What does it take to run this on 1080p 60fps on ultra?

[gman]

I'm currently buying parts to build my PC, and I'm aiming to at least run this game on those settings in the title.
I have:
AMD A8-5500 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (3.2GHz)
6GB Ram
nVidia GeForce GT630
Should I get a new processor? Or should I just go ahead and only buy a new video card? (GeForce GTX 970 is what I'm looking at). Maybe both?
Thanks to anyone who can answer this.

[Zhian'tara]

A GT630 is an aweful graphics card. I bought my whole computer premade for $500. It has an AMD A10-6700 with 8GB of RAM and the integrated graphics card. The integrated graphics on the A10-6700 are better than a GT630. I can run this game on ultra at 1600 x 900 at 30 FPS so there is no way that you will be able to do 1080p 60FPS on ultra.

[gman]

I'm aware my graphics card is bad, I just wanted to know if the GTX 970 would be enough...

[Zhian'tara]

A GTX 970 should be able to easily do it.

[gman]

ok, thank you very much.

[The Fearsome Sweat Sipper]

I have a GTX 960 and it runs fine on ultra settings with no lag.

[Tubbs]

A gx 970 is an amazing card, capable of beasting modern titles easily. For reference I have a gtx 660 and it runs great on all ultra settings. I did notice a drop in frames when entering an area for a second or two but 60 fps everywhere else. I would recommend a gtx 960 if you are looking for a decent upgrade worth your money nowadays.

[gman]

Thanks for your input

[EluCCCY]

I got a laptop with dual 650m's and i runs great at high settings with close to no lag.

[NotApplicable]

A 760 can do it just fine (my card, which is very, very similar to the 960 in general gaming performance) so a 970 would be pretty overkill. There is, however, an issue with shadows over "high", I think it is, on nVidia cards; this is a known issue and doesn't look to be resolved. I think there is also another setting that is AMD-focused and so doesn't run well on an nVidia system.

You can shove the game up to delicious graphics on the card I use (ASUS 760 OC) without a problem, but I would consider an ASUS 960 OC to save a bit of cash and be more power-efficient. Do note, that in some games, the performance with a 960 is slightly lower than a 760, but it is perhaps worth the trade-off, and in other games it can be a touch faster.

Good luck.

PS
Check out my screenshots if you're curious as to what the ASUS 760 OC can do.

Originally posted by TurboTheGamer:

I did notice a drop in frames when entering an area for a second or two but 60 fps everywhere else.

I believe this to be a common issue with the game, one which was huge on launch, but eventually got greatly lessened. I'm assuming you're referring to, "load stutter."

[Rage]

If you need cheap parts, grab an AMD FX 6300 with a 970 series motherboard, and a 7950 from GPUShack.com. Trust me, that combo will run almost everything well

[shpee]

My GTX660 does it with some drops to 45 here and there.

[cloud_ishida]

I think your processor is fine. I have a GTX 960 4GB from EVGA (the SSC version) and it's rock solid 60 fps @1080p on this game, 970 it's an overkill, but might be more futureproof (as if that could exist in pc gaming) or more useful if you play new games at more than 1080p (or if you have a monitor with a refresh rate of more than 60 hz). Other than that my card runs everything I throw at it at 60 fps, except for the witcher 3, only 30fps with everything maxed out including hairworks and 45fps without hairworks.
This card is around $200usd and a 970 around $350, so make your decision based on if the extra performance is worth that extra money.

[Petulencia]

Originally posted by Unbekannter:

A 760 can do it just fine (my card, which is very, very similar to the 960 in general gaming performance) so a 970 would be pretty overkill. There is, however, an issue with shadows over "high", I think it is, on nVidia cards; this is a known issue and doesn't look to be resolved. I think there is also another setting that is AMD-focused and so doesn't run well on an nVidia system.

Ran benchmark on my GTX 760 SC, here are the numbers I got. When I actually played the game it was very smooth, except for bits of loading lag (exacerbated by the fact that I run my steam games from a WD Green 2TB).

Numbers taken from benchmark app :

EVGA Geforce GTX 760 SuperClocked

Scene Duration (seconds), Average FPS, Min FPS, Max FPS, Scene Name
32.57, 62.60, 22.09, 88.59, Welcome Center
7.09, 63.89, 22.16, 87.42, Scene Change: Disregard Performance In This Section
21.91, 69.18, 13.31, 85.58, Town Center
7.62, 63.89, 38.46, 84.87, Raffle
9.61, 95.12, 40.45, 109.52, Monument Island
3.03, 103.56, 94.94, 109.69, Benchmark Finished: Disregard Performance In This Section
81.84, 69.95, 13.31, 109.69, Overall

I'd certainly suggest that you plump for a 900-series if you can afford it, but the 700 series are still viable cards if building a gaming rig on a budget. I have also noted that recent games I have tried (farcry 4, dying light) seem to have more problems running well (or sometimes at all) on the 900 series cards than the 700 series. Bear in mind, though, that coalation =/= causation, and it might just mean that more 900-series owners have something wrong with their computers that isn't driver related (missing runtimes, driver problems, etc.).

[Terepin]

Originally posted by TurboTheGamer:

A gx 970 is an amazing card, capable of beasting modern titles easily.

Without real AA, sure, why not. But enable AA and it starts coughing blood.

[NotApplicable]

Originally posted by Petulencia:

Ran benchmark on my GTX 760 SC, here are the numbers I got. When I actually played the game it was very smooth, except for bits of loading lag (exacerbated by the fact that I run my steam games from a WD Green 2TB).

Numbers taken from benchmark app :

EVGA Geforce GTX 760 SuperClocked

Scene Duration (seconds), Average FPS, Min FPS, Max FPS, Scene Name
32.57, 62.60, 22.09, 88.59, Welcome Center
7.09, 63.89, 22.16, 87.42, Scene Change: Disregard Performance In This Section
21.91, 69.18, 13.31, 85.58, Town Center
7.62, 63.89, 38.46, 84.87, Raffle
9.61, 95.12, 40.45, 109.52, Monument Island
3.03, 103.56, 94.94, 109.69, Benchmark Finished: Disregard Performance In This Section
81.84, 69.95, 13.31, 109.69, Overall

I'd certainly suggest that you plump for a 900-series if you can afford it, but the 700 series are still viable cards if building a gaming rig on a budget. I have also noted that recent games I have tried (farcry 4, dying light) seem to have more problems running well (or sometimes at all) on the 900 series cards than the 700 series. Bear in mind, though, that coalation =/= causation, and it might just mean that more 900-series owners have something wrong with their computers that isn't driver related (missing runtimes, driver problems, etc.).

Ouch. I get a consistent 60fps throughout the game. Turn down the shadows! Should be common knowledge by now that the shadows above high cause severe performance issues for most, if not all nVidia owners, not to mention have draw distance issues on ultra.

Of course the 760 is viable. xD Just because it's a lower number, doesn't mean it isn't still perfectly capable of doing a nice job in games. xD People (not saying you) can be very—for lack of a better word—knobish when it comes to the latest thing or getting one FPS or setting up on their friends. People also often forget or don't even know that it's not ALL down to the GPU, and that the design of the game is actually important, as is the rest of the rig, and the software. For example, the 760 can nail Bioshock without a problem, but the issue with the shadows brings it to a grinding halt when looking at certain things. ¬_¬ There are plenty of other examples out there.

I have been able to max or near-max almost all my games and run at a constant or very near-constant 60fps @ 1080p for a while now. The only ones I can't, are those that were made like ♥♥♥♥ in the first place, such as GTA4 and Metro 2033. (before they sold the patch)

Also, just tried the benchmark exe and honestly think it's a load of nonsense. In game it's smooth (even with vsync) but on the benchmark, using the same settings and resolution, it was stuttery as all balls. >.<

Anywho, GL.