Resident Evil: Requiem is simply a few weeks away, and whereas the primary few trailers undoubtedly made it appear like a stunning sport, the Switch 2 trailer that debuted earlier this week, effectively, did not. However, the way in which I see it, that is glorious information, particularly for anybody on a finances gaming PC.
Ever because the RE Engine got here to prominence beginning with Resident Evil: Biohazard, Capcom has been impressing me with simply how good it might make video games look, with out making them too demanding. Now, clearly, I have never had the possibility to check Resident Evil: Requiem efficiency but myself, however simply taking a look at each the system necessities and the Switch 2 trailer, it looks as if Capcom is continuous this development.
Resident Evil: Requiem Minimal PC Necessities
Processor
intel Core i5-8500 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500
GPU
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
Resident Evil: Requiem Advisable PC System necessities
Processor
Intel Core i7-8700 / AMD Ryzen 5 5500
GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Tremendous / AMD Radeon RX 6600
Capcom hasn’t revealed what decision and settings both of those spec sheets are concentrating on, however even when that really helpful construct is only for 1080p Extremely at 60 fps, the Nvidia RTX 2060 Tremendous and Radeon RX 6600 are very attainable graphics playing cards. That’s to not point out solely requiring a Core i7-8700 or Ryzen 5 5500 and 16GB of RAM, which is a really low bar to clear.
What Sort of Efficiency Can I Anticipate?
Once more, as a result of Capcom hasn’t revealed any particular settings that the system necessities are concentrating on, I can not say for positive, however from my time testing Resident Evil Village for TechRadar when it got here out, I used to be capable of get almost 60 fps at 4K with an RTX 3060 – and the 3060 may be very a lot not a 4K graphics card.
Nevertheless, it is necessary to notice that the necessities for Requiem are a bit heavier than they have been for Village. The most important distinction is that as a substitute of asking for a Radeon RX 5700 or a GTX 1070 for Village, Requiem is asking for an RTX 2060 Tremendous or a Radeon RX 6600. And whereas the efficiency hole between these graphics playing cards is not enormous by itself, the important thing distinction is that Requiem is recommending a ray tracing-capable GPU – Village did not.
That makes lots of sense, given the visible high quality of a number of the trailers which have come out for the sport, however it might go away some of us with older GPUs out within the chilly. It’s totally doubtless that with an older non-RT GPU, the sport will look lots just like the Nintendo Switch 2 footage. The intense facet right here, although, is that the GTX 1660 and Radeon RX 5500 XT sneak within the minimal specs, so you may nonetheless be capable to play the sport, it simply won’t look too nice.
The Nintendo Switch 2 Equal
It is necessary to spotlight that the Nintendo Switch 2 is ready to run Resident Evil: Requiem, even when it would not fairly meet the system necessities if it have been a PC. The Tegra T239 SoC within the handheld is roughly the equal of a cellular RTX 3050 – which is weaker than the desktop-class GTX 1660 Capcom is requiring. I would not get too caught up on this element, although.
Primarily, that is as a result of the Nintendo Switch 2 is a console and each single unit will likely be operating the very same {hardware}. That means when Capcom was porting Resident Evil: Requiem over to the Switch 2, it was capable of fine-tune the construct to the precise {hardware}, doubtless discovering optimizations that would not be there for the PC model.
Nonetheless, simply going by the Switch 2 trailer earlier this week, it does appear to be Capcom simply barely managed to squeeze the sport onto the hand held. However even whether it is tough, I am trying ahead to seeing simply how effectively it runs on the Nintendo console.
Jackie Thomas is the {Hardware} and Shopping for Guides Editor at IGN and the PC parts queen. You’ll be able to observe her @Jackiecobra