Fallout 3 vs Fallout New Vegas system requirements

[zancek0]

Which one of them is more optimized and which one needs more power to run?
EDIT: what about borderlands 1 vs fallout new vegas?

[Not Bubba]

They're pretty much the same. New Vegas needs a touch more horsepower because it's newer.

[Vita, Mortis, Careo]

F3 has major problems with multi-core processors. You'll likely have to configure your machine to run on only one core to get it to run.

[hghwolf]

An interesting twist on the topic.

Originally posted by Two Bears:

F3 has major problems with multi-core processors. You'll likely have to configure your machine to run on only one core to get it to run.

That seems like a very drastic description of what is in essence five clicks.

[Yeshix]

Guys you have it wrong. Fallout 3 actually needs a bit more then new vegas. I have a good pc and I still have fps drops in fallout 3 and not NV because NV is optomized better than fallout 3. Not to say It's a large difference but a difference non the least. So Fallout 3 would need a bit more

[zancek0]

Originally posted by Yeshix:

Guys you have it wrong. Fallout 3 actually needs a bit more then new vegas. I have a good pc and I still have fps drops in fallout 3 and not NV because NV is optomized better than fallout 3. Not to say It's a large difference but a difference non the least. So Fallout 3 would need a bit more

Are you running it on Windows 7 ?

[Sanjuro357]

Fallout 3 and New Vegas run on basically the same engine. NV came out later and Obsidian spent a lot of time fixing as many engine bugs as they could. So I would think that NV is a bit more optimised and has fewer bugs, although it is far from bug free due to the nature of the engine itself.

[Yeet]

You all saying that it's only a little bit, I CANT EVEN ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ RUN FALLOUT 3, BUT I CAN RUN NEW VEGAS COMPLETELY FINE

[talgaby]

Cannot run as in it does not boot up, or cannot run as in it lags like hell?

At any rate, they are correct though, the two engines are literally the exact same. The only difference is in the preconfigured default settings they start with.

[Dustin81]

Fallout 3 doesn't run on multi core cpus without an ini tweak while Fallout New Vegas does.

[raubrey]

Originally posted by hghwolf, rational. Mostly:

An interesting twist on the topic.

Originally posted by Two Bears:

F3 has major problems with multi-core processors. You'll likely have to configure your machine to run on only one core to get it to run.

That seems like a very drastic description of what is in essence five clicks.

HeeHee. Well put. Well put.
Any chance to knock down Beth...I mean FO3...

[7thRenegade]

well i get a locked 60 in fallout 3 and about 40 fps in new vegas so i would say new vegas takes more power but i also think new vegas has a better story

[ADEC Inc]

Not to blaspheme or anything, but after modding both with all the relevant fixes FO3 runs almost perfectly, while NV is still plagued with issues. Given that NV has a more active modding community, I'd say NV must have the buggier engine of the two.

[7thRenegade]

im pretty sure new vegas would run better than borderlands 1

[raubrey]

Originally posted by =(e)= ImmaZombie!!:

im pretty sure new vegas would run better than borderlands 1

I've been meaning to replay BG1 (I mean Borderlands 1) as it has been years but I honestly don't remember *any* issues with it -- not saying they didn't exist, but that such didn't stand out.

I'm thinking back then I had a 250 GTS GPU (may-be 460) and Vista -- of course how it runs on modern hardware might be a bit different. Still, I do recall smooth co-op even. Just FYI.

[zancek0]

Dang guys, I cant believe 4 years have already gone by... I can remember asking this question when I was first year highschool with my ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ass laptop. Things have changed for the better regarding that . Anyhoo, hope this topic helps someone and thanks for your answers!