Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is an RPG developed by Capcom. The PC version was released in 2019. The story involves exploring the cyclical migration of creatures and hunting monsters. It can be played solo or in multiplayer (up to 4 players). In this article, we'll provide the minimum and recommended system requirements for playing this game, as well as various benchmarks to help you determine which graphics card is best suited to your needs.
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PC specifications for playing Monster Hunter World
Here are the minimum system requirements 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 settings for smooth image playback 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
Let's now test this game with different graphics cards, setting the preset to Low and using 720p HD resolution. All the cards we used achieved 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, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super at 140.5 FPS, the Radeon RX 5700 XT at 127 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 at 140.5 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 at 109 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super at 131 FPS, the Radeon RX 5700 at 125 FPS, the Radeon RX Vega 56 at 125 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at 137.4 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q at 97.8 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at 139 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super at 172 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super at 206 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 at 104 FPS.
Let's now use the Full HD 1080 resolution and set the Preset to Medium. The graphics cards used are able to produce images with frame rates exceeding 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, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super at 133.5 FPS, the Radeon RX 5700 XT at 119 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 at 127.35 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 at 101 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super at 118.5 FPS, the Radeon RX 5700 at 107 FPS, the Radeon RX Vega 56 at 100 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at 100.45 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q at 91.8 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at 97 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super at 99 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super at 95 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 at 68.5 FPS.
Still at Full HD 1080p resolution but with the preset set to High, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 card doesn't exceed the critical 60 FPS mark. It reaches 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 RX 5700 at 101 FPS, the Radeon RX Vega 56 at 94 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at 93.2 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q at 87.1 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at 89 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super at 90 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super at 77 FPS.
If we increase the Preset to its maximum value (Highest), the following 2 cards have an image rate below 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 5700 at 81 FPS, Radeon RX Vega 56 at 74 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at 74.05 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q at 74.1 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at 66 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super at 66 FPS.
Let's now change the resolution to QHD 1440p. With the Preset set to High, the following cards deliver frame rates below 60 FPS: the Radeon RX 5700 at 54.2 FPS, the Radeon RX Vega 56 at 50.3 FPS, the 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, the Radeon RX 5700.
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 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 that involves, among other things, hunting monsters. If you want to play this game smoothly, you should have the recommended specifications listed above.
