God of War was one of the best games of its generation, and may well be one of the best games of all time.
But, as a PlayStation exclusive at release, the number of people who have had the opportunity to experience it, has been limited. Fortunately, it’s since been playable in an enhanced form on PS5 and later came to PC in January 2022 with even more graphical and quality of life upgrades.
It looked gorgeous in its first outing and even better now, but it hails from the far-flung days of 2018 and a whole generation of consoles ago, so you won’t need some monster gaming machine just to get it running.
If you want to make it look its best though, and enjoy all the advancements that have been applied in bringing God of War to PC, then you’ll need something quite special indeed.Let’s take a look at the God of War PC specs, and what kind of PC you need to play it at each setting.
Minimum PC Requirements
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
GPU: Nvidia GTX 960 or AMD R9 290X
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 70GB
Meeting the minimum specs of this game is extremely easy. Any gaming PC at all that was released in the past four years should be able to meet it, and any moderately powerful gaming PC released in the last eight years can probably handle it too.
Still, you’re only guaranteeing an experience that has all settings on low, and will leave you playing at 720p resolution with a steady frame rate of around 30 FPS.
That’s far from ideal and won’t give you anything close to the PC God of War experience you’re hoping for. You’d be better off buying a second-hand PS4 and enjoying it there instead.
If you’re looking to buy a new PC to experience God of War, though, you can easily beat these minimum specs with something very affordable, getting you a much higher standard of gaming experience without breaking the bank.
Recommended PC Requirements
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD Ryzen 5 2400
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB or AMD RX 570
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 70GB SSD
The recommended specifications for God of War turn things up a bit. It demands a much more powerful and contemporary processor and a graphics card that is still relevant for many modern gaming experiences – even if the ones suggested are still more than five years old.
Still, it’ll get you a 1080p gaming experience, at a steady 30 FPS and with all of the graphics settings at “Original” giving you a God of War that looks very much like it did on the original PS4 release.
That’s good. The game looked good then and it’ll look good now. But it’s not much of a PC upgrade.
High Settings PC Requirements
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K or AMD Ryzen 7 2700
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070 or AMD RX 5600 XT
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 70GB SSD
The hardware requirements for the High settings category still aren’t too demanding with this game – which shows how well God of War was originally optimized. But, it highlights that it’s very much a 2017 console release.
As such, it’s no real surprise that even with this modest hardware setup you can only expect original console detail settings, at 1080p resolution, with steady 60 FPS performance.
Most mid-range gaming PCs from the past three years will easily be able to meet these specifications without too much difficulty. Here at Chillblast though, we like to push a little higher where we can.
Performance Settings PC Requirements
CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
GPU: Nvidia RTX 2070 or AMD RX 5700 XT
RAM: 16 GB
Storage: 70GB SSD
This tier of hardware requirements does start to get a little demanding, and with good reason.
If you’re targeting a native 1440p experience in any modern game, even one that was originally a console release from a few years ago, you can expect some more stringent demands.
Fortunately, if you have a gaming PC that was relatively high end a couple of years ago, you shouldn’t have any trouble hitting these kinds of specifications and enjoying 60 FPS with all settings on High.
However, if your system has fallen a bit behind the times and you want something new to help you enjoy the best that God of War has to offer, Chillblast has you covered.
Ultra Settings PC Requirements
CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3080 or AMD RX 6800 XT
RAM: 16 GB
Storage: 70GB SSD
If you want the absolute ultimate God of War gaming experience then like any other modern AAA game, you need to go all out.
Only the most powerful of gaming PCs from the last year will stand a chance of holding a steady frame rate once you turn everything up to Ultra at 4K resolution. Fortunately, Chillblast has a number of PCs that are up to the task.
