Ubisoft has announced the minimum, recommended and optimal PC specifications for its open-world driving game The Crew, which is due out on 2nd December.
The spec sheet begins by noting that The Crew will only run on 64-bit operating systems, before outlining what you kind of hardware you need to get involved.
Minimum specs:
- OS: Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8/8.1 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.5 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz
- Memory: 4GB
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX260 or AMD Radeon HD4870 (512MB VRAM with Shader Model 4.0 or higher)
- DirectX: DirectX 10 June Redistributable
- Sound: DirectX compatible sound card with latest drivers
- Peripherals: Keyboard required, Xbox 360 or other compatible controller optional
Recommended configuration:
- OS: Windows 8/8.1 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.66 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0 GHz
- Memory: 8GB
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX580 or AMD Radeon 6870 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or higher)
- DirectX/sound/peripherals: Same as above
Optimal configuration:
- OS: Windows 8/8.1 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8150 @ 3.6 GHz
- Memory: 8GB
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX670 or AMD Radeon 7870 (2048MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or higher)
- DirectX/sound/peripherals: Same as above
Ubisoft also provided a list of supported graphics cards:
- Nvidia GeForce GTX260 or better, GTX400, GTX500, GTX600, GTX700, GTX900 series
- Drivers: GeForce 340.52 for all DX10 Nvidia cards (GTX200) and 344.48 for all DX11 NVIDIA cards (GTX400 – GTX900)
- AMD Radeon HD4870 or better, HD5000, HD6000, HD7000, R7 and R9 series
- Drivers: Catalyst 13.1 for HD4000 series and Catalyst 14.9 for all other Radeon cards
Ubisoft also released a trailer showcasing how The Crew takes advantage of Nvidia’s HBAO+ full-resolution ambient occlusion and TXAA to deliver moodier shadows and eliminate pixel crawl and jagged edges.
There was no word on the game’s frame-rate, though, after reports from the closed beta that The Crew might be locked at 30fps. At the time Ubisoft said it was aiming for 60fps for the launch of the game.
Source: EuroGamer
