System Requirements
- For PC
- For MAC
- For Linux
Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 4GB
- Video Card: DirectX 11 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 22.1 GB (Minimal client)
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 and better
- Memory: 16 GB and more
- Video Card: DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 62.2 GB (Full client)
Minimum
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i5, minimum 2.2GHz (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 6 GB
- Video Card: Intel Iris Pro 5200 (Mac), or analog from AMD/Nvidia for Mac. Minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 22.1 GB (Minimal client)
Recommended
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i7 (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 8 GB
- Video Card: Radeon Vega II or higher with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 62.2 GB (Full client)
Minimum
- OS: Most modern 64bit Linux distributions
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 660 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months; the minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 22.1 GB (Minimal client)
Recommended
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 1060 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD (Radeon RX 570) with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 62.2 GB (Full client)
Update 2.51.0.20
Aircraft
- F-104G — a bug that caused the hardpoint for the air-to-air missile under the fuselage to be missing in some custom secondary weapon presets has been fixed. (Report).
- Su-30MK2 AMV — incorrect maximum launch speed of the Kh-59ME missile has been corrected to 1.01M. (Report).
- Z-10ME — the name of the BA-11 modification has been corrected. (Report).
- Mosquito B.Mk.XVI — the categories of the 500 LB S.A.P. Mk.II and G.P. 500 lb Mk.IV bombs in the secondary weapons menu have been corrected. (Report). A bug that caused some rockets on the right wing to not display has been fixed. (Report).
- F-15C Golden Eagle — a bug that caused the installation of missiles on BOL countermeasure pylons to cause the pylon on the left wing to not display has been fixed. (Report).
Ground Vehicles
- ADATS (all variants) — the MIM-146 missile has been made smokeless. (Report).
- A bug that caused the name of a M44/55 group to display as a text key has been fixed. (Report).
Interface
- With the release of the Spearhead major update, separate settings called “Effects resolution”, “Heat haze” and “Particle density” have been replaced with a single setting called “Effects quality” with different quality values.
Sound
- A bug that caused tank engine sounds of other players to sound idle regardless of their actual RPM has been fixed.
- The speech of the instructor in tutorial missions is no longer drowned out by the aircraft engine sounds.
- XF5U-1 — unique engine sounds have been added.
- The engine sounds of LVT series tanks have been changed to historically accurate ones, the same as on the Stuart M3 tank.
Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.