South Park: The Fractured But Whole system requirements are out

By Andy Chalk
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The numbers you need.

Ubisoft has announced the official system requirements for the upcoming action-adventure South Park: The Fractured But Whole, which means you can finally determine whether your PC has what it takes to deliver fart jokes, skeezy lapdances given by small children, and a character named The Coon.

Minimum: 

  • Resolution: 720p @~60FPS
  • Video Preset: Low
  • V-Sync: Off
  • OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
  • PROCESSOR: Intel Core i5 2400 | AMD FX 4320 or equivalent
  • VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560Ti / GTX 650 / GTX 750 / GTX 950 / GTX 1050 AMD Radeon HD 7850 / R9 270 / R9 370 / RX 460 (2GB VRAM or above: See supported list below)
  • SYSTEM RAM: 6 GB

Recommended:

  • Resolution: 1080p @~60FPS
  • Video Preset: High
  • V-Sync: Off
  • OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
  • PROCESSOR: Intel Core i5-4690K | AMD FX-8350 or equivalent
  • VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 / GTX 750ti / GTX 960 / GTX 1060 AMD Radeon R9 280X / R9 380 / RX 470 (2 GB VRAM or above: See supported list below)
  • SYSTEM RAM: 8 GB


And these are the officially supported video cards at time of release:

Nvidia:

  • GeForce GTX500 series: (minimum) GeForce GTX560Ti or better, (recommended) none
  • GeForce GTX600 series: (minimum) GeForce GTX650 or better, (recommended) GeForce GTX670 or better
  • GeForce GTX700 series: (minimum) GeForce GTX750 or better, (recommended) GeForce GTX760 or better
  • GeForce GTX900 series: (minimum) GeForce GTX950 or better, (recommended) GeForce GTX960 or better
  • GeForce GTX1000 series: (minimum) any GeForce GTX10 card, (recommended) GeForce GTX1050Ti or better

AMD:

  • Radeon HD7000 series: (minimum) Radeon HD7850 or better, (recommended) 7970 or better
  • Radeon 200 series: (minimum) Radeon R9 270 or better, (recommended) Radeon R9 280X or better
  • Radeon 300/Fury X series: (minimum) Radeon R9 370 or better, (recommended) Radeon R9 380 or better
  • Radeon 400 series: (minimum) Radeon RX460 or better, (recommended) Radeon RX470 or better

Barring further delays, South Park: The Fractured But Whole will be out on October 17. For a better idea of what it's all about, feast your eyes on 11 minutes of gameplay right here. (FYI: It's mostly farts.)
 

Andy Chalk
Andy Chalk

Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.

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