PC System Requirements speculation

Hopefully I will have the money to build a new rig by the time ME:A drops. Those 10xx GTX cards have got me all



If not, the desktop I built back in 2011 with a 2600k and 580 can run both DA:I and TW3 at a mix of medium and high settings without dropping below 30 fps, so I'll probably get by.

Battlefield 1 runs perfect for me on FHD when using i7-4770k, 8 GB RAM and GTX 970 from MSi.
Very demanding game in multiplayer where 64 players take part in Opertaions and still it runs excellent on Frostbite.
So have no worries.

Those who have at least second gen i5 + 8 GB RAM + GTX 750 Ti will be able to still run it and it will get better going further up from there.

But I would advise to get a good GPU - you don't want to spoil your first playthrough by not experiencing the full visual quality they want to deliver us - play on maximum settings.

If Battlefield 1 can be any kind of an indicator - we don't need to worry about optimalization.
Frostbite just this game just perfectly.

All we need is to give everyone an omni-tool and it will run just fine.

Seriously though I would say about a 40% increase in requirements vs Dragon Age Inquisition.

the system requirements will be higher than DA:I, 4 GB VRAM GPU for medium settings 40 - 60 fps, 6 or 8 GB VRAM for high and ultra settings and 60 fps

I can run BF1 quite fine - aside from the driver crashes - I guess we'll be seeing some requirements like that.

I'm using Geforce 660 Ti - I've played 60 people operations with a couple set on ultra just fine. I went to 40 players because of the ticket system. And I scaled all options to minimum to reduce "device hung" crashes. That seems a driver thing and I hope this problem doesn't get carried over to MEA.

On paper.

GTX 10xx will be recommended, but for resolutions over FHD.
I'm sure 1920x1080 will run just fine on GTX 960 and if you got something even better, then absolutely relax.

If there is a game to get a GTX 1080 Ti for... then ME:A is a fully justified reason

But just to calm down those who play on older GPUs, BF1 runs amazingly well for its graphics and if its optimalization for ME:A will be just a good, we should have no problems.

I just hope there won't be any release date bugs still in the game which could cause random CTDs ect...

1080p I take it? I finally got myself a GTX 1070 last week because my 970 was struggling a bit with 1440p and I'm very disappointed by how little difference it makes. About 10fps. DAI maxed out with fade-touched textures still dips into the low 40s all the time. Maximum I get is 59fps, but rarely. Mostly I get 45-55. Considering that the 970 could pull off 30+ to 45fps with the exact same maxed out settings, that's not a worthwhile investment at all. I mostly got the 1070 for the extra vRAM for modding but still...

I was hoping I could play all recent games at a steady 60fps on Ultra but nope. Witcher 3 fully maxed with Hairworks and everything dips as low as 32fps in dense vegetation in Toussaint. Ouch! OK, I could tweak the settings but that's how I got the exact same performance from my 970. So why even invest in a better card, the visual difference is negligible. Maybe two settings on High and Hairworks on 4 instead of 8 and the game never dipped below 30 on last generation's card. Maybe I just got super lucky with my 970, performed above the benchmarks.

I do have a suspicion my new card has a bad chip because even the Founder's Edition seems to be doing a bit better, but still. Boosts to a steady 1860mhz with peaks of 1926 out of the box which isn't that terrible on paper.
Both my 970 and 170 are an MSI Armor OC in case anybody wants to know.

I would discourage anybody from buying anything better than a 970 for MEA unless they want to go nuts with 4K. Even a 960 should be enough for 1080p indeed. I do not expect MEA to be more demanding than Witcher 3. So save yourselves some money and don't upgrade unless your card is really old.

I have a i7-4790K @ 4ghz stock, I don't think the CPU is the problem... could be silicon lottery or the difference really is that small. I've asked the retailer if I can get a replacement, waiting for a reply. Card runs cool, never above 62°C so far, so that's not it either.

i dont think so
i know MA:E uses frostbite engine just like DA:I and DA:I needs a 4gb vra gpu for 60 fps on max
and Andromeda will require more gpu power for it is a newer game
there are lots of good grapics, effects, lighting effects, etc, all that requires gb vram