Fallout 3 official requirements

From yougamers.com

Minimum System Requirements:

* Windows XP/Vista
* 1GB System RAM (XP)/ 2GB System RAM (Vista)
* 2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
* Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better/ATI X850 or better)

Recommended System Requirements:

* Intel Core 2 Duo processor
* 2 GB System RAM
* Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI 3800 series)

Supported Video Card Chipsets:

* NVIDIA GeForce 200 series
* NVIDIA Geforce 9800 series
* NVIDIA Geforce 9600 series
* NVIDIA Geforce 8800 series
* NVIDIA Geforce 8600 series
* NVIDIA Geforce 8500 series
* NVIDIA Geforce 8400 series
* NVIDIA Geforce 7900 series
* NVIDIA Geforce 7800 series
* NVIDIA Geforce 7600 series
* NVIDIA Geforce 7300 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series

* ATI HD 4800 series
* ATI HD 4600 series
* ATI HD 3800 series
* ATI HD 3600 series
* ATI HD 3400 series
* ATI HD 2900 series
* ATI HD 2600 series
* ATI HD 2400 series
* ATI X1900 series
* ATI X1800 series
* ATI X1600 series
* ATI X1300 series
* ATI X850 series

 

Wow, does indeed look that the recommended specs are for a hardcore laptop...hmm

 

Looks like mine will be struggling to run it. Time to save up for a desktop!

 

****, I was looking forward to it. oh well, a few years later I'll run it maxed out with integrated graphics.

 

i told you guys,, in the last interview they said that the requirements will be Crysis-like, just like when Oblivion was first released. top end Hardware Struggled to run it decently.

 

This is not good news.

I bet it's going to be more than 10gb as well.


I'll wait till the reviews come out before I decide to buy it. If only it had lower system requirements, I would have pre-ordered it.

 

HEH, i remember when oblivion came out it was demanding, but not like this! Luckily i can run it like a breeze

 

I was expecting these kind of requirements, no surprise here.

 

Wow...hope this game scales well.

 

a g1s could easily play this, don't complain lol.

 

i can play it on my desktop but i dont think it would work to well with my 2600xt = /

 

Hopefully my Sager NP5793 will dominate this game.

 

The minimum requirements aren't too bad though. Although, if you can only run it minimally you might as well just get it on console (if you have one).

 

o so happy i got the NP8660. might get this game on pc and ps3 yeaya

 

bingo i agree 100% SSD would come in handy right about now

 

Guys, this game is on the 360, any computer with a 8600m gt ddr3 + will be able to run this @ medium and have it look close to xbox 360 graphics, with isnt bad at all.

Benesoft has a rep for releasing mod friendly games. If anything it'll be like oblivion with alot of customized graphical packages that fits low end machines as well as dream machines.

 

its also for the even better then xbox 360 "PS3" . sorry if u disagree i just love my PS3!

 

the ps3 has a 7950 GTX thats still a bad *** card.

 

are u sure about that? sounds a little off

 

not really, i remember when it came out thats what everyone was being said so its still an amazing GPU

 

yeah i googleed it and i got a bunch of different gpus. i dont think anyone knows for sure. i read it has a 7950 gtx and then on another page it said a 8600 GT. i dont know for sure. this game will definatly be a pc buy first then a ps3 though.

 

Mmm...does anyone have any idea how a 9700M GTS compares with a 7950 GTX (desktop and notebook)

 

Child i dont even think the 8600gt was out when ps3 was out no way...then again it probably using a desktop GPU(i guess)

Cathy the 9700 gts is better

 

Get this game for console if you gpu < 8600m gt ddr3

 

The PS3's GPU "RSX", is based on the desktop 7800GTX clocked faster, but also crippled with only 1/2 the memory bus bandwidth (128-bit instead of 256) of the 7800GTX and 1/2 the ROPs (8 instead of 16).

It's decent, but nowhere as powerful as a PC or Laptop's 7800GTX or 7950GTX

 

I take it there is no chance my laptop will run it at medium-ish settings?

 

i always heard that it was the 7950 gtx......what does 360 use?

 

The 360's uses a custom GPU called "Xenos" that doesn't really translate 1:1 with any desktop or Laptop one.

It has 48 unified (pixel + vertex) shaders, but it isn't DX10 as it lacks some DX10 specific things like geometry shaders.

It also has ~11MB EDRAM with 256GB/sec! bandwidth in addition to it's main (shared) 512MB memory which runs at 22.4GB/sec. Again, this is something you generally don't see in PC GPUs.

I've no idea how to rate the 360's GPU memory bandwidth, adding the 2 pools together isn't honest as only a very small amount is 256GB/sec and the main 512MB is shared with the CPU. Yet you can't discount the EDRAM as it lets the 360 do AA almost for "free" (less performance hit.)

 

WOW that is pretty amazing but isnt 360's GPU made by ATI? While PS3 is obviously Nvidia

 

Xenos? made by ATi

 

ATI designed the chip, but I've no idea who actually "makes" the chip as I could have sworn Microsoft bought the rights to its console's GPU this time around.

(They weren't going to repeat that Xbox mistake with the 360)

 

**** another Crysis.

 

no where near it, thats such an over exaggeration.


people need to remember, just because you can't play it at "recommended' or "high" settings, does not mean it will look worse or not as good as the console versions.

 

Any idea on how my laptop will run it? I'm really a BIG BIG fan of the fallout series and wish mine runs it well, atleast at medium settings.

 

I would estimate around medium settings.

 

for whoever doesn't already know, SpikeTV is gonna be showing 15 minutes of new Fallout 3 footage tonight on GameTrailers TV.

 

this game is already leaked for 360, but pc version will be best

 

It will take a little OCing to get it to work nicely at high res...

7950GTX is still an amazing card, but with new games it can only handle low res for high details...

 

I never mentioned anything about the console version. By using common sense I deduced that if you need an 8800 or 3800 card to play at "recommended" which doesn't mean high/max. Then maxing this game out will be an option not many pc gamers will be able to have.

 

My Eleron

 

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Holy that-abomination-using-teh-Fallout-name-looks-wholly-and-terribly-unoptimized, shatgirl!

-- Scurries off to reboard the SSV Normandy [starship].

 

haha, yea I just started playing Mass Effect and almost completely lost interest in Fallout 3. I can't imagine it could be any better than this game.

 

Those are insane.

I hope my system will make the cut ;D

 

So... what's "terribly-unoptimized" about it?

 

dam, i had lost interest in this game until i saw these videos, dam you
looks like i might have to get this after all but i need to save my money, decision decisions

 

what settings would my g1s run it on? would it look better than on ps3?

 

December's issue of XBox Magazine gives Fallout 3 a 10/10 rating. Although I pre-ordered the CE for PC I may pick up the 360 version as well.

 

after the letdown far cry 2 was, im very excited about this!

and COD5, and dead space..

 

If you run it at 1280x720 like the consoles will, I think you'll run it very well.

 

I have a two month old ASUS M50SV-A1 - it's stock except for a 7200rpm hard disk and an overclock that nets a 30-35% increase in frame rate in stress-tests...

What are my chances of being able to run this, and on what kind of specs?

I can run oblivion (the streamline version) on full specs at what I consider to be a good framerate (don't have an actual value). What settings on FO3 are likely to give a similar framerate?