Hogwarts Legacy
Avalanche Software · Warner Bros. Games · 2023
An open-world wizarding RPG with four current-gen display modes — Fidelity, Performance, Balanced, and Ray Tracing — where Hogsmeade is the real stress test and a VRR display is the best way to hold a steady 60.
How it runs on each console
Performance modes are estimated from each console's power and the game's demand — deterministic, never guessed.
PlayStation
PlayStation 5 Pro
Flagship · 2TB SSD
PlayStation 5
Flagship · 1TB SSD
PlayStation 4 Pro
Budget · 1TB HDD
PlayStation 4
Budget · 500GB HDD
Xbox
Xbox Series X
Flagship · 1TB SSD
Xbox Series S
Standard · 512GB SSD
Xbox One X
Budget · 1TB HDD
Xbox One
Budget · 500GB HDD
Nintendo
Nintendo Switch 2
Premium · 256GB UFS
Nintendo Switch OLED
Handheld · 64GB
About Hogwarts Legacy
On PS5 and Xbox Series X, Hogwarts Legacy offers an unusually broad set of modes: Fidelity for the highest resolution, Performance for a 60fps target, Balanced as a middle ground, and a dedicated Ray Tracing mode that adds reflections and improved lighting at a lower frame rate. Performance is the mode most players will want for exploration and combat, but even it struggles in the game's busiest area — Hogsmeade — where dense geometry, crowds, and lighting push the hardware hardest and frame rates can wobble. A display with VRR (HDMI 2.1 or FreeSync) is the single most effective fix, smoothing those dips across every mode. Treat Ray Tracing as a look-around and screenshot option rather than a way to play, since its frame target hurts responsiveness in fights. Series S offers a reduced version of these modes at lower resolution. A compromised Nintendo Switch port exists, running at markedly reduced fidelity and resolution to fit the handheld hardware — playable, but a clear step below the current-gen versions. Last-gen PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions also exist and are capped well below the current-gen experience. HDR is supported and worth calibrating for the castle's warm interiors and the bright grounds outside.
Best display & mode settings
- 1Use Performance mode for most play — its 60fps target keeps exploration and spell-combat responsive, where Fidelity and Ray Tracing feel heavier.
- 2Enable VRR (HDMI 2.1 or FreeSync) if you can: it's the most effective way to hold a steady 60 through Hogsmeade, the game's toughest stress test.
- 3Reserve the Ray Tracing mode for looking around and screenshots — its lower frame target hurts responsiveness during fights.
- 4On Series S expect reduced versions of the modes at lower resolution, and on the Nintendo Switch port accept markedly cut fidelity and resolution — it's the weakest way to play.
- 5On last-gen PS4/Xbox One accept a frame and resolution cap well below current-gen, and calibrate HDR for the contrast between warm castle interiors and the bright grounds outside.
FPS values displayed on GamerSpecs are estimates. Actual game performance may vary depending on hardware configuration, drivers, cooling, power limits, background applications, and game updates.