What are the system requirements for Heroes of the Storm?

Minimum: graphics NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4650 or Intel HD Graphics 3000, processor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X4, RAM 3 GB RAM. Recommended graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or AMD Radeon HD 7790 or better.

Can I run Heroes of the Storm?

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Heroes of the Storm needs at least NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4650 or Intel HD Graphics 3000, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or AMD Radeon HD 7790 or better is recommended. Below: estimated FPS for popular graphics cards and a free check for your own PC.

ReleaseJun 2, 2015

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Heroes of the Storm system requirements

	Minimum	Recommended
OS	Windows® 10	Windows® 10 64-bit
Processor	Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X4	Intel® Core™ i5 or AMD™ FX Series Processor or better
Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600 GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 4650 or Intel® HD Graphics 3000	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650 or AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 or better
Memory	3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM
Storage	20 GB available hard drive space	20 GB available hard drive space

Requirements checked on 26 October 2026.

Estimated FPS in Heroes of the Storm

High settings, no upscaling, with a fast processor (Ryzen 7 7800X3D). Estimates from the game's requirements, not benchmarks.

Not yet checked against benchmarks, a rough estimate that can be off by 25 % or more.

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	5120×1440	4K
GTX 1060 6GB	500+	500+	333	306
GTX 1660 Super	500+	500+	476	437
RTX 2060	500+	500+	500+	500+
RTX 3060	500+	500+	500+	500+
RTX 4060	500+	500+	500+	500+
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB	500+	500+	500+	500+
RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	500+	500+	500+	500+
RTX 5060	500+	500+	500+	500+
RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	500+	500+	500+	500+
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	500+	500+	500+	500+
RX 9060 XT	500+	500+	500+	500+
RTX 3070	500+	500+	500+	500+
RTX 4070	500+	500+	500+	500+
RTX 5070	500+	500+	500+	500+
RX 7800 XT	500+	500+	500+	500+
RX 9070 XT	500+	500+	500+	500+
RTX 5070 Ti	500+	500+	500+	500+
RTX 4080	500+	500+	500+	500+
RTX 5080	500+	500+	500+	500+
RTX 4090	500+	500+	500+	500+
RTX 5090	500+	500+	500+	500+

Heroes of the Storm runs on an old, light engine: from mid-range graphics cards on, the estimate hits our upper limit of 500 FPS. In big fights with many units and effects the real FPS are much lower, limited by the processor's single-core speed. Not yet checked against benchmarks.

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Which graphics card do I need for Heroes of the Storm?

The cheapest current graphics card that reaches each goal, paired with a fast processor.

1080p High · 60 FPSIntel Arc B570 10 GB ~500 FPSView on Amazon* ↗Newegg ↗
1440p High · 60 FPSIntel Arc B570 10 GB ~500 FPSView on Amazon* ↗Newegg ↗
1440p High · 144 FPSIntel Arc B570 10 GB ~500 FPSView on Amazon* ↗Newegg ↗
4K High · 60 FPSIntel Arc B570 10 GB ~500 FPSView on Amazon* ↗Newegg ↗

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Can I run Heroes of the Storm?: Heroes of the Storm needs at least NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4650 or Intel HD Graphics 3000, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or AMD Radeon HD 7790 or better is recommended. Enter your graphics card and processor above to see your estimated FPS, or check your whole Steam library at once.
What are the system requirements for Heroes of the Storm?: Minimum: graphics NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4650 or Intel HD Graphics 3000, processor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X4, RAM 3 GB RAM. Recommended graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or AMD Radeon HD 7790 or better.
What PC do I need for Heroes of the Storm?: For 1080p at high settings and 60 FPS, the cheapest current graphics card that gets there is the Intel Arc B570 10 GB (an estimated 500 FPS), paired with a fast processor. The PC builder puts together a complete, compatible parts list for Heroes of the Storm.