Ubisoft have announced the hardware and software requirements for the PC release of the upcoming Far Cry 4. They’ve also announced a limited offer on purchases of select GeForce video cards. Customers who buy the GTX 980, 980, 780 Ti and 780 will receive a free copy of the game. The offer also extends to purchases of 980M and 970M-powered notebooks.
The minimum and recommended specifications are as follows:
MINIMUM
Supported OS
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1 (64bit versions only)
Processor
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.2 GHz
Memory
4GB
Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5850 (1GB VRAM)
Direct X
Version 11
Hard Drive
30 GB available space
Sound Card
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
OPTIMAL
Supported OS
MS Windows 7 SP1, MS Windows 8/8.1 (64bit versions only)
Processor
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz or better
Memory
8GB
Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon R9 290X or better (2GB VRAM)
Direct X
Version 11
Hard Drive
30 GB available space
Sound Card
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
To get a better idea of how the game will look on PC, Ubisoft and Nvidia (the company that makes GeForce graphics cards) have released a new trailer which showcases how Far Cry 4 looks when played on high-spec systems. If you’re not sure whether your set-up can run the game, you can use this handy tool to check if your PC is up to speed.
Far Cry 4Â will be available to US gamers on November 18th and for European customers on November 21st. Will you be picking it up? Let us know in the comments section below.
