Measured FPS benchmarks
World of Warcraft FPS
- 2004
- 84/100 · 896 ratings
- Role-playing
- Adventure
World of Warcraft was released in 2004. We list 2 published FPS results for it from Notebookcheck, covering 2 graphics cards. Steam lists Nvidia GeForce GTX 900 series as the minimum graphics card, an entry-level card by today's standards.
Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for World of Warcraft, so our estimates assume it runs uncapped. V-Sync, an in-game limiter or your monitor's refresh rate can still hold it lower.
Measured results
Published · with sources60+ FPS 30–59 under 30 lower bound (frame cap, CPU or VRAM limit). Average FPS from published tests.
At 1080p the fastest measured card, Intel HD 4000, averages 8 FPS; the slowest, Intel HD 3000, 6 FPS.
Estimate vs measured
2/2 within ±30% · median +15%Each dot is one published result: how far our model's figure for the same card and setting was from it. The shaded band is ±30%.
All 2 comparisons
| GPU | Setting | Measured | Estimate | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel HD 4000 | 1080p Ultra | 8 FPS | ≈9 FPS | +13% |
| Intel HD 3000 | 1080p Ultra | 6 FPS | ≈7 FPS | +17% |
Our estimate on 10 reference GPUs
Estimate ±30%Model figures, not measurements: dashed bars with their ±30% band. How they are made.
- RTX 4090360model max
- RTX 5070 Ti360model max
- Radeon RX 9070 XT360model max
- RTX 4070360model max
- Radeon RX 7800 XT360model max
- RTX 4060 Ti360model max
- RTX 4060318223–413
- RTX 3060257180–334
- Radeon RX 6600223156–290
- GTX 165013292–172
Cards that run World of Warcraft at 60+ FPS
1080p High · cheapest firstCurrent cards, by launch price. Solid chips are measured results; dashed ones are our estimate (±30%).
- Intel Arc B580launch price $249≈232 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈246 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈351 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
0 reportsNo player reports for World of Warcraft yet.
System requirements
SteamMinimum
- GPU
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 900 series
- CPU
- Intel Core Haswell 4th generation 3.0 GHz
- RAM
- 8 GB
World of Warcraft FPS questions
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in World of Warcraft at 1080p?
- By our estimate (±30%), the GTX 1650 is the least powerful of our 10 reference cards to reach 60 FPS at 1080p High, at about 132 FPS. No published benchmark of World of Warcraft at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
- Can a GTX 1650 run World of Warcraft?
- By our estimate it gets about 207 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 132 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
- What are the minimum system requirements for World of Warcraft?
- Steam lists Nvidia GeForce GTX 900 series graphics, Intel Core Haswell 4th generation 3.0 GHz and 8 GB of RAM as the minimum.
