Crysis 3 minimum specs officially announced

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EA have officially announced the minimum specs required to run Crysis 3. Crysis is famous among PC owner's for being the sole reason they've had to upgrade their PC, being one of the most graphically advanced PC games series ever.
The system requirements will be hard for some to swallow as Windows XP will not be supported, users must be running Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8. The reason for this is Windows XP cannot run DirectX 11 and users MUST have a DirectX 11 graphics card.


Minimum System Operating Requirements for PC:
  Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
  DirectX 11 graphics card with 1GB Video RAM
  Dual core CPU
  2GB Memory (3GB on Vista)
Example 1 (Nvidia/Intel):
  Nvidia GTS 450
  Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 Ghz (E6600)
Example 2 (AMD):
  AMD Radeon HD5770
  AMD Athlon64 X2 2.7 Ghz (5200+)

Recommended System Operating Requirements for PC:
  Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
  DirectX 11 graphics card with 1GB Video RAM
  Quad core GPU
  4GB Memory
Example 1 (Nvidia/Intel):
  Nvidia GTX 560
  Intel Core i3-530
Example 2 (AMD):
  AMD Radeon HD5870
  AMD Phenom II X2 565

Hi-Performance PC Specifications:
  Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
  Latest DirectX 11 graphics card
  Latest quad core CPU
  8GB Memory
Example 1 (Nvidia/Intel):
  NVidia GTX 680
  Intel Core i7-2600k
Example 2 (AMD):
  AMD Radeon HD7970
  AMD Bulldozer FX4150

More impressive still is that Crytek have managed to get some of the advanced features that come from DirectX 11 to work on the current gen consoles.

In a recent interview with Eurogamer, Rasmus Højengaard, director of creative development at Crytek said:

“It is very, very difficult, but it is possible. It just requires a lot of effort. Some of the stuff these guys are making work on consoles now is absolutely amazing. It's render features that shouldn't theoretically work on consoles, but they've managed to construct code that can emulate a similar thing from a… hack and slash sounds wrong, but they don't have the same streamlined pipeline you would have with a DX11 structure, but they can get to a similar result just by experimenting and using tips and tricks."

Its very interesting to hear that someone is still pushing the limits of the current generation consoles, when it seems like other developers are giving up on them.

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SovietRussiaPosted:

I guess I might have to wait a couple of years for this to apply to me again. Anyway, Hopefully most of the people wanting to run it will be able to.

MyDingDingDongsPosted:

'Example 2 :Amd Radeon 7970 and Amd bulldozer FX4150' . Worst combination ever *slaps face* .

CentPosted:

The Graphics do look really good.

VisionaryMGMTPosted:

AR15 I can't wait to play Crysis 3. It looks so amazing, especially the graphics.


They always do good with the graphics..

L33t-Ninja-MuchPosted:

Oasis I was looking to upgrade my graphics card soon anyway, looks like I might wait now till closer to this release.


so you can get a good one if a new one comes out?

L33t-Ninja-MuchPosted:

seems like it dont take that much to play but usually minimum is just like hey it will start and get into a game but you cant play because it lags

DankruptPosted:

i might actually try this never played that game before

JimyPosted:

well i am ready for high settings

bbyPosted:

I might actually try this out.

AR15Posted:

I can't wait to play Crysis 3. It looks so amazing, especially the graphics.