Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gets Updated PC Specs, Ray-Tracing Requirements Detailed

Dragon Age: The Veilguard PC specs have just been released, expanding on the information provided earlier this year. These expanded specs clarify what PC players will need to run the game with or without ray tracing. Additionally, the PC version will not include any third-party DRM.

As previously confirmed, the minimum specs require an Intel Core I5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 3 3000X processor, an Nvidia GTX 970/1650 or AMD Radeon R9 290X GPU, and at least 16GB RAM. The Veilguard will take up 100GB of space. An HDD is supported on low settings, but an SDD is recommended.

To run the game on high, players will need an Intel Core i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processor and an Nvidia RTX 2070 or AMD Radeon RX 5700XT GPU. The GPU requirements jump significantly on ultra, which requires an Nvidia RTX 4080 or AMD RX 7900 XTX. Ray tracing needs at least 10GB of VRAM and otherwise similar specs to High or Ultra, depending on desired resolution.

BioWare confirmed that Dragon Age: The Veilguard will not use any 3rd-party DRM (such as Denuvo). That does mean that players can’t pre-load the game on PC. Mass Effect project director Michael Gamble confirmed The Veilguard’s lack of DRM on X/Twitter adding, “We trust you.” As we learned earlier this year, the game can be played completely offline.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard requirements

Minimum specs

• Average Performance: 1080P / 30FPS
• In-Game Graphics Preset: Low
• OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 3 3300X* (see notes)
• Memory: 16GB
• Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970/1650 / AMD Radeon R9 290X
• VRAM: 4GB
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 100GB available space
• Additional Notes: SSD Preferred, HDD Supported; AMD CPUs on Windows 11 require AGESA V2 1.2.0.7

Recommended specs

• Average Performance: 1440P / 30FPS; 1080P / 60FPS
• In-Game Graphics Preset: Medium
• OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (see notes)
• Memory: 16GB
• Graphics: Nvidia RTX 2070 / AMD Radeon RX 5700XT
• VRAM: 8GB
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 100GB SSD available space
• Additional Notes:
  SSD Required; AMD CPUs on Windows 11 require AGESA V2 1.2.0.7

Ultra specs

• Average Performance: 2160P / 60FPS
• In-Game Graphics Preset: Ultra
• OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i9-12900K / AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (see notes)
• Memory: 16GB
• Graphics: Nvidia RTX 4080 / AMD RX 7900 XTX
• VRAM: 12GB
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 100GB SSD available space
• Additional Notes:
  SSD Required; AMD CPUs on Windows 11 require AGESA V2 1.2.0.7

RT Selective specs

• Average Performance: 2160P / 30FPS; 1440P / 60FPS
• In-Game Graphics Preset: Ultra
• OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (see notes)
• Memory: 16GB
• Graphics: Nvidia RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800XT
• VRAM: 10GB
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 100GB SSD available space
• Additional Notes:
  SSD Required; AMD CPUs on Windows 11 require AGESA V2 1.2.0.7; RT Selective enables ray tracing features in specific areas that can best take advantage of the feature

Ray Tracing specs

• Average Performance: 1440P / 30FPS
• In-Game Graphics Preset: Ultra
• OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (see notes)
• Memory: 16GB
• Graphics: Nvidia RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800XT
• VRAM: 10GB
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 100GB SSD available space
• Additional Notes:
  SSD Required; AMD CPUs on Windows 11 require AGESA V2 1.2.0.7; RT Selective enables ray tracing features in specific areas that can best take advantage of the feature

Ultra Ray Tracing specs

• Average Performance: 2160P / 30FPS
• In-Game Graphics Preset: Ultra
• OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i9-12900K / AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (see notes)
• Memory: 16GB
• Graphics: Nvidia RTX 4080 / AMD RX 6790 XTX
• VRAM: 10GB
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 100GB SSD available space
• Additional Notes:
  SSD Required; AMD CPUs on Windows 11 require AGESA V2 1.2.0.7; RT Selective enables ray tracing features in specific areas that can best take advantage of the feature

Dragon Age: The Veilguard launches on October 31 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. The PC version will be Steam Deck Verified and won’t require the EA app. It went gold earlier this month.