Hearts of Iron IV PC system requirements

Last update: 13 June 2016

Hearts of Iron IV is a title with very optimal system requirements. After starting the game loads its resources for a while and then both the video and the audio are working fluently. Activating the game while not meting the minimum system requirements is possible, but the processing will be slowed down. This means that campaign time will stop before automatic save. It won't impact how the interface works and it shouldn't be a great obstacle when playing.

Game modes

Singleplayer: Yes

Offline cooperation (split screen/hot seat): No

Internet cooperation: Yes

Multiplayer: Yes - up to 32 players

Our hardware

The guide was created on a PC with following specification:

• OS: Windows 7 SP1
• Processor: Intel Core i5 4670-K
• RAM Memory: 8 GB
• GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX770
• GPU Memory: 2 GB

On above configuration the game worked with no trouble even on highest graphic settings.

PC - general information

• OS: Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 - 32-bit and 64- bit
• Windows XP: No, the game doesn't work on Windows XP or previous versions of Windows
• Internet connection during game: Not required
• Necessity to activate through Internet: Yes, via Steam
• Controllers: Keyboard and mouse
• Achievements: Yes

Minimum system requirements

• OS: Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1 , Windows 8
• Processor: Core 2 Quad 9400 2,66 GHz / Athlon II X4 640 3.0 GHz
• RAM Memory: 2 GB
• GPU: HD 5770 / GTX 460
• HDD space required: 2 GB
• GPU Memory: 1 GB

Recommended system requirements

• OS: Windows 7 SP1 64- bit or newer
• Processor: Core i3-2100 3.1 GHz / Phenom II X4 850 3.3 GHz
• RAM Memory: 4 GB
• GPU: HD 6850 / GTX 560 Ti
• HDD space required: 2 GB
• GPU Memory: 1 GB

Playing Hearts of Iron IV on laptop

Yes, playing Hearts of Iron IV on a laptop is possible. One must have HD 7470M graphics card or a better one. Depending on the power of the processor, from time to time the campaign might temporarily stop and there might be some trouble with changing the camera location on the world map.