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: 23.1 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: 75.9 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 2.57.1.52

Aircraft
- F-14B, F-14D — a bug that caused the targeting pod to always be displayed in the X-ray view even when not equipped has been fixed. (Report).
- FR-1 Fireball — a bug that caused the rockets to hang in the air when the wing was torn off has been fixed.
- IA.58A Pucara — the dynamics of the Pampero rocket have been corrected, the greatly overestimated speed of the rocket has been reduced.
- Su-30SM, Su-30SM2 — a limitation on the concurrent use of the underfuselage UPAB-1500 guided bomb and R-77-1 and R-27ER missiles has been introduced. (Report). A bug that caused the T220 targeting pod display on the left MFD when not installed has been fixed. (Report).
- Su-25SM3 — the release sequence of the ZB-500 incendiary bombs has been corrected. (Report).
- Su-25 (all variants) — the pilot model in the cockpit has been corrected to the version in the ZSh-7AP helmet.
- Su-27SM — a bug that caused the Kh-31AD and R-27ER missiles to overlap on the ground display in the hangar has been fixed. (Report).
- Su-30MKM (Japan) — a bug that caused the RVV-SD missile pylons to not display has been fixed. (Report).
- MB-326B — a bug that caused one of the ejecting pilots to not display in the parachute has been fixed.(Report).
- S.O.4050 Vautour IIN, S.O.4050 Vautour IIN (Late), S.O.4050 Vautour II (Israel) — the names of the aircraft have been corrected. (Report).
- F-84G (all variants) — a bug that caused the wrong number of HVAR rockets to display in the on-hover tooltip in the secondary weapons menu has been fixed.
- UH-1B, UH-1C (all variants), AB 205 A-1 — a bug that caused the category for the right-side M134 Minigun machine guns to display as a text key in the secondary weapons preset editing window has been fixed. (Report).
- Orion UAV — a bug that caused the name of the UAV to display as a text key in the interface of radars with the NCTR capability has been fixed. (Report).
Ground Vehicles
- A bug that sometimes caused destroyed objects to appear intact for players who joined the battle in-progress has been fixed.
Naval Vessels
- Suffren — the aiming angle limits for the third main caliber turret (which previously fired through the secondary caliber turrets) has been fixed. (Report).
Interface
- A bug that caused the IRST status indicator to not be shown on the rectangular AA radar display has been fixed. (Report).
- A bug that sometimes caused the aircraft radar screen to display outside of the screen bounds in the replays has been fixed. (Report).
- A bug that caused missiles and bombs to be displayed in the shell comparison screen, which compares shells’ ballistics and penetration, has been fixed.
- A bug that caused the text in the ARM stat cards to jump when hovering over the bands has been fixed.
- A bug that caused some of the missions to be absent in the mission editor for attack aircraft and bombers has been fixed. The missions were: the bombing of ships, tanks, artillery, aircraft carriers; the protection of ships, tanks, artillery from bombers; the protection of ships/tanks and assault on tanks.
- A bug that caused the “Mark as Favorite” hotkey to not function when navigating the decals menu with the control stick has been fixed.
- Now the cursor is returned back to the Events & Tournaments block when closing the Events & Tournaments window while using the controller.
- A bug that caused text keys to appear on the bottom of the screen when using manual controls for the 7th and 8th engines.
- A new point named “Other Licenses” has been added to the “?” dropdown menu in the hangar where licenses for the products used in the game can be seen. Credits have been moved to this window as well.
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.