Metro: Light Light developer 4A Games has been pushing the technical forefront in gaming since their debut in 2010. Now once again they look to make every PC gamer’s GPU quake in fear, as they’re boasting some of the most impressive lighting and shadow effects to have ever been featured within a videogame. The folks publishing the game, Deep Silver, were kind enough to provide us with the PC system requirements for the game.
Minimum
Windows: XP (32-Bit), Vista, 7 or 8
CPU: 2.2 GHz Dual Core e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo
RAM: 2GB
Direct X: 9.0c
Graphics Card:
DirectX 9, Shader Model 3 compliant e.g. NVIDIA GTS 250 (or AMD equivalent e.g. HD Radeon 4000 series) or higher
For 3D Vision Support:
· NVIDIA GTX 275 or higher
· 120Hz Monitor
· NVIDIA 3D Vision kit for Windows Vista, 7 or 8
Recommended
Windows: Vista, 7 or 8
CPU: 2.6 GHz Quad Core e.g. Intel Core i5
RAM: 4GB
Direct X: 11
Graphics Card:
NVIDIA GTX 580/660 Ti (or AMD equivalent e.g. 7870) or higher
For 3D Vision Support:
· NVIDIA GTX 580/660Ti or higher
· 120Hz Monitor
· NVIDIA 3D Vision kit for Windows Vista, 7 or 8
Optimum
Windows: Vista, 7 or 8
CPU: 3.4 GHz Multi-Core e.g. Intel Core i7
RAM: 8GB
Direct X: 11
Graphics Card:
NVIDIA GTX 690 / NVIDIA Titan
For 3D Vision Support:
· NVIDIA GTX 690
· 120Hz Monitor
· NVIDIA 3D Vision kit for Windows Vista, 7 or 8
As you can see, despite the game being a powerhouse it’s still pretty scalable. Want to know how your PC stacks up against the game ahead of time? Well you can find out if your PC is ready here.
In addition to the news of the system requirements, Metro: Last Light will also be shipping with select GeForce GTX cards. If you purchase a Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or above you’ll receive a free digital download copy of Metro: Last Light once the game launches on May 15.
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