Horizon Forbidden West PC system requirements
To run Horizon Forbidden West you need at least Intel Core i3-8100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1300X / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 4 GB, with 16 GB of RAM.
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit (version 1909 or higher) | Windows 10/11 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-8100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1300X | Intel Core i5-8600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 4 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB / AMD Radeon RX 5700 8 GB |
| Storage | 150 GB SSD | 150 GB SSD |
| Notes | Very Low preset, 720p, ~30 fps (upscaling on). | Medium preset, 1080p, ~60 fps. |
Sources · Last verified: July 12, 2026.
Nixxes published four tiers for the PC port, so match the spec to your target resolution. Below the two shown, the ladder continues with a High tier (Core i7-9700 or Ryzen 7 3700X with an RTX 3070 or RX 6800, aimed at 1440p/60 or 4K/30) and a Very High tier (Core i7-11700 or Ryzen 7 5700X with an RTX 4080 or RX 7900 XT, targeting 4K/60). Notably, 16 GB of RAM and a 150 GB SSD are constant across every tier, and even the Minimum tier gets by on a 4 GB card, making this a fairly accessible port for its visual quality.
The port leans heavily on upscaling and PC-specific extras. It supports NVIDIA DLSS 3 with Frame Generation, DLAA, and Reflex, plus AMD FSR and Intel XeSS, and adds ultrawide and super-ultrawide support, an unlocked framerate, and a field-of-view slider. The published resolution/fps targets assume upscalers are enabled, so with DLSS or FSR quality modes real-world performance often exceeds the baseline. An SSD is required in all cases.
Horizon Forbidden West — frequently asked
What are the PC requirements for Horizon Forbidden West?
Sources
- Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition on Steam - official page
- PlayStation.Blog - HFW Complete Edition PC specifications revealed
- Nixxes Support - HFW Complete Edition PC system requirements
- PlayStation (US) - Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition for PC
- HowLongToBeat - Horizon Forbidden West
- Guerrilla Games - HFW Complete Edition announcement
- Last verified: July 12, 2026. Sizes and specs can change with patches — tell us if something is out of date.