Can the AMD Radeon HD 7970 run Hogwarts Legacy?
No — under the minimum
No. The AMD Radeon HD 7970 doesn't reach the minimum graphics requirement for Hogwarts Legacy. Its 3 GB of video memory is under the 4 GB the minimum spec lists. It may not start, or run far below a playable frame rate.
Frame rate by resolution
- 1080p 22 FPS on high 60 FPS out of reach
- 1440p 14 FPS on high 60 FPS out of reach
- 4K 8 FPS on high 60 FPS out of reach
Modelled at native resolution, paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K or a faster processor. How the model works.
Next to the publisher’s spec
Minimum
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB
- Index
- 9
- Video memory
- 4 GB
Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce 1080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT or INTEL Arc A770
- Index
- 26
- Video memory
- 16 GB
Your card
AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Index
- 10
- Video memory
- 3 GB
Hogwarts Legacy has heavy ray tracing; the AMD Radeon HD 7970 has no ray-tracing hardware.
Same game, neighbouring cards
AMD Radeon HD 7970 and Hogwarts Legacy: questions
Can the AMD Radeon HD 7970 run Hogwarts Legacy?
No. The AMD Radeon HD 7970 doesn't reach the minimum graphics requirement for Hogwarts Legacy. Its 3 GB of video memory is under the 4 GB the minimum spec lists. It may not start, or run far below a playable frame rate.
How many FPS does the AMD Radeon HD 7970 get in Hogwarts Legacy?
Modelled on high settings without upscaling: 22 FPS at 1080p, 14 at 1440p and 8 at 4K, with a processor that meets the game's recommendation.
Which card would run Hogwarts Legacy at the recommended spec?
The lowest launch price among recent cards that meet it belongs to the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT ($329).
Does my processor change this?
The figures assume a processor at or above Hogwarts Legacy's recommendation. A slower one lowers the ceiling, most noticeably at 1080p.