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Ubisoft Shares Far Cry 5 PC Specs, Including 4K Recommendations
With Far Cry 5's release just around the corner, Ubisoft finally revealed the recommended PC specs for the cooperative shooter. You can mess with the settings if you want, but the game has an auto-detection system as well that will maximize your performance given your hardware specs. Here is a rundown of the recommended settings:
MINIMUM CONFIGURATION
OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz or equivalent
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or AMD R9 270 (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
RAM: 8GB
Resolution: 720p
Video Preset: Low
RECOMMENDED 60 FPS CONFIGURATION
OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz or equivalent
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD R9 290X (4GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
RAM: 8GB
Resolution: 1080p
Video Preset: High
4K 30 FPS CONFIGURATION
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit version only)
Processor: Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X @ 3.6 GHz or equivalent
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 or AMD RX Vega 56 (8GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
RAM: 16GB
Resolution: 2160p
Video Preset: High
4K 60 FPS CONFIGURATION
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit version only)
Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.0 GHz or AMD Ryzen 7 1700X @ 3.4 GHz or equivalent
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI or AMD RX Vega 56 CFX (8GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
RAM: 16GB
Resolution: 2160p
Video Preset: High/Ultra
Far Cry 5 releases for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on March 27. You can learn all about the game by reading some of our previous coverage.
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