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 2.61.0.17

Aircraft
- F-16XL — induced drag has been increased and the sustained turn rate reduced. (Report). A vapor condensation effect over the wing has been added.
- Ka-50 — a bug where the display of the text label for 9K127 Vikhr missiles was incorrect has been fixed. (Report).
Ground Vehicles
- BTR-90 — a bug where selecting the secondary weapon would cause aiming to stop has been fixed.
- PzH 2000 (Italy) — a bug that caused some elements of the turret to not rotate with it has been fixed. (Report).
- M103 — a bug that caused one of the track rollers to be shifted to the side in the damage model that, among other things, caused the camera in the hangar to shift and the model of the tank to shift in the battle interface has been fixed. (Report).
Interface
- A bug that caused the My Squadron window to sometimes not display info about the squadron that the player was in has been fixed. (Report).
- The Custom Battles room search window and the room window itself has been reworked.
- A bug that caused the buttons to cancel and apply the key binding to not display if the screen Safe Area setting was set below 100% has been fixed. (Report).
Graphics
- A bug that caused the graphical artifacts to appear when enabling Ray Reconstruction on old drivers has been fixed. (Report).
Other
- A bug that sometimes caused the game startup after logging in to take much more time than usual has been fixed.
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.