HDD)	Solid State Drive (SSD)100GB available spaceOrHard Disk Drive (HDD)100GB available space (depending on the performance of the drive, player experience may be impacted on HDD)
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 	1024 x 768 minimum display resolution 	1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	Recommended System Requirements
  	PC 	Mac®
Operating System 	Windows® 10 64-bit 	macOS® 10.14 (latest version)
Processor 	Intel® Core™ i7-6700AMD 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 	8GB RAM
Storage 	Solid State Drive (SSD)100GB available space 	Solid State Drive (SSD)100GB available space
Internet 	Broadband internet connection 	Broadband internet connection
Input 	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel 	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
Resolution 	1024 x 768 minimum display resolution 	1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
== Battle for Azeroth==
:This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements	Minimum System Requirements 	Minimum System Requirements
  	PC 	Mac®
Operating System 	Windows® 7 64-bit 	OS X® 10.11 (latest version)
Processor 	Intel® Core™ i5-760 orAMD FX™-8100 or better 	Intel® Core™ i5-760 or better
Video 	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 560 2GB orAMD™ Radeon™ HD 7850 2GB orIntel® HD Graphics 530 (45W TDP)	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 750M or betterAMD™ Radeon™ R9 M290 or betterIntel® HD 530 (45W)2 GB VRAMMetal capable GPU
Memory 	4 GB RAM (8GB for Intel HD Graphics 530) 	4 GB RAM
Storage 	70 GB available space 7200 RPM HDD 	70 GB available space 7200 RPM HDD
Internet 	Broadcast internet connection 	Broadcast internet connection
Input 	Keyboard and Mouse required. Other input devices are not supported. 	Keyboard and Mouse required. Other input devices are not supported.
Resolution 	1024 x 768 minimum display resolution 	1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	Recommended System Requirements
  	PC 	Mac®
Operating System 	Windows® 10 64-bit 	macOS® 10.13 (latest version)
Processor 	Intel® Core™ i7-4770 orAMD FX™-8310 or better 	Intel® Core™ i7-4770 or better
Video 	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 4GB orAMD™ Radeon™ R9 280 or better	AMD Radeon™ R9 M395X or better4GB VRAMMetal capable GPU
Memory 	8 GB RAM 	8 GB RAM
Storage 	70 GB available space SSD 	70 GB available space SSD
Input 	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel 	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
== Legion==
:This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements	Minimum System Requirements 	Minimum System Requirements
  	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 	45 GB available hard drive space
Internet 	Broadcast internet connection 	Broadcast internet connection
Media 	DVD-ROM drive 	DVD-ROM drive
Input 	Keyboard and Mouse required. Other input devices are not supported. 	Keyboard and Mouse required. Other input devices are not supported.
Resolution 	1024 × 768 minimum display resolution 	1024 × 768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	Recommended System Requirements
  	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 	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
== Warlords of Draenor==
:This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements	Minimum System Requirements 	Minimum System Requirements
  	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 orATI™ 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 	35 GB available hard drive space
Internet 	Broadcast internet connection 	Broadcast internet connection
Media 	None for the recommended digital installation 	None for the recommended digital installation
Input 	Keyboard and Mouse required. Other input devices are not supported. 	Keyboard and Mouse required. Other input devices are not supported.
Resolution 	1024 × 768 minimum display resolution 	1024 × 768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	Recommended System Requirements
  	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 	4 GB RAM
Input 	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel 	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
== Mists of Pandaria==
:This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements	Minimum System Requirements 	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 	25 GB available HD space
Internet 	Broadcast Internet Connection 	Broadcast Internet Connection
Input 	Keyboard/Mouse and DVD-ROM drive 	Keyboard/Mouse and DVD-ROM drive
Resolution 	1024x768 minimum display resolution 	1024x768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	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 	4 GB RAM
Input 	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel 	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
== Cataclysm==
:This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements	Minimum System Requirements 	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 	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 	25 GB available HD space
Internet 	Broadcast Internet Connection 	Broadcast Internet Connection
Other 	Keyboard/Mouse and 4X DVD-ROM drive 	Keyboard/Mouse and 4X DVD-ROM drive
Resolution 	1024x768 minimum display resolution 	1024x768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	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 	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 	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
== Wrath of the Lich King==
:This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Minimum System Requirements	Minimum System Requirements 	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 	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 	25 GB available HD space
Internet 	Broadcast Internet Connection 	Broadcast Internet Connection
Resolution 	1024x768 minimum display resolution 	1024x768 minimum display resolution
Other 	Keyboard/Mouse and 4X DVD-ROM drive 	Keyboard/Mouse and 4X DVD-ROM drive
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	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 	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
== The Burning Crusade==
:This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
===After Windows 7===
Minimum System RequirementsWorld of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Game Manual, page 1.	Minimum System RequirementsWorld of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Game Manual, page 1. 	Minimum System RequirementsWorld of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Game Manual, page 1.
  	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 	15 GB of free Hard Disk space
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	Recommended System Requirements
  	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	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	Minimum System Requirements 	Minimum System Requirements
  	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 	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 	10 GB of free Hard Disk space
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	Recommended System Requirements
  	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
== World of Warcraft==
: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.
===Standard Edition===
Minimum System RequirementsWorld of Warcraft Standard Edition	Minimum System RequirementsWorld of Warcraft Standard Edition 	Minimum System RequirementsWorld of Warcraft Standard Edition
  	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 	6.0 GB available Hard Disk space
Internet 	56k or better Internet connection 	56k or better Internet connection
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	Recommended System Requirements
  	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 	Broadband Internet connection
===Game Manual===
Minimum System RequirementsWorld of Warcraft: Game Manual, pages 6 & 7.	Minimum System RequirementsWorld of Warcraft: Game Manual, pages 6 & 7. 	Minimum System RequirementsWorld of Warcraft: Game Manual, pages 6 & 7.
  	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 	4 GB of free Hard disk space
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	Recommended System Requirements
  	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
== Warcraft III: Reforged==
Minimum System Requirements	Minimum System Requirements 	Minimum System Requirements
  	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 	30 GB HD space
Internet 	Broadband Internet connection 	Broadband Internet connection
Input 	Keyboard and mouse 	Keyboard and mouse
Resolution 	800 x 600 minimum display resolution 	800 x 600 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	Recommended System Requirements
  	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 	
== Warcraft III: Classic==
Minimum System Requirements	Minimum System Requirements 	Minimum System Requirements
  	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 	3 GB available hard drive space
Internet 	Broadband Internet connection 	Broadband Internet connection
Input 	Keyboard and mouse 	Keyboard and mouse
Resolution 	1280 x 720 minimum display resolution 	1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	Recommended System Requirements
  	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 	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	Minimum System Requirements 	Minimum System Requirements
  	PC 	Mac®
Operating System 	Windows 98 / 2000 / ME / XP 	Macintosh® OS 9.0 or higherMac 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 	128 MB of RAM
Storage 	700 MB HD space 	700 MB HD space
Media 	4X CD-ROM drive 	4X CD-ROM drive
Recommended System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements 	Recommended System Requirements
  	PC 	Mac®
Processor 	600 MHz processor 	600 MHz processor
Video 	32 MB 3D video card 	32 MB 3D video card
Memory 	256 MB of RAM 	256 MB of RAM
Sound 	DirectX® 8.1 compatible sound card	
== Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition==
System Requirements ()GOG.com - Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition Store Page, see system requirements section.	System Requirements ()GOG.com - Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition Store Page, see system requirements section. 	System Requirements ()GOG.com - Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition Store Page, see system requirements section.
  	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)https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/31695	System Requirements (Old)https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/31695 	System Requirements (Old)https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/31695
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 modem2-8 players: Battle.net (requires low-latency internet connection with support for 32-bit applications)	
===Launch===
:The following requirements were posted at launch.
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 Colors640x480 Resolution
== Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness==
Note: Warcraft RTS games prior to Warcraft III will not run on Intel-based Macs.http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=20837
System Requirements (Original game manuals)Warcraft II manual	System Requirements (Original game manuals)Warcraft II manual 	System Requirements (Original game manuals)Warcraft II manual
  	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. 	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)Warcraft II Technical support - System requirements 	System Requirements (Original Blizzard Support)Warcraft II Technical support - System requirements
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 	8 MB of RAM
Super VGA graphics card 	A 13" or better 256-color display
Hard drive 	Hard drive
CD-ROM drive (To view the animations from the cd, your CD-ROM drive must be double-speed or faster)	CD-ROM drive (To view the animations from the cd, your CD-ROM drive must be double-speed or faster)
== Warcraft: Orcs & Humans==
System Requirements ()GOG.com - Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Store Page, see system requirements section.	System Requirements ()GOG.com - Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Store Page, see system requirements section.	System Requirements ()GOG.com - Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Store Page, see system requirements section.
  	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. 	It is powered by . 	It is powered by .
System Requirements (Original game manuals)	System Requirements (Original game manuals) 	System Requirements (Original game manuals)
  	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==
*Multiboxing
*Wine for info on running World of Warcraft in emulation under Linux
*WoW System Requirments section of World of Warcraft functionality on Macs
==References==
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Category:Gameplay
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