DA: Inquisition - quads for both minimum/recommended specs

[escrow4]

Looks like a port that isn't all spastic for once! :awe:

http://www.pcgamer.com/dragon-age-inquisition-system-requirements-revealed/

Recommended:
OS: Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit
CPU: AMD six core CPU @ 3.2 GHz, Intel quad core CPU @ 3.0 GHz
System RAM: 8 GB
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 7870 or R9 270, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Graphics Memory: 3 GB
Hard Drive: 26 GB
DirectX 11


Minimum:
OS: Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit
CPU: AMD quad core CPU @ 2.5 GHz, Intel quad core CPU @ 2.0 GHz
System RAM: 4 GB
Graphics CARD: AMD Radeon HD 4870, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Graphics Memory: 512 MB
Hard Drive: 26 GB
DirectX 10

The odd thing is the game can take between "20-40" hrs to complete which is rather lean for an epic RPG . . . . .

http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/...ign-usually-takes-20-to-40-hours-to-complete/

 

[Carfax83]

The odd thing is the game can take between "20-40" hrs to complete which is rather lean for an epic RPG . . . . .

http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/...ign-usually-takes-20-to-40-hours-to-complete/

I'm pretty sure thats for the main quest only. With the sidequests, we're looking at over 100 hours of gameplay...

Anyway, back on topic. I'm not surprised a quad core is necessary for this game, as judging by the trailers and videos, it has a lot of destruction and environmental physics. Plus the combat, spell system and large battles will all require a strong CPU..

 

[SPBHM]

Intel quad core CPU @ 2.0 GHz = Celeron J1900 ?

the description is to generic, kind of useless,

 

[BSim500]

Minimum: Intel quad core CPU @ 2.0 GHz

As SPBHM said it depends on the quad though and is a very vague "minimum". If it requires an Intel quad at 2GHz (presumably C2Q / Nehalem stuff) or AMD 2.5GHz minimum, then a high clocked 3.5-3.8GHz Haswell i3 should still be able to run it with similar gameplay. There's been plenty of recent "OMG! This thing is gonna need an i7!" which turned out to be "somewhat less in practice" (to put it mildly) primarily in case someone with an old 2.66Ghz i7-920 complained of misleading marketing with 'but you merely said ANY quad-core i7'. In reality, on average an i3-4360 @ 3.7GHz = i7-920 @ 2.66GHz and an i3-4130 @ 3.4GHz = i5-750 @ 2.66GHz. Hell, even a Pentium G3258 at 4.0-4.8GHz will beat some of the really slower older quads, eg, i5-750S @ 2.4GHz as the "minimum", despite only half the cores.

The odd thing is the game can take between "20-40" hrs to complete which is rather lean for an epic RPG . . . . .

Probably just the main quest. Personally I think the "sweet spot" for such games is 40-70hrs. Games which boast "200hrs" usually mean "50hrs gameplay +150hrs repetitive fetch quests of which you'll complete about 20-30% before getting bored". DAO had it just perfect (my typical playthroughs were 60hrs all in) - enough side quests in very different locations that were interesting yet not so many just to make it to some arbitrary marketing sales pitch of 'triple digit hours gameplay' that it would otherwise feel like "mostly filler". Edit : I'd rather have a solid 60hrs than a watered down 100-150hrs.

 

[Rakehellion]

Intel quad core CPU @ 2.0 GHz = Celeron J1900 ?

the description is to generic, kind of useless,

Most people have no idea what a Celeron J1900 is. Also naming a list of CPU features or specific products would make for a very long list.

 

[AtenRa]

Dont forget DA: Inquisition will support Mantle, so lower-end CPUs will do fine (not talking about j1900).

 

[Deders]

Unsurprising as even the first DA:O game wanted a quad core to run smoothly.

 

[frozentundra123456]

I have basically given up putting any weight on the system requirements. The ones for this game seem rather tame actually. But yea, what the hell is quad core Intel at 2.0 ghz? The first quad from Intel was the 2.4 ghz. I expect a has well i3 will run it fine.

 

[Flapdrol1337]

Oh noes, I have a dualcore

Spoiler

haswell at 4.6

 

[Blitzvogel]

I have basically given up putting any weight on the system requirements. The ones for this game seem rather tame actually. But yea, what the hell is quad core Intel at 2.0 ghz? The first quad from Intel was the 2.4 ghz. I expect a Haswell i3 will run it fine.

I expect a Sandy Bridge i3 to run it fine as long as it doesn't have some kind of "core assessment" or w/e and actually ignores your 4 logical cores. I chalk up the quad core requirement to SIMD processing needs.

 

[Spjut]

For the minimum requirements, there's also quite a big difference between the HD 4870 and the 8800 GT

 

[Blitzvogel]

For the minimum requirements, there's also quite a big difference between the HD 4870 and the 8800 GT

GPU requirements are always sorta relative. The GPUs named also can refer to perhaps the oldest GPUs that have the performance and compatibility to run it.

It's implied that nothing below the performance of those two GPUs in their respective series (Radeon 4xxx and Geforce 8xxx) and anything before those series won't be fast enough, i.e. a 4670 or any 3000 series in the Radeon's case. For the 8800GT, anything below it's performance level doesn't have the grunt, like an 8600GT. The 8800GT being so common makes more sense to mention rather than an 8800GTS or GTX. I highly doubt anyone is still rocking a GTX because chances are they could afford to upgrade every couple of years at least.

Anyways, I'm surprised the requirements are so "low". Maybe the game still looks ok at 720p and minimum graphics settings :awe:

 

[mcbaes72]

I'm above the recommended specs. Pre-ordered for both console and pc gaming. I'm ready and waiting! :thumbsup:

 

[SPBHM]

Most people have no idea what a Celeron J1900 is. Also naming a list of CPU features or specific products would make for a very long list.

as mentioned before, even the Q6600 was a 2.4GHz quad

2GHz Quad Core from Intel is a rarity, the J1900 fits the description better than any other current CPU, if it wasn't their intention to set the j1900 as minimum, I can only conclude the list was not very well made.

Unsurprising as even the first DA:O game wanted a quad core to run smoothly.

these games have very little in common, DA3 is using the same engine as BF4

as for needing a quad, the game worked well with a 3GHz C2D or so, but some places like the Denerim market would drop the FPS noticeably

 

[exar333]

Seriously. Some marketing and/or intern probably just copy-pasted those 'minimum' and 'recommended' specs onto the box. You are making a WAY bigger deal out of this...

 

[SPBHM]

Seriously. Some marketing and/or intern probably just copy-pasted those 'minimum' and 'recommended' specs onto the box. You are making a WAY bigger deal out of this...

indeed, "quads for minimum" is a little to much, when there is a 2GHz clock specified alongside, I don't see how a fast dual core, like haswell i3 would be bellow minimum in this case.

 

[DeathReborn]

I am gonna pair this game up with a Athlon II X4 620 @ 1.8-3.4GHz in ~100Mhz jumps and a HD5750 1GB Graphics Card just to see how bad these spec lists are.