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Crysis Final System Requirements

Blog written by Sunsu on October 9, 2007 at 11:04 PM

Crytek states that the minimum system requirements for Crysis are as follows, depending on the operating system.

Windows XP

* Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz (or similar AMD)
* 1024MB RAM
* a 256MB Shader Model 3.0-compatible video card
* 12GB disk space

Windows Vista

* Intel Pentium 4 3.2Ghz (or similar AMD)
* 1536MB RAM
* a 256MB Shader Model 3.0-compatible video card
* 12GB disk space

A 256MB SM3.0 card is something like a NVIDIA GeForce 6800GT or ATI Radeon X1650 series. According to Crytek, a system meeting the minimum requirements will run the game at 800x600 using low/medium settings.

Recommended setup is;

Windows XP/Vista

* Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 or AMD Athlon X2 4400+
* 2048MB RAM
* NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
* 12GB disk space

Windows XP, using DX9 is limited to "high" graphical settings, while Windows Vista, using DX10, can be set to "very high". According to Crytek the recommended system will run the game in high resolution at high/very high settings.

Crytek has stated that Crysis requires Shader Model 3.0 in order to run, however EA has stated that Shader Model 2.0 is acceptable. If Shader Model 2.0 is acceptable then that would allow people who have Radeon 9800 Pros (XP) or Radeon X800s (Vista) to play Crysis on minimum settings.