PC requirements for Watch Dogs confirmed

[Snickerzz]

Watch Dogs was confirmed as a PC game ported to console if I recall.

http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/27/watch-dogs-pc-is-lead-platform/

http://m.pcgamer.com/2013/02/27/watch-dogs-is-targeting-pc-as-lead-platform/

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/system-wars-314159282/pc-lead-platform-for-watch-dogs-says-ubisoft-ceo-29359381/

[Imabigmac]

Because they said 8 core recommended, apparently utilizing all 8 cores of AMD's 8350 cpu and Intel's i7's 8 threads

 

8350 kicks an i5's butt in multithreaded performance.

I almost guarantee the i5 beat the 8350 in this game. They will not have the game designed to all 8 threads. 

[werto165]

Maybe not at highest settings though if you aim for 60FPS

My 660ti can play bf4 at ultra(no anti aliasing) at around 62fps, so isn't a 760 a little faster so I'd imagine it could play pretty close to highest settings. 

[Nomelas]

Gonna wait and see if its a good port before buying it

It's not a port. It's being ported to consoles from pc. PC is the main release platform and all others will be inferior. All hail pc master race.

[JantsoP]

This is not confirmed info. It was just a draft. Im still waiting proper info about this

[aidenrelkoff]

wow thats a fairly boss system you need. my system is like right in between the minimum and the reccomended

[MasterJV]

So a GTX 760 and AMD A10 should run this no problem right?

Yep, though you might want to overclock the CPU a bit. It seems like this game the CPU intensive so you need a fast CPU.

[Misanthrope]

I almost guarantee the i5 beat the 8350 in this game. They will not have the game designed to all 8 threads.

Nope, multi threading changes everything

[Imabigmac]

Nope, multi threading changes everything

only if the game supports it, look at bf4 i5 vs 8350 zero difference. 

[TOMPPIX]

system requirements are bullshit i don't trust them

[deathjester]

Because they said 8 core recommended, apparently utilizing all 8 cores of AMD's 8350 cpu and Intel's i7's 8 threads

 

8350 kicks an i5's butt in multithreaded performance.

 

This is just marketing hype for the consoles.  They are doing this to pump up consoles as being "powerful".  

 

The 8350 can't even match the I3 in Elders Scrolls Online (console title) which is downright pathetic.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/the-elder-scrolls-online-performance,3789-8.html

 

MMO's are CPU intensive. Single player games that aren't RTS are not. The 8350 can come close to the I5 in one thing. Mantle. When DX 12 and OpenGL are low level and games are low level on the PC? Then it will be close. The 8350 can beat the I5 in RENDERING on multi core. Not gaming. That is the whole reason AMD made Mantle. An I5 is going to slaughter this game, just like it slaughters Battlefield 4, Planetside 2 which are "8 core", and ESO. All "next gen" console titles and all non single player where you actually need a good CPU.

 

Core count doesn't matter when those cores are half as fast in floating point. The 8350 might come close to matching an I5 in 2 years on PC titles. Until then? I5 is slightly better on newer games and much better on older ones. The only two websites in the world who claim otherwise are RussianGPU and Tek Syndicate. Both laughable websites that anyone with an I7 can debunk by turning off hyperthreading in BF4.

 

Name one "next gen game" where the 8350 is faster than an I5. It doesn't exist. You really think a single player game is going to be different?

[Mooshi]

560ti for recommended? That seems rather low...

Let's hope it will turn out good.

 

...

 

A 560 Ti is still enough for gaming, it's the lack of vram that really holds them back.

 

 

8 core CPU recommended. So this means that AMD might start having a better price/performance advantage in the 8 core CPU options? Should be interested

 

If we ignore that an AMD 8-core can be outdone by a heavily overclocked Intel quadcore in many applications, sure.

[Misanthrope]

only if the game supports it

 

No reason to assume it doesn't since they're specifically mentioning it on the requirements for a reason.

[ivhyn]

My 660ti can play bf4 at ultra(no anti aliasing) at around 62fps, so isn't a 760 a little faster so I'd imagine it could play pretty close to highest settings.

Really?

I've seen overclocked 670s to go as low as 45 FPS in Battlefield 4.

Let's wait for benchmarks

[deathjester]

...

 

A 560 Ti is still enough for gaming, it's the lack of vram that really holds them back.

 

 

 

If we ignore that an AMD 8-core can be outdone by a heavily overclocked Intel quadcore in many applications, sure.

 

560TI is still better then next gen graphics .  

 

PS4 = 1,84 TFLOPS (very close to a 7790/7850)

XB1 = 1.31 TFLOPS (very close to a 7770)

 

VS XB1 (potato) at stock speeds.

http://www.hwcompare.com/11900/geforce-gtx-560-ti-vs-radeon-hd-7770/

 

Vs PS4 at stock speeds.

http://www.hwcompare.com/12054/geforce-gtx-560-ti-vs-radeon-hd-7850/

 

A stock 7870 is 2.56 TFLOPS. Shows you how bad "next gen" is. 

[werto165]

Really?

I've seen overclocked 670s to go as low as 45 FPS in Battlefield 4.

Let's wait for benchmarks

I mean't average, lows of around 40 FPS. I play it at medium thought with AA cos i can get consistent 60FPS.

[Wauthar]

...

 

A 560 Ti is still enough for gaming, it's the lack of vram that really holds them back.

I know it is still sufficient, I just upgraded from one.

I wanted a bit more than average quality in games, so I upgraded

[Rassilon]

Let's just hope the game is properly optimized for pc. I'm tired of shitty console ports from big companies.

There's no way out unless you stop buying them.

[Rassilon]

This is all good a fine... but the fact is they have ruined the game in my eyes before its come out. If you preorder it now then you will get perks over other players who did not and this is just the start of it!...

typical Ubisoft... /meh

Isn't it an offline game?

[MrYuriy]

These are some interesting minimum requirements...

 

In all instances, it seems like they are recommending a much higher-tier CPU over a higher-tier GPU... For example, an i7-3770 & FX-8350.. But yet at the same time, only GTX560ti / HD7850... 

 

Hmmm... Eight core CPU but only a GTX 560 recommended? Is this going to be the first game in history to use the CPU more than the GPU!?  :blink:

[Notional]

This is just marketing hype for the consoles.  They are doing this to pump up consoles as being "powerful".  

 

The 8350 can't even match the I3 in Elders Scrolls Online (console title) which is downright pathetic.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/the-elder-scrolls-online-performance,3789-8.html

 

MMO's are CPU intensive. Single player games that aren't RTS are not. The 8350 can come close to the I5 in one thing. Mantle. When DX 12 and OpenGL are low level and games are low level on the PC? Then it will be close. The 8350 can beat the I5 in RENDERING on multi core. Not gaming. That is the whole reason AMD made Mantle. An I5 is going to slaughter this game, just like it slaughters Battlefield 4, Planetside 2 which are "8 core", and ESO. All "next gen" console titles and all non single player where you actually need a good CPU.

 

Core count doesn't matter when those cores are half as fast in floating point. The 8350 might come close to matching an I5 in 2 years on PC titles. Until then? I5 is slightly better on newer games and much better on older ones. The only two websites in the world who claim otherwise are RussianGPU and Tek Syndicate. Both laughable websites that anyone with an I7 can debunk by turning off hyperthreading in BF4.

 

Name one "next gen game" where the 8350 is faster than an I5. It doesn't exist. You really think a single player game is going to be different?

 

The game is being optimized for 8 cores because of the consoles. They don't do it for console marketing, but because it is optimized for it.

 

This singleplayer game has extensive AI for a lot of people on the screen at a time. Furthermore it has a wind simulation system that interact with the physics engine. It WILL use more CPU power than usual.

 

APU's with HSA utilizes the built in GPU for floating point processing, that is a lot more effective than the FPU on a standard CPU.

 

Are there any next gen games out, that is only next gen and optimized for multicore? I believe watch dogs will be the first real title to be close to utilizing multicore properly. At least Ubisoft, that has tested and developed this game, seems to think a cheap 8 core AMD will perform as well as an i7.

 

Hyperthreading does not add more cores. It just utilizes more of the CPU at a time, trying to improve effectiveness and avoid idletime.

[Altecice]

The game is being optimized for 8 cores because of the consoles. They don't do it for console marketing, but because it is optimized for it.

 

This singleplayer game has extensive AI for a lot of people on the screen at a time. Furthermore it has a wind simulation system that interact with the physics engine. It WILL use more CPU power than usual.

 

APU's with HSA utilizes the built in GPU for floating point processing, that is a lot more effective than the FPU on a standard CPU.

 

Are there any next gen games out, that is only next gen and optimized for multicore? I believe watch dogs will be the first real title to be close to utilizing multicore properly. At least Ubisoft, that has tested and developed this game, seems to think a cheap 8 core AMD will perform as well as an i7.

 

Hyperthreading does not add more cores. It just utilizes more of the CPU at a time, trying to improve effectiveness and avoid idletime.

 

+1 for this.

 

This is why from now on (as the consoles are AMD 8 cores) you will start to see more and more pre optimized AMD 8 core titles coming to PC that WILL outperform intel fan boys precious I7's.... HTing wont save you from still only being quad cores.

 

I also love how people assume AMD are trying to directly compete with CPU's that are on average like $100+ more expensive than them. 

[Imabigmac]

No reason to assume it doesn't since they're specifically mentioning it on the requirements for a reason.

no where does it say that it does. 

[Imabigmac]

The game is being optimized for 8 cores because of the consoles. They don't do it for console marketing, but because it is optimized for it.

 

This singleplayer game has extensive AI for a lot of people on the screen at a time. Furthermore it has a wind simulation system that interact with the physics engine. It WILL use more CPU power than usual.

 

APU's with HSA utilizes the built in GPU for floating point processing, that is a lot more effective than the FPU on a standard CPU.

 

Are there any next gen games out, that is only next gen and optimized for multicore? I believe watch dogs will be the first real title to be close to utilizing multicore properly. At least Ubisoft, that has tested and developed this game, seems to think a cheap 8 core AMD will perform as well as an i7.

 

Hyperthreading does not add more cores. It just utilizes more of the CPU at a time, trying to improve effectiveness and avoid idletime.

Wind simulation really? AC4 has that and ocean simulation makes zero difference.... They may seem to think but so did Dice who recommended a fx 6300 or an quad core intel for BF4, almost certain an i5 still provides a better gameplay experience. 

 

+1 for this.

 

This is why from now on (as the consoles are AMD 8 cores) you will start to see more and more pre optimized AMD 8 core titles coming to PC that WILL outperform intel fan boys precious I7's.... HTing wont save you from still only being quad cores.

 

I also love how people assume AMD are trying to directly compete with CPU's that are on average like $100+ more expensive than them. 

There is  no evidence to support the claim from now on, there have been released for the next gen consoles and pc that are still not optimized for consoles, look at thief not ported from consoles huge cpu difference between 8350 and i5.

How is AMD not trying to compete with an i5? What is it competing with an i3?

I will be laughing when my i5 still beats the 8350. 

[SSL]

+1 for this.

 

This is why from now on (as the consoles are AMD 8 cores) you will start to see more and more pre optimized AMD 8 core titles coming to PC that WILL outperform intel fan boys precious I7's.... HTing wont save you from still only being quad cores.

 

And you're basing this on what? I'm not sure you actually understand what you're talking about.

 

I love it when people throw around terms like 'cores' and 'optimized' like they're making a point.