Can a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti run World of Warcraft: The War Within?

Yes — with compromises

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti clears the minimum bar for World of Warcraft: The War Within but sits under the recommended spec. It is playable at around 56 FPS at 1080p on high, and you will get a smoother result on the medium preset or by enabling upscaling.

56FPS @ 1080p
35FPS @ 1440p
20FPS @ 4K

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

How the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti measures up

RequirementNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 TiMinimumRecommendedResult
GPU performance score 30 5 32 Minimum
Video memory 11 GB 3 GB 8 GB Recommended
Ray tracing — Not supported Game supports RT (light) N/A
Upscaling 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 35 FPS on high — this card is happier at 1080p for this title.

At 4K

Around 20 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 GTX 1080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 B 60 ▲ 4 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop C 58 ▲ 2 FPS Compare
AMD Radeon RX 6700 10GB C 58 ▲ 2 FPS Compare
AMD Radeon VII C 58 ▲ 2 FPS Compare
Intel Arc B580 C 56 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER C 56 ▼ 0 FPS Compare

Frequently asked questions

Can the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti run World of Warcraft: The War Within?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti clears the minimum bar for World of Warcraft: The War Within but sits under the recommended spec. It is playable at around 56 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 56 FPS at 1080p, 35 FPS at 1440p and 20 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.