Ubisoft’s Far Cry® 5 is launching across the globe this very day. There’s a ton of fresh open-world gaming to be found, and plenty of hijinks to get involved with, all of which you can read about in reviews. Here on GeForce.com, however, we’re interested in hardware and what you require to run today’s games at a high level of detail with a smooth, stable framerate.

For Far Cry® 5, Ubisoft has handily provided a super-detailed list of specifications, requirements and recommendations that cover everything from minimum spec gaming, right through to high-end 4K 60 FPS gameplay:

MINIMUM CONFIGURATION: 1280x720, 30 FPS

  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
  • CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz or equivalent
  • RAM: 8GB
  • OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
  • Resolution: 720p
  • Video Preset: Low

RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION: 1920x1080, 60 FPS

  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
  • CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz or equivalent
  • RAM: 8GB
  • OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
  • Resolution: 1080p
  • Video Preset: High

4K 30 FPS CONFIGURATION

  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
  • CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X @ 3.6 GHz or equivalent
  • RAM: 16GB
  • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit version only)
  • Resolution: 2160p (3840x2160)
  • Video Preset: High

4K 60 FPS CONFIGURATION

  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (8GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
  • CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.0 GHz or AMD Ryzen 7 1700X @ 3.4 GHz or equivalent
  • RAM: 16GB
  • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit version only)
  • Resolution: 2160p (3840x2160)
  • Video Preset: High/Ultra

Supported NVIDIA cards at time of release:

  • GeForce GTX 600 Series: GeForce GTX 670 or better
  • GeForce GTX 700 Series: GeForce GTX 760 or better
  • GeForce GTX 900 Series: GeForce GTX 950 or better
  • GeForce GTX 10-Series: GeForce GTX 1050 or better

"PC has always been a key element of Far Cry's DNA, and this couldn't be truer with Far Cry® 5," said Kirill Bragin, the producer of Far Cry® 5’s PC version. “In order to help ensure PC players have the best experience possible, the Benchmark feature and video memory usage meter will help you analyze your system and calibrate the myriad visual options, including variant aspect ratio support, FOV adjustment, optional FPS locking, and resolution scaling.”

“But players won't need to dive into the calibration menus if they don't feel like it”, says Bragin, because "the game will auto-detect the user's hardware and will set the matching quality preset and resolution."

To ensure your hardware is performing at peak efficiency in Far Cry® 5, and you therefore get the best possible preset for your GPU, download and install our Far Cry® 5 Game Ready driver. You can either get it from our website, or automatically through GeForce Experience, an indispensable application for GeForce GTX gamers that also features game setting optimization, gameplay recording, Twitch streaming, giveaways, and much more.