Ghostwire Tokyo Ray Tracing PC specs and highest settings

Ghostwire: Tokyo, the latest title from Tango Game Works, published by Bethesda exclusive to PS5 and PC, looks incredible. The unique vision of Tokyo is twisted by a supernatural presence that players are urged to explore to solve a mystery, and while Bethesda has already revealed the minimum and recommended PC system requirements, gamers might be in for a fright when they see the specs to play Ghostwire: Tokyo on PC with Ray Tracing and DLSS enabled. 

In this article, we outline the minimum, recommended and highest possible Ghostwire: Tokyo graphics settings on PC with Ray Tracing enabled, the resolution players can expect to run the game at, and the specific GPUs required for each of the graphics options.

Ghostwire: Tokyo Ray Tracing PC specs

While Bethesda has previously revealed the standard minimum and recommended PC system requirements for Ghostwire: Tokyo, the Ray Tracing and DSLL/FSR are something quite different in terms of graphics cards needed for both NVIDIA and AMD users.

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Bethesda has now outlined what type of PC specs gamers will have to meet to make use of Ray Tracing. Remember, the game requires a minimum of Windows 10 (64-bit) updated to at least version 1909 and 20 GB of HDD space (SSD recommended).

Ghostwire: Tokyo RT minimum specs (1080p with low settings):

• OS: 64-Bit Windows 10 Version 1909 or Higher
• Processor: Core i7 8700 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
• Memory: 16 Gb
• Graphics: Nvidia RTX 2060 (VRAM 6 GB+) or AMD RX 6700 XT (VRAM 8 GB+)
• Storage: 20 GB Available Space (SSD)
• DirectX: Version 12
• DLSS (Nvidia): Disabled/ FSR 1.0 (AMD): Disabled

Ghostwire: Tokyo RT recommended specs (1440p with high settings):

• OS: 64-Bit Windows 10 Version 1909 or Higher
• Processor: Core i7 8700 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics: Nvidia RTX 3070 (VRAM 8 GG+) or AMD RX 6800 (VRAM 12 GB+)
• Storage: 20 GB Available Space (SSD)
• DirectX: Version 12
• DLSS (Nvidia): Disabled/ FSR 1.0 (AMD): Disabled

Ghostwire: Tokyo RT highest specs (2150p with highest settings

• OS: 64-Bit Windows 10 Version 1909 or Higher
• Processor: Core i7 8700 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics: Nvidia RTX 3080 (Vram 10 GB+) or AMD Rx 6900 XT (VRAM 12 GB+)
• Storage: 20 GB Available Space (SSD)
• DirectX: Version 12
• DLSS (Nvidia): Quality/ FSR 1.0 (AMD): Balanced

We strongly advise updating your graphics card drivers to the latest version before playing Ghostwire: Tokyo, especially with Ray Tracing and DLSS enabled.

Check out a Ray Tracing graphics comparison video by YouTuber ElAnalistaDeBits below to find out exactly how much of a difference RT can make in Ghostwire: Tokyo.

In short, if you want to run Ghostwire: Tokyo at the highest possible settings with Ray Tracing enabled, you will require a monster gaming rig. Remember, the standard minimum and recommended PC system requirements aren't all that bad, but you do need a beast for Ray Tracing.

Featured image courtesy of Bethesda.