Hearts of Iron IV System Requirements
Hearts of Iron IV System Requirements - full specs, system checker and the gaming PC setup you need.
Minimum | Recommended | |
CPU | Intel Core i5-750 | Intel Core i5-2500K |
Graphics Card | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
RAM | 4 GB | 6 GB |
File Size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
OS | Windows 7 64-bit or newer | Windows 7 64-bit or newer |
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Can I Run Hearts of Iron IV?
Provided that you have at least an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 graphics card you can play the game. Furthermore, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is recommended in order to run Hearts of Iron IV with the highest settings. Hearts of Iron IV system requirements state that you will need at least 4GB of RAM. If possible, make sure you have 6GB in order to run Hearts of Iron IV to its full potential. An Intel Core i5-750 CPU is required at a minimum to run Hearts of Iron IV. Whereas, an Intel Core i5-2500K is recommended in order to run it. In terms of Hearts of Iron IV file size, you will need at least 2GB available. The developers recommend somewhere around 2GB storage space on your hard drive.
Hearts of Iron IV will run on PC system with Windows 7 64-bit or newer and upwards. Additionally it has Mac and Linux versions.
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Hearts of Iron IV FPS - what frame rate can you expect?
How many FPS will I get on Hearts of Iron IV? We reference thousands of reports from PCGameBenchmark users running our FPS tracking app to tell you exactly how Hearts of Iron IV performs across a range of different settings and resolutions on the most popular PC gaming setups.
What frame rate does Hearts of Iron IV run at?
Here are the typical frame rate samples
Avg FPS | CPU | GPU | RAM |
35 | Intel Core i5-9400F | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 8 GB |
33 | Intel Core i5-10400F | NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 | 16 GB |
23 | Intel Core i5-9600K | Intel UHD 630 | 8 GB |
20 | Intel Core i5-2520M | Intel HD 3000 | 8 GB |
18 | Intel Core i3-4130 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 | 8 GB |
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Hearts of Iron IV Mac OS system requirements (minimum)
- Memory:4 GB
- Graphics Card:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
- CPU:Intel Core i5-750
- File Size:2 GB
- OS:Mac OS X 10.10 or better
Hearts of Iron IV Linux system requirements (minimum)
- Memory:4 GB
- Graphics Card:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
- CPU:Intel Core i5-750
- File Size:2 GB
- OS:Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x32