Technical Specifications
Honor of Kings: World runs on Unreal Engine 5 with Tencent's proprietary MagicDawn global illumination. Verified PC and mobile hardware requirements as of the April 10, 2026 launch.
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Honor of Kings: World is built on Unreal Engine 5 with Tencent's proprietary MagicDawn global illumination technology layered on top. The game supports NVIDIA DLSS 3 and ray tracing on PC, with full cross-platform parity and cross-save between PC, iOS, Android, and Tencent Cloud Gaming. This article documents the verified launch-day hardware requirements primary text and the Tencent S0 landing page.
Component | Details |
|---|---|
Game Engine | Unreal Engine 5 |
Global Illumination | Tencent MagicDawn (proprietary cross-engine GI solution) |
PC Upscaling | NVIDIA DLSS 3 with frame generation on RTX 40-series |
PC Ray Tracing | Supported on NVIDIA RTX cards |
Dynamic Lighting | Dynamic time-of-day, volumetric clouds, weather effects |
Cross-Platform Parity | PC and mobile share the same content, updated together |
MagicDawn is Tencent Games' in-house global illumination solution, first publicly presented at SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 in December 2025 by Li Chao, who heads the Tencent Games Frontier Rendering team. primary text describes it as the industry's first GI solution that simultaneously achieves cross-engine compatibility, full-platform adaptation, dynamic time-of-day GI rendering, and AI-assisted intelligent enhancement for open-world games. Honor of Kings: World is the first shipped title using MagicDawn.
Component | Minimum | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Operating System | Windows 10 22H2 | Windows 11 also supported |
CPU | Intel Core i5-9600 | Or AMD Ryzen 5 equivalent |
RAM | 16 GB | 32 GB recommended for higher settings |
GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1060 5 GB | RTX 2060 or higher required for ray tracing |
Storage | 100 GB free space | Install size is approximately 72.5 GB |
Distribution | Tencent PC launcher | No Steam or Epic Games Store listing as of launch |
Platform | Minimum | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Android OS | Android 11 or newer | |
Android Chipset | Snapdragon 865, Dimensity 1200, Kirin 9000e or higher | Older chipsets not supported |
Android RAM | 8 GB | |
Android Storage | 40 GB free space | |
iOS Version | iOS 15 or newer | |
iPhone Minimum | iPhone 11 (Apple A13 chip) | iPhone 13 and newer recommended |
iOS RAM | 4 GB | |
iOS Storage | 40 GB free space |
Cross-save works automatically through the player's Tencent account. Players can start on PC and continue on mobile or vice versa, using the same progression, inventory, and cosmetic unlocks. Both PC and mobile share servers and matchmaking pools.
Honor of Kings: World is also playable through Tencent Cloud Gaming for users whose local hardware does not meet the minimum PC or mobile requirements. Cloud play delivers the full PC visual quality at lower local hardware cost. Tencent Cloud Gaming was included in the February 2026 Zhengming Test (争鸣测试) alongside PC, Android, and iOS, indicating it is a first-class platform rather than an afterthought.
PC supports standard 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions with NVIDIA DLSS 3 upscaling
PC input: mouse and keyboard plus controller (Xbox, PlayStation, generic DirectInput)
Mobile input: touch screen plus optional connected controllers on both iOS and Android
Variable refresh rate support on PC monitors
High refresh rate (120 Hz) supported on capable mobile displays
Honor of Kings: World carries a 12+ age rating under the Chinese 适龄提示 (age-appropriate advisory) system. The game launched exclusively in mainland China on April 10, 2026. An overseas closed PC alpha test (English-only) opened registration in April 2026 for North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia, but a global launch date has not been announced. When the game expands beyond China, regional age ratings will be assigned by the appropriate local bodies (ESRB, PEGI, CERO).