Diablo IV’s Early Access has just concluded, and many who have pre-purchased the game have gotten a taste of what they should expect from Sanctuary this time. If you still need to buy the game, this weekend might be your chance to try it out for free. Diablo IV will have an Open Beta; everyone is welcome to experience the fourth Diablo installment. Before players download and install the game, they should meet the minimum requirements.
Diablo IV System Requirements
Diablo IV will be available on PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X. If you plan on playing the game on Windows, ensure your setup can handle the game. Since this is the fourth installment of the main game, players should expect Diablo IV to have higher system requirements than the previous ones. Here are the minimum specifications needed:
Minimum System Requirements
- OS – 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor – Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD FX-8100
- Memory – 8 GB Ram
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon R9 280
- DirectX – Version 12
- Free Storage – SSD with 45 GB Available Space
- Internet – Broadband Connection
Recommended System Requirements
- OS – 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor – Intel Core i5-4670K or AMD R3-1300X
- Memory – 16 GB Ram
- Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon RX 470
- DirectX – Version 12
- Free Storage – SSD with 45 GB Available Space
- Internet – Broadband Connection
Note: Diablo IV will still attempt to run if your setup is below the minimum requirements, but the experience will be significantly diminished. HDDs, dual-core CPUs, and Integrated GPUs might still launch the game, so see if your PC can run the D4 without significant performance issues.
These are the current system requirements for the Open Beta. It is still being determined whether these specifications will be adjusted once the game emerges. Hopefully, we do not need further upgrades there to play Diablo IV.
Optimizing Diablo IV Open Beta In-Game
While the new Diablo graphics are marvelous, some players would still want to prioritize performance over quality. If you think you need help pumping out FPS while playing, then learning how to optimize your game might be a good idea. Fortunately, Diablo IV allows multiple options to improve the client’s performance to increase our frame rate. Here are the optimal settings for a better experience:
- Display: Fullscreen
- Resolution: depends on your native resolution
- Refresh Rate: depends on your max refresh rate
- Vertical Sync: Off
- Resolution Percentage: 100%
- Temporal Reconstruction: Off
- DLSS: Performance
- Max Foreground FPS: depends on your preference
- Max Background FPS: 8
- Quality: Custom
- Texture Quality: Medium
- Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
- Shadow Quality: Medium
- Dynamic Shadows: On
- Soft Shadows: On
- Shader Quality: Medium
- SSAO Quality: Medium
- Fog Quality: Medium
- Clutter Quality: Medium
- Fur Quality Level: Medium
- Water Simulation Quality: Medium
- Anti-Aliasing Quality: Medium
- Geometric Complexity: High
- Terrain Geometry Detail: High
- Physics Quality: High
- Particles Quality: High
- Reflection Quality: High
- Screen Space Reflections: On
- Distortion: Off
- Low FX: On
Diablo IV Open Beta
If your PC is within the parameters or slightly below, you should be ready to try the game on the weekend. The Open Beta does not require redeemable codes or digital copies of Diablo 4. You only need to download the game during or a day before the servers go live. Gamers should note that the full file size is roughly 80GB, which is the same for consoles.
If you are wondering what to expect from the Open Beta, the previous Early Access already showed us the available content for this version. However, there should be some additional features that will be included for the next Beta run. Here is what you should expect for the Open Early Access:
- Epilogue and Act 1 Campaign
- Fractured Peaks zone
- Dungeons
- Level 25 max cap
- Collectibles such as Altars of Lilith
Aside from the content available, two additional classes will be included in the second Early Access. Previously, only three base characters were available, so you now have more options. Here are all the classes included in the Open Beta:
- Barbarian
- Rogue
- Sorcerer
- Druid
- Necromancer
The Open Beta will run from March 24 to 27, so players only have three days to enjoy the game. Log in early, so you get ahead of the expected long queue. There is a potential disconnection loop problem, which we do not have any fix yet. Players should be mindful that this is not the game’s final version, so the devs will appreciate any bug reports or game recommendations.