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 4 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.