Overwatch 2 PC Requirements: Minimum & recommended specs

Brad Norton
Overwatch 2 gameplay

Overwatch 2 is one of the biggest shooters in 2023 and its colorful gameplay is available on PC. To help you out, we’ve got the full PC requirements, along with the minimum and recommended specs.

After a successful beta, Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 was finally released in October 2022. The game has enjoyed a relatively smooth journey since and many players have gravitated toward the free-to-play shooter.

While everyone’s PC setup is different, the minimum and recommended specs are quite different. Thankfully, we now know the minimum and recommended PC specifications if you’re unsure of your hardware’s capabilities.

As a more demanding title than the original game, Overwatch 2 requires a little extra firepower. Below is a full rundown of the PC requirements.

Overwatch Tracer with Overwatch 2 logo
Overwatch 2 is a more demanding title than the original game.

Overwatch 2 minimum specs

If the aim of the game is to simply get Overwatch 2 running on your PC, then we know exactly what you need to do in terms of PC requirements.

Here are the minimum system requirements to run Overwatch 2 on PC.

Hardware Minimum Specs
Operating System Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
Processor Intel Core i3 | AMD Phenom X3 8650
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series | AMD Radeon HD 7000 series
Memory 6GB RAM
Storage 50GB of hard drive space
Resolution 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution

overwatch 2 push game mode tracer and cassidy

If you want Blizzard’s multiplayer behemoth to look and play incredibly, then you’re going to want to check out the recommended specs for Overwatch 2.

Here are the recommended system requirements to run the title on PC.

Hardware Recommended Specs
Operating System Windows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
Processor Intel Core i7 | AMD Ryzen 5
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 | AMD R9 380
Memory 8GB RAM
Storage 50GB of hard drive space
Resolution 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution

That’s everything we know about Overwatch 2 and its PC requirements. With this in mind, here are a bunch of other useful guides you should check out:

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About The Author

Brad Norton is the Australian Managing Editor at Dexerto. He graduated from Swinburne University with a Bachelor’s degree in journalism and has been working full-time in the field for the past six years at the likes of Gamurs Group and now Dexerto. He loves all things single-player gaming (with Uncharted a personal favorite) but has a history on the competitive side having previously run Oceanic esports org Mindfreak. You can contact Brad at brad.norton@dexerto.com