Checked October 1, 2026
Hearts of Iron IV System Requirements
Official minimum and recommended PC requirements for Hearts of Iron IV, taken from its Steam store listing. Hearts of Iron IV currently has 20,684 players in game.
Minimum — PC / Windows
| OS | Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit |
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| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5 750 | AMD® FX 4300 |
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| Memory | 4 GB RAM |
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| Graphics | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 470 (1.28GB) | AMD® HD 5850 (1GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) | AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 |
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| DirectX | Version 9.0c |
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| Storage | 2 GB available space |
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| Sound Card | Direct X- compatible soundcard. |
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| Additional Notes | Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available WHQL drivers from both manufacturers/ Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode. |
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Recommended — PC / Windows
| OS | Windows® 10 Home 64 bit |
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| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5 2500K | AMD® Ryzen 3 2200G |
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| Memory | 6 GB RAM |
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| Graphics | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 570 (1.28GB) | AMD® Radeon™ HD 7970 (3GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) |
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| DirectX | Version 9.0c |
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| Storage | 2 GB available space |
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| Sound Card | Direct X- compatible soundcard. |
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| Additional Notes | Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available WHQL drivers from both manufacturers. / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode. |
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Minimum — macOS
| OS | OS: macOS 13 (Ventura) |
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| Processor | Intel Core i5 @ 2.60 GHz or better |
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| Memory | 4 GB RAM |
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| Graphics | ATI Radeon HD 6970M |
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| Storage | 2 GB available space |
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| Additional Notes | Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available proprietary drivers / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode. |
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Recommended — macOS
| OS | OS: macOS 13 (Ventura) |
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| Processor | Intel Core i5 @ 2.90 GHz or better |
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| Memory | 8 GB RAM |
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| Graphics | ATI Radeon R9 390M or NVIDIA GeForce 750M with 1GB VRAM |
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| Storage | 2 GB available space |
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| Additional Notes | Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers/ Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode. |
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Minimum — Linux
| OS | OS: Ubuntu 22.04 |
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| Processor | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 650 @ 3.20 GHz |
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| Memory | 4 GB RAM |
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| Graphics | ATI Radeon HD 5850 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX470 with 1GB VRAM / Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers |
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| Storage | 2 GB available space |
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| Additional Notes | Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard, and speakers are required. / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode. |
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Recommended — Linux
| OS | OS: Ubuntu 22.04 |
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| Processor | Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.20 GHz |
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| Memory | 4 GB RAM |
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| Graphics | ATI Radeon HD 6950 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX570 with 2GB VRAM / Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers |
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| Storage | 2 GB available space |
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| Additional Notes | Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard, and speakers are required. / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode. |
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Will my PC run Hearts of Iron IV?
Compare each row above with your own hardware. Meeting the minimum specification targets roughly 30 FPS at 1080p on low settings; the recommended specification targets around 60 FPS at 1080p on medium to high. Use the VRAM calculator to check whether your graphics card has enough memory for your resolution, and the PSU calculator before an upgrade.
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