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The past few weeks have been incredible for gamers, thanks to titles likeBlack Myth: Wukong,Star Wars Outlaws,Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, andAstro Bot. A variety of genres have received some kind of love. But that’s not all though — especially for PC players.
PC gamers have another highly anticipated AAA title on the horizon:Final Fantasy 16,releasing on September 17. However, before rushing to pre-order, it’s essential to ensure your hardware can handle it. The developer has revealed the official system requirements, and they’re intriguing, to say the least. The most surprising detail? Amassive 170 GB of required storage space, and itmust be an SSD.
720 @ 30 FPS
Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i5-8400
16 GB RAM
GPU
AMD Radeon RX 5700, Intel Arc A580, or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB VRAM required)
Storage
170 GB of SSD Space
If you’re aiming to runFinal Fantasy 16on an older PC, you won’t needtop-of-the-line hardware, but the experience might not be optimal. For the CPU, you’ll need either an AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or an Intel Core i5-8400, which are relatively modest requirements. For the GPU, an AMD Radeon RX 5700, Intel Arc A580, or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 will be necessary. Additionally, 16 GB of RAM is required.
With this setup, the game will only run at 720p and 30 FPS, so you shouldn’t expect sharp visuals or smooth gameplay.
1080p @ 30 FPS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X or Intel Core i7-10700
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (8GB VRAM required)
To runFinal Fantasy 16at 1080p and 60 FPS, the hardware requirements increase significantly. For the CPU, an AMD Ryzen 7 5700X or an Intel Core i7-10700 should be sufficient. On the GPU side, an AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 will be necessary. Fortunately, the RAM requirement remains at 16 GB.
The developer has not disclosed system requirements for higher resolutions,such as 1440p or 4K, but you can expect them to be even more demanding. If you’re still skeptical about the listed requirements, you can download theFinal Fantasy 16 demofor free via Steam. The demo will give you a good idea of the performance you can expect from the full game.
It’s also unclear whether the above requirements account forupscaling technologies or not. Since the minimum requirements are for 720p, it’s reasonable to hope that the higher specifications do not include upscaling.
