Back at the end of last month, Square Enix announced the “Minimum System Requirements” via their website and press release. The information was mostly met with silence, as the benchmark had already been announced and more people seemed interested in the Garlond Goggles and Onion Helm available with pre-orders. Now comes Square with more information – the “Recommended System Requirements” – what’s recommended to “run the game smoothly.” While before some of this may have been leaked, the below is now the official specs and text from Square.
Regarding FINAL FANTASY XIV for Windows® Recommended System Requirements
The following PC specifications are required to run the game smoothly with the recommended in-game settings below.
Window Size and Display Mode | 1280×720 (Windowed) | |
Ambient Occlusion | OFF | |
Depth of Field | ON | |
Shadow Detail | Standard | |
Multisampling | 4x MSAA | |
Buffer Size | Window Size | |
Texture Quality | High | |
Texture Filtering | High |
Recommended System Specifications
OS | Windows® 7 32bit / 64bit * |
Processor | Intel® Core™ i7 (2.66GHz) or faster |
Memory | 4GB or more |
Storage | Install: 15GB or more |
Download: 6GB or more | |
Video | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460 with 768MB VRAM or equivalent |
Sound | DirectSound compatible sound card (DirectX 9.0c or higher) |
Internet | Broadband Internet connection |
Resolution | 1280 x 720 or higher; 32bit |
DirectX | DirectX 9.0c |
Controls | Mouse, Keyboard, Gamepad |
* 64bit OS will run in WOW64 (Windows on Windows 64) mode |
Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. |
NOTE: | |
– | Please contact the relevant manufacturer for product information. |
– | Even if your PC meets these requirements, compatibility issues with certain hardware, software, and driver combinations may prevent the game from running acceptably. |
Interesting to note that the “smooth playing experience” actually has “Ambient Occlusion” set to “Off” and “Shadow Detail” on “Standard” – leading one to assume that these settings can be increased to yield an even “smoother” experience. Time will tell.