Monster Hunter World Iceborne is an RPG game developed by Capcom. The PC version was released in 2019. The story involves exploring the cyclical migration of creatures and hunting monsters. It is playable in single player and multiplayer (up to 4). In this article, we will give you the minimum and recommended configurations to play this game as well as the different benchmarking to find out which graphics card suits you best.
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PC requirements for playing Monster Hunter World
Here are the minimum configurations to play Monster Hunter World:
- Operating system: Windows 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5 4460 3.2GHz or AMD FX 6300
- RAM: 8 GB
- Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R7 260X (2GB)
- Disk space: 20 GB
The recommended configurations for good image fluidity are as follows:
- Operating system: Windows 7/8/10
- Processor: Intel Core i7 3770 3.4GHz / i3 8350 4Ghz or AMD Ryzen 5 1500x
- RAM: 8 GB
- Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB) or AMD RX 570X
- Disk space: 25 GB
Monster Hunter World game benchmarking
Now let's test this game with different graphics cards. By setting the Preset to Low and using HD 720p resolution. All the cards we used achieve frame rates above 100 FPS: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 178.5 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super at 141 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 at 150 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti at 114 FPS, GeForce RTX 2070 Super at 140.5 FPS , Radeon RX 5700 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super at 131 FPS, Radeon RX 5700 at 125 FPS, Radeon RX Vega 56 at 125 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at 137.4 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q at 97.8 FPS , the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at 139 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super at 172 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super at 206 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 at 104 FPS.
Now let's use Full HD 1080 resolution and set the Preset to Medium. The cards used are able to produce images with frequencies higher than 60 FPS: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 172 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super at 135 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 at 140.8 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti at 110 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super at 133.5 FPS, Radeon RX 5700 GeForce RTX 2060 Super at 118.5 FPS, Radeon RX 5700 at 107 FPS, Radeon RX Vega 56 at 100 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at 100.45 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q at 91.8 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at 97 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super at 99 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super at 95 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 at 68.5 FPS.
Still on the Full HD 1080p resolution but by setting the Preset to High, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 card does not exceed the fateful bar of 60 FPS. It is at 59.9 FPS. Other cards deliver images at over 60 FPS: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 169.5 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super at 134 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 at 139.05 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti at 108 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super at 129 FPS, Radeon RX 5700 2060 Super at 114.5 FPS, Radeon RX 5700 at 101 FPS, Radeon RX Vega 56 at 94 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at 93.2 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q at 87.1 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at 89 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super at 90 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super at 77 FPS.
If we increase the Preset to its maximum value (Highest), the following 2 cards have a frame rate lower than 60 FPS: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super at 49 FPS and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 at 50.1 FPS. Other cards have a frame rate above 60 FPS: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 140 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super at 114 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 at 115.75 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti at 102 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super at 107 FPS, Radeon RX 5700 2060 Super at 90 FPS, Radeon RX 5700 at 81 FPS, Radeon RX Vega 56 at 74 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at 74.05 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q at 74.1 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at 66 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super at 66 FPS.
Now let's change the resolution to QHD 1440p. By setting the Preset to High, the following cards provide frame rates below 60 FPS: Radeon RX 5700 at 54.2 FPS, Radeon RX Vega 56 at 50.3 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at 47.8 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q at 44.8 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at 41.6 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super at 41.4 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super at 35 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 at 31.5 FPS. The others manage to exceed 60 FPS: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 104 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super at 76 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 at 78 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti at 70 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super at 70.6 FPS, Radeon RX 5700 67.6 FPS.
Using 4K 2160p resolution, all cards are under 60 FPS: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 49.7 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super at 37.6 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 at 38.4 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti at 32.3 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super at 35.35 FPS, Radeon RX 5700 XT at 29.6 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 at 32.2 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 at 27.4 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super at 35.1 FPS, Radeon RX 5700 at 27.8 FPS, Radeon RX Vega 56 at 25.4 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at 22, 85 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q at 21.3 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at 20.4 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super at 20.1 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super at 24 FPS , the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 at 15.8 FPS.
In short, Monster Hunter World is a fairly popular RPG game which, among other things, involves hunting monsters. If you want to play this title smoothly, you must have the configurations recommended above.
