Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 run World of Warcraft: The War Within?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 handles World of Warcraft: The War Within comfortably — roughly 153 FPS at 1080p and 95 FPS at 1440p on high settings.
High preset, upscaling off, paired with a AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D-class processor.
How the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 measures up
| Requirement | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | Minimum | Recommended | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU performance score | 78 | 5 | 32 | Recommended |
| Video memory | 24 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 ultra preset. You already clear 60 FPS on high, so this leaves headroom for dips in busy scenes.
At 1440p
Comfortable — around 95 FPS on high.
At 4K
Around 55 FPS. Workable with upscaling on Performance mode.
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 card | Tier | 1080p FPS | vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | S | 157 | ▲ 4 FPS | Compare |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 136 | ▼ 17 FPS | Compare |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 130 | ▼ 23 FPS | Compare |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER | A | 128 | ▼ 25 FPS | Compare |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 124 | ▼ 29 FPS | Compare |
Frequently asked questions
Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 run World of Warcraft: The War Within?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 handles World of Warcraft: The War Within comfortably — roughly 153 FPS at 1080p and 95 FPS at 1440p on high settings.
What FPS will I get?
On high settings with upscaling off: roughly 153 FPS at 1080p, 95 FPS at 1440p and 55 FPS at 4K. These are modelled estimates — see our methodology.
What settings should I use?
Start at the ultra 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.