The Blood of Dawnwalker needs an RTX 5090 for 4K — here's the full spec breakdown
The Blood of Dawnwalker, the dark fantasy RPG from ex-CD Projekt Red studio Rebel Wolves, has published its full PC system requirements — and if you want native 4K at Ultra settings, you'll need an RTX 5090. The game launches September 3, 2026 on PC (Steam and Microsoft Store), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Pre-orders are already live across platforms.
The specs
The entry point is reasonable by 2026 standards: an RTX 3050 (or GTX 1070), 16GB of RAM, and 60GB of SSD space will get you 1080p at 30fps on Low. Stepping up to 1080p/60fps on High requires an RTX 5060 or RX 6800 XT. For 1440p/60fps on High, you'll want an RTX 4070 Ti or RX 7800 XT. The Ultra 4K tier — 2160p at 60fps — calls for an RTX 5090 with 16GB of VRAM, which is a significant ask given that card's current retail price.
| Profile | GPU | RAM | Storage | |---|---|---|---| | Minimum (1080p/30/Low) | RTX 3050 / GTX 1070 / RX Vega 56 | 16 GB | 60 GB SSD | | Recommended (1080p/60/High) | RTX 5060 / RX 6800 XT | 16 GB | 60 GB SSD | | Recommended (1440p/60/High) | RTX 4070 Ti / RX 7800 XT | 16 GB | 60 GB SSD | | Ultra QHD (1440p/60/Ultra) | RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX | 16 GB | 60 GB SSD | | Ultra 4K (2160p/60/Ultra) | RTX 5090 | 16 GB | 60 GB SSD |
The Blood of Dawnwalker — official screenshots showing Unreal Engine 5 visuals.
The RTX 5090 headline number is worth some context. The game supports DLSS 3 and FSR, meaning real-world hardware demands could be noticeably lower than the native-rendering baseline, per WCCFtech. Upscaling can recover substantial performance, so the Ultra 4K bar is best read as a native-rendering target rather than a hard requirement for a sharp-looking image. PC Gamer also notes that 16GB RAM is effectively the floor for any serious PC game in 2026, so that part of the spec sheet is unsurprising.
Who's making it
Rebel Wolves was founded in 2022 by Konrad Tomaszkiewicz — director of The Witcher 3 — alongside around 160 developers, many with CD Projekt Red backgrounds. Bandai Namco is publishing. The game runs on Unreal Engine 5 and uses no AI-generated art assets, though it does employ neural radiance caching for rendering. The studio has positioned the project as a handcrafted, story-driven RPG following Coen, a man who becomes a vampire while trying to save his family.
For most players in the US and UK, a PS5 or Xbox Series X is likely the path of least resistance — no GPU upgrade required. Console-specific performance targets (resolution, frame rate) haven't been announced yet, but that information is expected closer to launch.
