Monster Hunter: World is Capcom's pivotal entry that moved the series to a realistic, seamless open world. As a hunter sent to the New World, players track giant monsters that live naturally within ecosystems and interact with each other, hunting them and crafting weapons and armor from their parts. The shift from the series' previous, more menu-based structure to a seamless, fluid open-world experience opened the game to a global audience, making it the series' best-selling title. The massive Iceborne expansion added further content, maps, and monsters.
| Graphics Card (GPU) | Estimated FPS |
|---|---|
| RTX 4090 | 135 |
| RTX 4070 SUPER | 124 |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 94 |
| RTX 3060 | 82 |
| GTX 1660 SUPER | 61 |
Calculated at 1080p · High settings, with Ryzen 7 7700X held constant.
Minimum System Requirements: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon R7 260X, Intel Core i5-4460 / AMD FX-6300, 8 GB. Recommended System Requirements: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 570, Intel Core i7-3770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X, 8 GB.
With our reference setup (1080p, High settings, Ryzen 7 7700X), FPS Driver estimates about 135 FPS in Monster Hunter: World on the RTX 4090, 94 FPS on the RTX 4060 Ti and 61 FPS on the GTX 1660 SUPER. Pick your exact hardware in the calculator above for a personal estimate.
For Monster Hunter: World, the minimum configuration is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon R7 260X, Intel Core i5-4460 / AMD FX-6300, 8 GB, while the recommended one is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 570, Intel Core i7-3770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X, 8 GB. Minimum requirements are the least hardware needed to run the game at its lowest settings, usually around 30 FPS. Recommended requirements are the hardware suggested for a smoother experience at medium-high settings, typically around 60 FPS.
In large open-world and story-driven games, the biggest gains usually come from lowering draw distance, volumetric effects, shadows and ray tracing, while keeping texture quality as high as your VRAM allows. Monster Hunter: World recommends 8 GB of RAM, so check your memory before changing any other setting. Keep your graphics card drivers up to date, lower a few graphics settings (shadows, reflections, draw distance), close unnecessary background apps, and try disabling V-Sync. If you're considering a hardware upgrade: Hardware By Game