Total War: Warhammer
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1080p performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 936 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 987 fps | 802 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 999 fps | 999 fps | 870 fps | 707 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 846 fps | 688 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 999 fps | 999 fps | 799 fps | 649 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 999 fps | 911 fps | 729 fps | 592 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 999 fps | 823 fps | 658 fps | 535 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 881 fps | 705 fps | 564 fps | 458 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 639 fps | 511 fps | 409 fps | 332 fps |
1440p performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 945 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 888 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 999 fps | 999 fps | 864 fps | 702 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 999 fps | 926 fps | 740 fps | 602 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 999 fps | 815 fps | 652 fps | 530 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 992 fps | 793 fps | 635 fps | 516 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 937 fps | 749 fps | 599 fps | 487 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 854 fps | 683 fps | 547 fps | 444 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 771 fps | 617 fps | 494 fps | 401 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 661 fps | 529 fps | 423 fps | 344 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 479 fps | 383 fps | 307 fps | 249 fps |
4K performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 999 fps | 987 fps | 790 fps | 642 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 999 fps | 917 fps | 733 fps | 596 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 999 fps | 823 fps | 658 fps | 535 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 970 fps | 776 fps | 621 fps | 504 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 911 fps | 729 fps | 583 fps | 474 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 720 fps | 576 fps | 461 fps | 374 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 617 fps | 494 fps | 395 fps | 321 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 544 fps | 435 fps | 348 fps | 283 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 529 fps | 423 fps | 338 fps | 275 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 500 fps | 400 fps | 320 fps | 260 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 455 fps | 364 fps | 291 fps | 237 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 411 fps | 329 fps | 263 fps | 214 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 353 fps | 282 fps | 226 fps | 183 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 256 fps | 205 fps | 164 fps | 133 fps |
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Total War: Warhammer (2016) is a strategy game that uniquely blends massive real-time battles with deep turn-based campaign gameplay. You'll command vast armies in tactical combat while simultaneously managing empire building, politics, and statecraft across an entire fantasy world. The title earned an 85/100 rating and spawned two additional standalone sequels, creating one of the most content-rich strategy experiences available.
Running Total War: Warhammer requires modest hardware by modern standards, making it accessible to most PC gamers. The minimum GPU requirement is around entry-level performance with a score of approximately 303, paired with just 3GB of RAM. On mid-range GPUs, you can expect solid FPS performance at high graphics settings, while even budget graphics cards will deliver playable framerates, making this an excellent benchmark title for testing older or mid-tier hardware configurations.
If you enjoy strategy games with real-time tactical elements, Total War: Warhammer is absolutely worth playing. The combination of engaging gameplay, strong critical reception, and reasonable PC performance requirements makes it a standout choice for strategy fans.
Performance profile
Released in May 2016, Total War: Warhammer sits in the DirectX 11 generation. Comfortable on any modern mid-range GPU at 1440p; even an RTX 3050 or RX 6600 typically delivers 4K60 at High settings.
As a strategy title, Total War: Warhammer is typically CPU-bound rather than GPU-bound — single-thread CPU performance dictates framerate during large-scale battles, end-game saves and late-game AI turns. A fast modern 6-core will help more than a GPU upgrade.
Extremely light — Total War: Warhammer runs at 60 FPS 1080p on any integrated GPU (Intel Iris Xe, AMD Radeon Graphics) or a decade-old discrete card like the GTX 1050. A current-gen RTX 4060 pushes 4K Ultra without effort.
Storyline
It is an age of endless conquest, thousands of warriors clash in titanic battles as entire races wage war on one another, each led by a formidable hero seeking dominion over the world. All at your command. The valiant Karl Franz marshals the men of the Empire, seeking to unite the fractured elector counts under a banner of strength against their common enemies. Hungry for the vicious brutality of combat, the Greenskins flock to the tribe of Grimgor Ironhide; Orcs and Goblins alike filled with an insatiable thirst for carnage. High King Thorgrim orders the stoic Dwarfs forth from their mountain strongholds, marching to vengefully right the grave injustices dealt to them over the millennia. Yet the motives of the Vampire Counts under Mannfred von Carstien are shrouded in murderous secrecy, his armies raised from the rotting ranks of the dead. And while the Old World becomes torn by betrayal, war and the unleashing of unfathomable power, a greater threat still whispers in the winds from the north. The fabric of reality itself begins to rend and buckle…
