Watch Dogs PC System Reqs. - Next-Gen Is Here?

So basically to play this game i need a P570WM with a 12 Core XEON and GTX 78M SLI?

 

You didn't read any of this thread did you?

 

Pretty sure ill be alright with my 660m... sure i wont have any filter but ill probably push medium at 1080p 30-40fps.

Graphics arent everything... gameplay is the most important part of gaming.

 

I agree, for years when I played and replayed gta4 on my 9600mgt (ddr2 variant) in the dv5 (2.4 c2d) I kept the graphics at medium'ish but enjoyed the gameplay, however I began to dabble with ati in the AW series because I detest'd the Optimus feature (which despite doing everything wouldn't engage the 460m) so I had teething problems with 7970M, but man, FC3,BF3 and SC blacklist work at their (IMO) best and I leave the settings as the game intended (which is full hd) heck I have never even changed the profile within gpu settings either....but me age is catching up, and life's getting busy, but this is my only "sin" ...I would like to play both GTA 5 and watch dogs (kind of same in structure to a degree) for some time, and use the R4 till such time we get ultra book variant DTR laptops

So would an 3740qm with 32gig of ram backed by a 7970M cut it for watchdogs?

 

I don't think this will be a 64-bit application, so it would not be able to use more than 4GB of your RAM, but the 7970m is certainly faster than a desktop GTX 460.

 

I have a 680m and had no problem running AC3 or FC3 at max settings at around 30FPS. I had to turn down one setting on AC to keep it at a constant 30 while at 1080. Sure, that's not great, but it wasn't broken either.

Hell, AC3 looked GORGEOUS in places so I'm psyched for AC4. especially as the system requirements for that are so low.

 

DId they release system requirements for AC4 already?
Link please
To me games @ 30fps feel big sluggish or stuttery, i prefer a minimum of 45fps for it to seem smooth that is why i prefer to turn graphics down a bit rather then feeling that stutter. in the end there is not much difference between high and ultra in most of the games

 

Recommended:
Core i5-2400S 2.5GHz
or Phenom II X4 940
GeForce GTX 470
or Radeon HD 5850 1024MB
4 GB GD RAM
Win 7 64
DX 11
30 GB

 

MINIMUM

Supported OS: Windows Vista SP2 64bit, Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8 64bit
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0Ghz
RAM: 6 GB
Video Card: 1024 VRAM DirectX 11 with Shader Model 5.0 (see supported list)
Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible Sound Card
This product supports 64-bit operating systems ONLY

RECOMMENDED

Processor: Core i7 3770 @ 3.5Ghz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0Ghz
RAM: 8 GB
Video Card: 2048 VRAM DirectX 11 with Shader Model 5.0 or higher (see supported list)
Sound Card: Surround Sound 5.1 capable sound card

Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
nVidia GeForce GTX460 or better, GT500, GT600, GT700 series;
AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, HD6000, HD7000, R7 and R9 series
Intel® Iris™ Pro HD 5200

 

LOL which one is not like the others?

Iris Pro is so much weaker than the other supported cards on that list.

And talk about next-gen system requirements. This is the first game I've seen which requires a 64-bit OS and a quad-core CPU at a minimum.

 

It seems Ubisoft has revised the PC requirements:

 

This is getting ridiculous

 

I think Ubisoft is orchestrating the greatest troll since the idea that Half Life 3 is actually coming out.

 

Did anyone else notice most of the next gen games are more demanding on the CPU then they are on GPU?
GPU requirements are still pretty much the same but dual cores are gone and even quads are minimum at 2.5 ghz or something

 

Which is ironic because the computing power of the new consoles are weak with CPU but powerful GPU. Although a Core 2 Quad isn't really all that powerful by today's standards, just that it sounds like it will require four cores.

 

thats true but the 7770 and the 8870m is the same card only the 7770 is higher clocked. So to still be a part of the laptop community i pretend i got a 8870m but dont tell anyone... i just wanna fit in

 

We don't really mind mr bob and good day sir, you can stay on the forums with a desktop. A lot of the people here I'm sure don't own their own gaming laptops, but rather once had one at some point.

 

My only laptop is a MacBook Air. Don't feel bad.

 

already posted that..

 

You still got a powerfull desktop that will definitely play W_D at ultra.

 

Oh for sure. I can't wait.

 

In the end, the truth is that if the Intel Iris Pro HD 5200 can really run Watch_Dogs, there's nothing for anyone to fear, not even those with modest mid-range GPUs

 

That's great news if it suggest games will be better optimized for laptops with decent CPUs and and in order to make use of more than 4GB RAM Watch Dogs would need a 64-bit executable.

 

Well it requires a 64-bit OS and at least 6GB RAM so I think that's a given.

 

Well most of the new games coming from Ubisoft require 64bit OS and they don't support 32bit anymore.. so i guess new games can use more then 4GB RAM

 

Not really a given. 32-bit executables may be limited to 3.5GB of RAM, sure, but it's up to them if they USE as such. For example, BF4 is a 64-bit executable, and it maxes out at 2GB to 2.2GB of RAM being used on ultra. I checked. Other people checked too. It's entirely pointless making that a 64-bit executable in such cases. I don't even think my VRAM is being maxed out.

I can't help but feel like these 64-bit executable games are just a gimmick... there is only ONE game where I've seen the 64-bit executable make a huge difference, and that's Crysis Warhead, where it flat out crashes on Win 8 x64 with the 32-bit executable, but the 64-bit one works fine. And that's a rarity.

 

Ubisoft tweeted this morning that they're delaying Watch Dogs now until Sprint '14 - blog.ubi.com/watch-dogs-delay

Personally, I'm glad they made the decision to get it absolutely right.

 

IntelCore 2 Quad Q8400 2.66Ghz or AMDPhenom II X4 940 3.0Ghz,
6GB RAM, 1024 VRAM DirectX 11 Shader 5.0
SCard: DirectX9
25 GB
Twitted recently as the minimum config..

https://twitter.com/Design_Cave/statuses/441672868569821184

 

We do have all specs, though.

Minimum

Supported OS: Windows Vista SP2 64bit, Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8 64bit
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0Ghz
RAM: 6 GB
Video Card: 1024 VRAM DirectX 11 with Shader Model 5.0 (see supported list)
Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible Sound Card
This product supports 64-bit operating systems ONLY

Recommended

Processor: Core i7 3770 @ 3.5Ghz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0Ghz
RAM: 8 GB
Video Card: 2048 VRAM DirectX 11 with Shader Model 5.0 or higher (see supported list)
Sound Card: Surround Sound 5.1 capable sound card
Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
nVidia GeForce GTX460 or better, GT500, GT600, GT700 series;
AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, HD6000, HD7000, R7 and R9 series
Intel® Iris™ Pro HD 5200

 

Yeah minspec and recommended spec were both already listed in the first post of this thread. This is not news.

 

i bet it will be most demanding game this year..its will favour probable nvida cards and intel paired

 

If the graphics follow the requirements ok else it's gonna be another cod ghosts..

 

hate to stir up the console vs pc debate -- but why would you play watch dogs on PC when you could play it on the ps3?

 

Why would you play it on the PS3 when you can play it on the PC?

 

It's not even coming to PS3 is it?

 

It's coming to PC and all current-gen and next-gen console platforms.

 

Hmm I imagine it will be fairly watered down on last gen. Not sure what that guy's point is lol.

 

1. Framerate
2. Resolution
3. Keyboard and mouse

We're done.

 

You're surely being sarcastic...right ?

 

will this game work on my 760M if the minimum is 460gtx???in dark souls 2 recommended is 465gtx and here seems 460gtx to be minimum?

 

Yes it'll be OK I think but don't expect anything more than medium settings. The 760M beats the 460 in most regards but doesn't have as much memory bandwidth. I'd still say you'd be fine, if your native resolution isn't sky high. You're probably looking at 1080p on low or 900p/720p on medium. This is just my guesswork after looking at the specs of the 460 and 760M.

 

This past year was only my second time watching the E3 convention and the only games that caught my attention were "Watch Dogs" and "The Division". I understand there's been a good amount of controversy over the both of them, but I'm still excited for both. Nice to see these requirements, as well.

Plus, by the middle of this year, I'll finally have enough money to replace my HD 6770 with something a lot nicer. I'm just glad I got an FX-8320 relatively cheap over Christmas. My gaming future looks bright!

 

Which controversy?

 

The Watch Dogs graphical downgrade controversy.

 

hey but thief was listed 660gtx for recommended settings and i played it smooth on my 760M OC with everything max except vsync and SSAA i put low..i guess it depends on optimization..Its weird that 460 is minimum and 660 max?not a big gap between minimum and max..they actually only put 1GB vram as recommended..gts 250 has also 1gb vram(some models) and can be enough for minimum.

 

I think it requires DX11 as a minimum so GTS 250 would be unsupported.

 

Next gen titles are gonna use the HD7870/660 as a recommanded config (same level of the PS4) for 1080p high settings
edited

 

660 Ti is similar to 7950, the 7850 equivalent would be 650 Ti Boost.

 

I don't think you got it right, check some more benchmarks before you saying such a thing.

 

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My pleasure.