Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run World of Warcraft: The War Within?

Yes — with compromises

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 clears the minimum bar for World of Warcraft: The War Within but sits under the recommended spec. It is playable at around 50 FPS at 1080p on high, and you will get a smoother result on the medium preset or by enabling upscaling.

50FPS @ 1080p
31FPS @ 1440p
18FPS @ 4K

High preset, upscaling off, paired with a AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D-class processor.

How the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 measures up

RequirementNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060MinimumRecommendedResult
GPU performance score 27 5 32 Minimum
Video memory 8 GB 3 GB 8 GB Recommended
Ray tracing ✓ Supported Game supports RT (light) Available
Upscaling DLSS, FSR FSR Available

Recommended settings

For 60 FPS at 1080p

Use the medium preset. High settings fall short here, so drop the preset before touching resolution.

At 1440p

Around 31 FPS on high — this card is happier at 1080p for this title.

At 4K

Around 18 FPS — not a realistic target for this pairing.

Upscaling

World of Warcraft: The War Within supports FSR. Your card supports FSR — Quality mode is worth 25–40% more frames. Compare upscalers.

How other cards handle World of Warcraft: The War Within

Graphics cardTier1080p FPSvs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop C 56 ▲ 6 FPS Compare
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT C 56 ▲ 6 FPS Compare
AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT C 54 ▲ 4 FPS Compare
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT C 52 ▲ 2 FPS Compare
AMD Radeon RX 7600 C 50 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB C 50 ▼ 0 FPS Compare

Frequently asked questions

Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run World of Warcraft: The War Within?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 clears the minimum bar for World of Warcraft: The War Within but sits under the recommended spec. It is playable at around 50 FPS at 1080p on high, and you will get a smoother result on the medium preset or by enabling upscaling.

What FPS will I get?

On high settings with upscaling off: roughly 50 FPS at 1080p, 31 FPS at 1440p and 18 FPS at 4K. These are modelled estimates — see our methodology.

What settings should I use?

Start at the medium preset at 1080p. Then enable upscaling on Quality mode before lowering anything further.

Will my processor hold this back?

These figures assume a processor fast enough not to limit the card. If yours is older, run the bottleneck calculator — this title is unusually CPU-heavy, so it matters more than usual here.