Saddle up cowpokes, as a result of Red Dead Redemption 2 rides out on PC at 1pm UK time at the moment (5am PST). I need to admit, I set free an enormous sigh of reduction once I noticed Rockstar’s PC requirements for Red Dead 2 the opposite week, as their really helpful graphics card topped out at only a 6GB GTX 1060. Easy, I believed. However, Nvidia have simply printed their very own record of really helpful graphics playing cards for hitting that each one necessary 60fps in Rockstar’s spruced up cowboy game, and all I can say is YIKES.
As a reminder, listed below are Rockstar’s PC necessities for Red Dead 2 beneath, that are all very good and never that demanding. Hop on over to Nvidia’s list, nonetheless, they usually reckon you’ll want a minimum of an RTX 2060 to get 60fps on High at 1920×1080. That is just not my definition of good and never very demanding.
Minimum PC necessities:
OS: Windows 7
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500Ok / AMD FX-6300
RAM: 8GB
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 (2GB) / AMD Radeon R9 280 (3GB)
Storage: 150GB
Recommended PC necessities:
OS: Windows 10
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770Ok / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
RAM: 12GB
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 480 (4GB)
Storage: 150GB
Likewise, in the event you’re eager to get 60fps at 2560×1440 on High, you’ll want a minimum of an RTX 2070 Super, whereas an RTX 2080 Ti gives you 60fps at 4K with a mix of Medium to High settings. That’s in a PC with an Intel Core i9-9900Ok and 32GB of RAM inside it, too.
Admittedly, Nvidia do state that an RTX 2060 is “ideal for 60+fps 1920×1080 gameplay”, so there’s a very good probability you’ll nonetheless have the ability to get round 60fps with a much less highly effective card at 1080p relying on how fussed you might be about hovering someplace within the mid-50s versus all the time being over the 60fps line.
The similar goes for the RTX 2070 Super as nicely. That’s their really helpful graphics card for “delivering over 60fps on High” within the game’s built-in benchmark, so right here’s hoping we’ll nonetheless have the ability to get close to 60fps on one thing cheaper.
I’ll, after all, be doing my very own efficiency evaluation of Red Dead Redemption 2 very quickly (codes weren’t despatched out earlier than launch, so I’ll be beavering away on it this afternoon similar to the remainder of you as soon as it unlocks at 3pm UK time), telling you precisely what you may count on from all of at the moment’s best graphics cards, in addition to what sort of efficiency you may count on from Rockstar’s really helpful PC necessities. After all, Rockstar made an enormous level of their initial PC enhancements post about the way it’s been particularly developed to run on a variety of methods, so it could be a disgrace if lower-end playing cards weren’t capable of hit a steady body charge.
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