Baldur's Gate 3 Specs Updated [Feb 24, 2023, 8:42 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
A
post on Steam has more on the news
that Baldur's Gate 3 will launch in August. Along with a
video we missed from yesterday highlighting J.K. Simmons as General Ketheric
Thorm, there's word that the system requirements for the RPG sequel have changed
(thanks
PC Gamer). Word is: "One last thing: Baldur's Gate 3's graphical fidelity
and complexity has improved quite a bit as it's grown throughout Early Access.
We've been keeping an eye on its minimum system requirements, and as the game
nears release we've raised the minimum system requirements listed on Steam to
better reflect the realities of the launch version." The recommended
requirements are also higher than the
original specs for the Early
Access version, which Larian actually thought might decrease over
time:
These are the specs announced in August 2020:
MINIMUM:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel I5 4690 / AMD FX 8350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 (4GB+ of VRAM)
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 150 GB available space
RECOMMENDED:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel i7 8700K / AMD r5 3600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia 2060 Super / RX 5700 XT (8GB+ of VRAM)
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 150 GB available space
These are the specs announced in August 2020:
MINIMUM:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel i5-4690 / AMD FX 4350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 280X
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 70 GB available space
Additional Notes: Default API is Vulkan 1.1. Directx11 API also provided. The minimum requirements might decrease over the course of Early Access, as performance improves.
RECOMMENDED:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel i7 4770k / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX580
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 70 GB available space
Additional Notes: Default API is Vulkan 1.1. Directx11 API also provided. The minimum requirements might decrease over the course of Early Access, as performance improves.
8 Replies. 1 pages. Viewing page 1.
Newer [ 1 ] Older
Newer [ 1 ] Older
FrostyRei wrote on Feb 26, 2023, 01:19:
The minimum requirements presented aren’t true: my specs are higher, not much higher, and the game runs terribly. It clearly needs a minimum mid-range PC of 2023.
I play on max settings with a i5-8400 at 1440p with a 1070 (8gb Vram) and it runs smooth enough. How it will run in Baldurs Gate proper is however nother matter....
The minimum requirements presented aren’t true: my specs are higher, not much higher, and the game runs terribly. It clearly needs a minimum mid-range PC of 2023.
Nice "David Letterman old man beard" that JK's got going on there. 
Be interesting to see if they can get Vulkan HDR working in the game. So far there's not even an HDR control in the options. Win11 HDR control has been there since the start. Always an odd way to handle an API, I thought. To recommend Win11 D3d in all configurations but to put your "default API" in a little footnote blurb.
It is well known that I cannot err--and so, if you should happen across an error in anything I have written you can be absolutely sure that *I* did not write it!...;)
Going for the eyes intensifies
Do you have a single fact to back that up?
What? My 4090 won't be challenged. No buy from me! /sarcasm
Good. With a lot of these more recent games, I was getting worried that ridiculous system requirements would be the norm going forward, but it seems some devs still know how to optimize and program games.
Looks like my desktop comfortably beats the recommended specs, and my laptop should at least be able to run it at some reduced settings, hooray!
Now, should I keep waiting until August, or buy it now and start playing through various characters to see what my starting PC should be? Hrm...
Now, should I keep waiting until August, or buy it now and start playing through various characters to see what my starting PC should be? Hrm...
8 Replies. 1 pages. Viewing page 1.
Newer [ 1 ] Older
Newer [ 1 ] Older
Copyright © 1996-2023 Stephen Heaslip. All rights reserved.
All trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
Privacy Policy. Manage Cookie Settings.
News CGI copyright © 1999-2023 James "furn" Furness & Blue's News. All rights reserved.
Chatbear v1.5.0/blue++: Page generated 27 September 2023, 03:56.