Thanks to Ubisoft, we know a little more about Ubisoft’s upcoming The Division for the PC. First and foremost, we can finally see if our PC’s are up to the task as the minimum & recommended specs were released. You can check those out below.
Minimum Requirements
- Supported OS: Windows® 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only).
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 | AMD FX-6100, or better.
- RAM: 6GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 with 2 GB VRAM (current equivalent NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760) | AMD Radeon HD 7770 with 2 GB VRAM, or better.
- Notebook support: Laptop models of these desktop cards may work as long as they are on-par in terms of performance with at least the minimum configuration.
- DirectX: Version 11
- Hard Drive Space: 40 GB available space.
- Optical Drive: DVD-ROM Dual Layer.
- Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset, optional controller.
- Multiplayer: Broadband connection with 256 kbps upstream, or faster.
Recommended Requirements
- Supported OS: Windows® 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 | AMD FX-8350, or better.
- RAM: 8GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon R9 290, or better.
- Notebook support: Laptop models of these desktop cards may work as long as they are on-par in terms of performance with at least the minimum configuration.
- DirectX: Version 11
- Hard Drive Space: 40 GB available space.
- Optical Drive: DVD-ROM Dual Layer.
- Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset, optional controller.
- Multiplayer: Broadband connection with 512 kbps upstream, or faster.
What’s more, Ubisoft has incorporated several PC specific functions into the PC build as well, features that I’m happy to see especially since this the PC build. This info comes directly from PC Gamer, who had a chance to get some hands on with the title.
- Flexible user interface: move, scale and adjust the opacity of the HUD.
- Intuitive controls: navigate easily through the interface, inventory panels and map designed specifically to be used with a mouse or a controller.
- Full mouse & keyboard support: opt for the high precision mouse and keyboard experience and switch to a controller in the middle of any encounter without interruption.
- Text chat: team up with more agents of The Division by using the in-game text chat.
- Optimized graphic settings & customised GPU effects: adjust a vast variety of technology treats, from realistic lighting, shading, snow particles, local reflection, fog volumetric scattering, depth of field and much more…
- Multi-GPU support: unleash the graphic power of the best computer set ups for jaw-dropping graphics powered by Massive Entertainment’s game engine Snowdrop.
- Multi-screen support: play with up to three screens for the most immersive and stunning experience of The Division.
- Multi-resolutions: opt for 1080p or 4k and automatically adapt the resolution to fit multi-screen configurations with FOV correction.
- Unlocked framerate: let the most powerful computer reach the highest framerate.
- HBA0+: enjoy the most realistic shadowing, lighting algorithm and ambient occlusion.
Definitely looks like the delay of The Division was well worth it, but only time will tell. The beta for The Division kicks off on January 28, 2016 for the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
