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Assassin's Creed: Unity's PC specs are unprecedented (self.buildapc)

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PC specs for Assassin's Creed: Unity were leaked on NeoGAF yesterday, and these specs have been confirmed by Ubisoft in a blog post: http://blog.ubi.com/assassins-creed-unity-pc-specs/

I say that these specs are unprecedented. Let me explain why.

For purposes of comparison, let me pull out the minimum and required graphics cards from some recent and upcoming games. To simplify the comparison, I will only use the Nvidia line.

  • (February 25) Thief: GTS 250 minimum / GTX 660 recommended
  • (May 20) Wolfenstein: GTX 460 / GTX 460
  • (May 27) Watch_Dogs: GTX 460 / GTX 560ti
  • (September 30) Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor: GTX 460 / GTX 660
  • (November 3) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare: GTS 450 / GTX 760
  • (November 11) Assassin's Creed: Unity: GTX 680 / GTX 780
  • (November 18) Dragon Age: Inquisition: 8800 GT / GTX 660

Let me point out a few things. If we exclude Assassin's Creed from this list, the highest minimum requirement is the GTX 460 (three games require this card). The GTX 460 was released in 2010 as a mainstream gaming card. Again excluding Assassin's Creed, the highest recommended card is the GTX 760 (recommended by the upcoming Call of Duty). The GTX 760 was released in 2013 as a mainstream gaming card.

If you refer to Tom's Hardware's hierarchy chart, you will find that the GTX 760 is two tiers below the GTX 680: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

What this means is that the highest RECOMMENDED card from this list of games (Thief, Watch_Dogs, Wolfenstein, Mordor, CoD, DA:I) does not meet the MINIMUM requirement for Assassin's Creed: Unity. It is two whole tiers below.

The only conclusion that I can come to is that Ubisoft has made a(nother) mistake in communication. Given the hardware limitations of the Xbox One and the PS4, these specs simply do not make sense. Even with the recent history of bad PC ports, there has been significant consistency in minimum and recommended specs. AC: Unity's specs blow everything out of the water.

I fully expect Ubisoft to retract these PC specs once they realize the silly mistake they've made. If I am wrong and Ubisoft goes forward with these specs -- well then, we are in for a show.

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[–]hikerdude5 41 ポイント42 ポイント  (4子コメント)

They probably BSed the recommendations in order to

  1. cover their asses and

  2. make it look more impressive.

    Of course, it's possible that they just didn't bother optimizing it at all.

[–]TheAverageOne [非表示スコア]  (0子コメント)

If you want to get all conspiracy-theory-like, Ubi probably used these minimum system specs to reinforce their "pro console agenda," ie Consoles can "outperform" high-end PCs when in reality they just didn't bother optimizing.

[–]mickeydickballs [非表示スコア]  (1子コメント)

yeh and isn't there a 30 fps limit??

[–]mjike [非表示スコア]  (0子コメント)

That's only on console

[–]nosius [非表示スコア]  (0子コメント)

but everything on the internet is true!!!

oh wait that means what you said is true... I DONT KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE ANYMORE

[–]BanginBanana 17 ポイント18 ポイント  (4子コメント)

If you haven't noticed, everything from Ubisoft is optimized like ass. Games that don't look that good are hammering high end SLI systems despite being Gameworks titles. Farcry 3, AC:BF, Watchdogs, etc... they are all brutal on system resources yet don't look nearly as good as games with Frostbite or Crytek engines.

[–]generic2134[S] 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (3子コメント)

I have noticed, and I own all of those games.

Far Cry 3 is pretty well optimized. Black Flag and Watch_Dogs are poorly optimized, but their specs fall within the norm. Minimum for Black Flag is the GTX 260. Minimum for Watch_Dogs is the GTX 460. Now, what is a reasonable minimum for AC: Unity? GTX 460, like Watch_Dogs? 560ti? 660? 760? Nope. Only the 770 is on par with AC: Unity's MINIMUM requirement, the GTX 680.

[–]b1ueskycomp1ex 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Quad SLI GTX 980's are the minimum requirement for ubisoft's latest game, "Assassin's Creed Unlimited".

[–]PoombyBear [非表示スコア]  (0子コメント)

i'm so tired I imagined a quadruple decker cheeseburger inside a PC case in place of a graphics card

[–]dpatt711 [非表示スコア]  (0子コメント)

Now featuring 901p.

[–]b1ueskycomp1ex 15 ポイント16 ポイント  (1子コメント)

I call bullshit. "next-gen" games have been inflating requirements since the Xbone and PS4 were released. Recently Shadow of mordor has "recommended" the use of a 6GB graphics card with their ultra textures, even though the game seems to be running fine with 3GB cards.

[–]pokemaster787 [非表示スコア]  (0子コメント)

Shadow of Mordor's ultra preset uses the high textures without downloading the separate ultra textures. The ultra do use around 4.x GB of vram. But there's no 5 GB graphics card so they said 6. 3GB cannot handle the textures

[–]SaphricPCGaming 9 ポイント10 ポイント  (4子コメント)

At first I was like.

Eh those requirements are fine.

And then I read the word "minimum"

The fuck? A GTX 770 is your minimum requirement?

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    [–]bakageta [非表示スコア]  (1子コメント)

    The 780 is recommended, a 680 is minimum. The 770 and 680 are the same gpu with trivial baseclock and minor ram changes, it's common to refer to one as the other as they're interchangeable. A 770 bios even works fine on a 680.

    [–]indiejellyfish [非表示スコア]  (0子コメント)

    Ohh, I thought OP was saying 780 or 680 min, forgot 680 pretty much is 770, thanks!

    [–]1point5volts [非表示スコア]  (0子コメント)

    680 is minimum. 780 is recommended. lrn 2 read

    [–]frenchpan 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

    I don't get the recommended amount of RAM lately. Do any of these games actually go over 3-4 gbs?

    [–]mickeydickballs [非表示スコア]  (0子コメント)

    sooo fuck this game. lol

    [–]venom20078 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (21子コメント)

    Fuck it. Boycotting Ubishit.

    [–]derpherp128 [非表示スコア]  (20子コメント)

    "The minimum recommended specs for these leaked, possibly unreliable specs for these new games are really quite high!"

    "FUCK UBISHIT BOYCOTTING AGAIN BECAUSE MASTERRACE HURR"

    [–]generic2134[S] [非表示スコア]  (7子コメント)

    The specs are confirmed by Ubisoft. So, yes, let's have a reasonable discussion about them.

    [–]derpherp128 [非表示スコア]  (6子コメント)

    Reasonable discussion? I'm all for that.

    This:

    Ubishit needs to learn when to just shut the fuck up. First they claim claim 30 fps is more "cinematic," which was met with tons of backlash. Then they do it a SECOND time, from an experienced developer. They release a piss poor pc port of Watch Dogs. They are forcing us to buy a season pass to play far cry 4 multiplayer. They have locked games for both consoles at the same specs to "Avoid all the debates and stuff..." Now we have these leaked, possibly unreliable specs for ACU. It wouldn't surprise me if they were real. Even if the specs are fake, there is still plenty reason to boycott Ubisoft.

    Is not reasonable.

    edit: come downvote me masterracers, i play pc games too, i just think it's stupid to boycott over a leaked spec.

    [–]Wesside [非表示スコア]  (3子コメント)

    You don't find it reasonable to stop purchasing things from a company that is doing it's best to ruin the gaming experience of their games for PC?

    Not to mention Ubisoft's DRM, or the 30 FPS crap, or any number of other things they have done extremely poorly in the last few years.

    Everyone is welcome to choose to not purchase things from a vendor that has, for all intents and purposes, decided that Gamers don't know anything about computers, or games.

    [–]derpherp128 [非表示スコア]  (2子コメント)

    is doing it's best to ruin the gaming experience of their games for PC?

    really. from a purely business perspective, why would they do that?

    Ubisoft's DRM

    Steam is DRM too, just easier to use.

    30 fps crap

    Like any other game company that caters to consoles...

    Everyone is welcome to choose to not purchase things from a vendor that has, for all intents and purposes, decided that Gamers don't know anything about computers, or games.

    Yup, totally agree! However, just because the recommended specs seem to be high, and we don't know why yet, we should boycott them? Maybe they're talking out of their ass! "Eh, who cares, let's boycott them!"

    The whole premise of boycotting is to demand change where they otherwise won't allow it, like if you wanted to demand higher work pay, better working conditions, or even 60 fps in games!

    But boycotting over a leaked (confirmed?) recommended spec that came from a company KNOWN to talk out of its ass is kinda...wow.

    EDIT:

    First they claim claim 30 fps is more "cinematic," which was met with tons of backlash. Then they do it a SECOND time, from an experienced developer. They release a piss poor pc port of Watch Dogs. They are forcing us to buy a season pass to play far cry 4 multiplayer. They have locked games for both consoles at the same specs to "Avoid all the debates and stuff..."

    Totally has everything to do with ACU specs.

    [–]Wesside [非表示スコア]  (1子コメント)

    Steam is DRM too, just easier to use.

    Yes it is, but not only is it easier to use, it isn't obtrusive.

    Yup, totally agree! However, just because the recommended specs seem to be high, and we don't know why yet, we should boycott them? Maybe they're talking out of their ass! "Eh, who cares, let's boycott them!"

    He never said you have to boycott them, he said he's going to. Also continuing to pay for something from a company that you don't like isn't how you get them to change either.

    Totally has everything to do with ACU specs.

    You're involved in a conversation that isn't about AC:U directly, only it's developer/producer. So whether or not it has to do with the AC:U Specs isn't relevant to anything.

    [–]derpherp128 [非表示スコア]  (0子コメント)

    Yes it is, but not only is it easier to use, it isn't obtrusive.

    I concede there.

    He never said you have to boycott them, he said he's going to. Also continuing to pay for something from a company that you don't like isn't how you get them to change either.

    Never said he couldn't or that you had to pay, just noting that this is a bit extreme, on a post about recommend specs for a future game.

    You're involved in a conversation that isn't about AC:U directly, only it's developer/producer. So whether or not it has to do with the AC:U Specs isn't relevant to anything.

    This thread is about AC:U specs, and how they're high. I clicked because I was curious about what happened, not about how Ubisoft is shit.

    [–]Gorgetronica [非表示スコア]  (1子コメント)

    They are insulting to their PC consumers and expect our dollars. Sorry, you have to earn them. Right now, they aren't earning them. I'll boycott them for their track record of shitting on PC gamers. Even if these specs are bogus, you can pretty much bet on the PC version having shit optimization.

    Straw..Camel...Back.

    [–]derpherp128 [非表示スコア]  (0子コメント)

    I don't care if you boycott Ubisoft, but I'm just saying that a high recommended spec should not be able to break the camel's back.

    expecting pcmr to downvote me while i sleep, peace.

    [–]venom20078 [非表示スコア]  (11子コメント)

    Ubishit needs to learn when to just shut the fuck up. First they claim claim 30 fps is more "cinematic," which was met with tons of backlash. Then they do it a SECOND time, from an experienced developer. They release a piss poor pc port of Watch Dogs. They are forcing us to buy a season pass to play far cry 4 multiplayer. They have locked games for both consoles at the same specs to "Avoid all the debates and stuff..." Now we have these leaked, possibly unreliable specs for ACU. It wouldn't surprise me if they were real. Even if the specs are fake, there is still plenty reason to boycott Ubisoft.

    [–]jprockbelly [非表示スコア]  (0子コメント)

    Your list is missing The Evil Within, it requires a MINIMUM of 4GB of vram

    The company also stressed that gamers will need 4 GB of VRAM whether they meet the recommended requirements or not.

    linky

    [–]AWolfInGoatsClothing -4 ポイント-3 ポイント  (1子コメント)

    Yeah, also Ubisoft pc games are always laggy

    [–]harleysmoke [非表示スコア]  (0子コメント)

    AC4 runs smooth at 50-60ish fps on highish settings on my gtx660. AC unity is saying it requires a 770 to run Unity maxed out at 720p at 30fps