Crystal Dynamics has revealed the minimum system requirements for Rise of the Tomb Raider on PC. This latest Lara Croft adventure sees the ever-resilient tomb raider following in the footsteps of her father in search of an artifact said to grant immortality amidst the lost city of Kitezh. Fortunately for gamers, Rise of the Tomb Raider has quite a low bar for entry with modest minimum system requirements. You will need more powerful hardware than its 2013 predecessor (Tomb Raider), but it is still quite manageable.
PC gamers will need a 64-bit version of Windows, a dual core Intel Core i3-2100 (2 core, 4 thread at 3.1 GHz) or, for example, AMD FX 4100 processor, 6 GB of system memory, 25 GB of storage space for all the game files, and, of course, a graphics card with 2 GB of video memory such as the NVIDIA GTX 650 or AMD Radeon HD7770. Naturally, hardware with higher specifications/capabilities will get you better performance and visuals, but the above is what you will need to play.
Minimum PC System Requirements:
- Dual Core Processor (e.g. Core i3-2100 or FX 4100)
- 6 GB RAM
- 25 GB Available Storage Space
- 2 GB Graphics Card (e.g. GTX 650 or Radeon HD7770)
For those curious, Tomb Raider (2013) required XP SP3 32-bit, a dual core Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 or Athlon 64 X2 4050+ CPU, 1 GB of RAM (2 GB for Vista), and an NVIDIA 8600 or AMD HD2600 XT GPU with 512MB of video memory.
Rise of the Tomb Raider will reportedly add new stealth and crafting components along with new weapons and options for close quarters combat. Further, the game will feature day and night cycles with realistic weather which should make for cold snow-filled nights in Siberia as well as opportunities to sneak up on unwitting guards freezing their buns off!
The game is set to release on January 28th for the PC and joins the the Xbox One version that launched back in November 2015 where it will be a timed exclusive (it will come to the PS4 later this year).
Personally, I am excited for this game. I picked up its predecessor during a Steam sale for super cheap only to let it sit in my inventory for about a year. It was one of those 'I'll play it eventually, but it's not really a priority' things where the price finally got me (heh). Little did I know how wrong I was, because once I finally got around to firing up the game, I played it near constantly until I beat it! It was a surprisingly fun reboot of the series, and I am hopeful that RofTR will be more of the same!
I loved the first game, but
I loved the first game, but found it playable just once more and that was it.
Having said that, and while it was a lot shorter than other games there’s something to be said for the QUALITY of the experience.
I’ve logged 200+ hours into Skyrim and most of that’s been relatively boring. Heck, I’m not sure why I don’t just skip all the side quests now and finish the dang thing.
So I’ll play this new TR game, probably twice and enjoy it.
An i3? Blade and Soul
An i3? Blade and Soul launched for PC in the US last week and someone was complaining today that their i3 could not deliver an adequate gaming experience. Well of course not, said the peanut gallery. The game makes heavy use of the CPU and an i3 just can’t cut it.
Of course CPU needs vary depending on the game or game engine being used but anyone serious about PC gaming is surely going to want something more than that, and if not for BnS or Tomb Raider, at least for other games. Or for general computing.
Still not buying that Oculus has figured out the future of gaming but I do salute their hardware requirements because it implies you’ll be able to do most anything else without apology, and that’s going to be good for gaming in general.
Minimum system specs are…
Minimum system specs are… bullsh*t. I understand it’s a CYA move, but it seems like most games can run surprisingly well on just about anything. What is even more surprising is how tolerant some people can be to having a terrible experience. A friend of mine played through and beat Borderlands 2. He had like 300 hours in it and loved it. I watched him play it once on his laptop. 18fps. I told him that I hadn’t seen frame rates that low since 4-player GoldenEye on the N64. He didn’t know any better. Ignorance is truly bliss.
100% agree. At one point my
100% agree. At one point my new a-10 was a serious gpu upgrade(those were dark times) and I was able to play plenty of games on crazy low settings, but I got to play, and playing on lowest settings/resolution is better than not playing at all. Then later upgrade and everything looks SOOOOOOOO GOOD!
RotTR seems to be only
RotTR seems to be only available as an online purchase. It doesn’t seem to be available on DVD-ROM. Call me a dinosaur, but I do like to have my games come on disk. I suppose I’ll have to move with the times. Good job I have a decent broadband connection. A lot of people don’t, so I don’t know how they’ll manage.
Anyone know the recommended
Anyone know the recommended specs?
I never worry about minimum
I never worry about minimum requirements, because I upgrade frequently enough that it’s never an issue. I’m fortunate enough to be able to do that.
What I want to know is, does it scale well in SLI? I’m looking for ultra 4k 60 fps, and hoping my 980ti sli setup can put it down.
Used 8600:about $5 back in
Used 8600:about $5 back in 2013
Used 650:about $30 now
it is only windows 10 game
it is only windows 10 game what crap