Horizon Forbidden West PC system requirements Min. Intel Core i7-6900K ?

[wolfs111]

if, as the website says, it is Intel Core i7-6900K? gamers will be outraged because the requirement for such an inflated processor with low memory ram and graphics requirements will limit the pool of people having the required processor. https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/horizon-forbidden-west-complete-edition/23164

[We0921]

Those are not the official requirements, but let's pretend that they are for a moment.

Horizon Zero Dawn was released in 2017 on the PS4
Horizon Forbidden West was released in 2022 on the PS5

HZD had to run on the PS4 (which was not that fast, even when it newly released in 2013), so it's no wonder that it could run on Intel's 2500k from 2011. By contrast, Forbidden West is running on the PS5 (which was reasonably powerful when it was released in 2020 and still is).

How then is it surprising that the minimum spec CPU would be from 2016? The sequel came out 5 years later for a much newer and more powerful platform, and you're mad that the minimum spec requires a CPU that's 5 years newer? That's just how it goes; More powerful hardware comes out, and software is developed to take advantage of it.

Would you rather PONG be the pinnacle of game technology? Or that all games were still 2D?

[EXile1A]

Originally posted by We0921:

How then is it surprising that the minimum spec CPU would be from 2016? The sequel came out 5 years later for a much newer and more powerful platform, and you're mad that the minimum spec requires a CPU that's 5 years newer? That's just how it goes; More powerful hardware comes out, and software is developed to take advantage of it.

Good point.
But the PS5 CPU isn't equal to a Ryzen 8-core CPU. Same architecture but the Boost Freq. for the PS5 is "only" 3.5 Ghz. While the lowest Ryzen Zen2 8-core is meant to hit 4.4ghz.
Not to mention the dedicated RAM will give a slower CPU more room to work.

One more factor is, that it doesn't have to look as good as the PS5. There is a chance that there will be graphical settings (Low) below that of the PS5. On Max it will blow anything the PS5 can do out of the water if they port it correctly.

But back to CPU, I wouldn't be surprised if the minimum CPU will be an chip older than the PS5's. I would guess somewhere around Intel 5xxx or 6xxx series. And perhaps Ryzen 1xxx. (As the website seems to imply.)

Your point on a 2500K for this game is accurate though, I highly doubt that it will be that low.

[EXile1A]

Originally posted by Seekrt:

I don't even understand how they can ask people to pre-purchase without knowing what the system req. are!

Because if your system beats the PS5's specs than it stands to reason that you can play the game.
Pre-ordering is ofc a game of Russian Roulette, but I'm fairly sure that a computer build with 2018/19 components should not encounter any serious issues. (If the game is ported correctly.)

[We0921]

Originally posted by EXile1A:

Good point.
But the PS5 CPU isn't equal to a Ryzen 8-core CPU. Same architecture but the Boost Freq. for the PS5 is "only" 3.5 Ghz. While the lowest Ryzen Zen2 8-core is meant to hit 4.4ghz.
Not to mention the dedicated RAM will give a slower CPU more room to work.

One more factor is, that it doesn't have to look as good as the PS5. There is a chance that there will be graphical settings (Low) below that of the PS5. On Max it will blow anything the PS5 can do out of the water if they port it correctly.

But back to CPU, I wouldn't be surprised if the minimum CPU will be an chip older than the PS5's. I would guess somewhere around Intel 5xxx or 6xxx series. And perhaps Ryzen 1xxx. (As the website seems to imply.)

Your point on a 2500K for this game is accurate though, I highly doubt that it will be that low.

True. It isn't even close to a perfect comparison, but while we're on the subject I'd recommend you watch this video: https://youtu.be/o67rAV7iNPs

The marginal difference between performance at 3.0 GHz vs 4.4 GHz is a lot less than you'd expect, and even when there is a hit it's still quite good overall. I doubt Guerilla had to make full use of the PS5's CPU to hit their 60fps target.

All in all, I don't expect the CPU requirement to be an issue for most players. Like you said, it'll probably have a lower requirement than what is in the current consoles. There's really no
use in getting worked up over all this when we can just wait for release benchmarks.

[Seekrt]

Originally posted by EXile1A:

Originally posted by Seekrt:

I don't even understand how they can ask people to pre-purchase without knowing what the system req. are!

Because if your system beats the PS5's specs than it stands to reason that you can play the game.
Pre-ordering is ofc a game of Russian Roulette, but I'm fairly sure that a computer build with 2018/19 components should not encounter any serious issues. (If the game is ported correctly.)

My system definitely won't have problems dealing with this.
Still, I find it odd that they are already selling and have not posted their requirements. Especially the minimum.

[Flybye]

Not odd. People that prebuy probably have 3000 or 4000 Nvidia or equivalent, and I bet they have minimum of 8 physical cores. I mean no game will be released requiring the latests and fastest. It would be murder on sales.

[Engels78]

Originally posted by Seekrt:

Originally posted by EXile1A:

Because if your system beats the PS5's specs than it stands to reason that you can play the game.
Pre-ordering is ofc a game of Russian Roulette, but I'm fairly sure that a computer build with 2018/19 components should not encounter any serious issues. (If the game is ported correctly.)

My system definitely won't have problems dealing with this.
Still, I find it odd that they are already selling and have not posted their requirements. Especially the minimum.

My system too no problems foreseen 😉 Especially that there is no Raytrace... If they add DLSS, I will have probably about 100 fps in 1440p. PS5 has old RTX 2070 super equivalent, so having anything similar or better, you are good to go! Definitely in 1080p, maybe in 1440p in high too.

Oh, 90% chances that I will NOT Preorder! Will check out port after release and then decide if I buy...

[Weissbrot]

what are you even talking about? The 6900k is an ancient processor from 2016 with half the single core performance of a modern chip

[Simple.man]

i7 for what? AVX2?

[Avalanche]

Originally posted by Flybye:

Not odd. People that prebuy probably have 3000 or 4000 Nvidia or equivalent, and I bet they have minimum of 8 physical cores. I mean no game will be released requiring the latests and fastest. It would be murder on sales.

Remember Crysis....it still sold well.

[Xautos]

Originally posted by Avalanche:

Originally posted by Flybye:

Not odd. People that prebuy probably have 3000 or 4000 Nvidia or equivalent, and I bet they have minimum of 8 physical cores. I mean no game will be released requiring the latests and fastest. It would be murder on sales.

Remember Crysis....it still sold well.

Crisis was the benchmark for gamers for a few years, the game would test if their computers could run demanding games on full settings and it would sort the potatoes from the computers pretty quickly.

[Zagreus]

Originally posted by Seekrt:

My system definitely won't have problems dealing with this.
Still, I find it odd that they are already selling and have not posted their requirements. Especially the minimum.

Odd yes, but if previous PC releases are any indication the system requirements will be up before the game releases, if you want to claim any pre-order bonuses.

It's not unheard of and as long as the system requirements are posted before the release I see no harm done. Especially, but not limited to, that you can still get a refund for preorders. So if any buyer overestimates their system requirements, they can remedy the situation quite easily.

[sjsharp2007]

Originally posted by Ebon Wolf:

The optimization will be trash anyway. Idk why people think differently.

Given Nixxess is on it I doubt it.

[sjsharp2007]

Originally posted by Seekrt:

Originally posted by EXile1A:

Because if your system beats the PS5's specs than it stands to reason that you can play the game.
Pre-ordering is ofc a game of Russian Roulette, but I'm fairly sure that a computer build with 2018/19 components should not encounter any serious issues. (If the game is ported correctly.)

My system definitely won't have problems dealing with this.
Still, I find it odd that they are already selling and have not posted their requirements. Especially the minimum.

Given m ymachin ecan handle other PS5 games fine I don' tthink I will either

[KillingArts]

Originally posted by mcgeehe:

My guess is 2060 min spec for 1080p 30fps and something around a 3070 as the recommended for 1440p 60/4k 30 with dlss

The PS5 is roughly equivalent to a 2070s and offers (dynamic) 1800p at 60fps. So I think a 2060 should do better than just 1080@30. I wouldn't be surprised if 1080@60 is possible (at medium settings).