Might & Magic Heroes VI SEPTEMBER 2011
1.2. System Requirements
1.2.1 Minimum Configuration:
Operating System: Windows® XP or Windows Vista® or Windows® 7 (all 32/64bit)
Processor: 2 Ghz Intel® Pentium® Core 2 Duo E4400 or higher
2.6 Ghz AMD Athlon™ X2 5000+ or higher
RAM: 1 GB for Windows® XP / 1.5 GB for Windows® Vista®, Windows® 7
Video card : NVidia™ GeForce® 8600GTS (512 VRAM)
ATI™ Radeon 2600XT (512VRAM) or better
512 MB DirectX® 9.0c–compliant card
with Shader Model 3.0 or higher
See Supported List 1.1.3 for more information
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM (8x)
Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
Internet: Broadband required for multiplayer and online features
Peripherals: Windows-compatible mouse required
1.2.2 Recommended Configuration:
Operating System: Windows® XP or Windows Vista® or Windows® 7
Processor: 2 Ghz Intel® Pentium® Core 2 Duo E6400 or higher
2.8 Ghz AMD Athlon™II X2 240 or higher
RAM: 2 GB for Windows® XP, Windows® Vista®, Windows® 7
Video card: NVidia™ GeForce® 8800GTX (1 GB VRAM)
ATI™ Radeon HD 3870 (1 GB VRAM) or better
512 MB DirectX® 9.0c–compliant card
Shader Model 3.0 or higher
See Supported List 1.1.3 for more information.
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM (24x)
Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
Sound: DirectX® 9.0c Compatible Sound Card 5.1 with Latest Drivers
Internet: Broadband required for multiplayer mode and online features
Peripherals: Windows-compatible mouse required
1.2.3 Supported Video Cards at Release Time:
NVIDIA GeForce® 8600 or higher
NVIDIA GeForce™ 9 Series
NVIDIA GeForce™ 200 Series
NVIDIA GeForce™ 400 Series
NVIDIA GeForce™ 500 Series
ATI® RADEON® HD 2600 or higher
ATI® RADEON® HD 3000 Series
ATI® RADEON® HD 4000 Series
ATI® RADEON® HD 5000 Series
ATI® RADEON® HD 6000 Series
For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ for
this game on our support website at http://support.ubi.com.
Well it depends what you mean by maxed out...if you mean 30 frame minimum at all times with max settings and 8aa or something you will probably need a gtx285 or HD5850.Originally posted by Asterisk:
What are the system req's for maxed out settings (1080p)?
If you mean 60 frame minimum with 32csaa....then you will probably need a gtx580 or HD6970.
Just look at the recommended requirements for any game....they are always well below what is capable of running a game maxed.
The recommended GPU for BFBC2 was a gtx260...you need much more than that to max it out.
512 mb VRAM? I think that's a bit excessive, especially since the other reqs (processor, RAM) are so low. I've actually never seen a game demand a 512 mb video card, so I hope that's a mistake on Ubisoft's part. For comparison, even the recently released Shogun 2 only specifies a 256 mb card. 512 just makes me think that the game engine isn't as optimized as it could be...![]()
@Dave
You can't be serious....in 2007 I bought a mid range GPU; an 8800gt. It had 512mb vram. That was 4 years ago...
This isn't a browser based game, it's a PC game.
Even if you were gaming on a 720p monitor ( which no one is these days ) you would still need a 512mb card to run any modern games.
My video card has 1.5gb of vram and it is 12 months old.
You can get a 1gb gt 240 for about $99...
The only people complaining are people with laptops and they have no right to complain...they should have known what they were buying. You don't buy a hatch back and complain when it can't go offroad in the sand dunes etc.
I can build a desktop for $500 that runs 3 times as fast as a $2000k laptop. It's just common sense really.
The reason why it is lite on the cpu and heavy on the GPU is because modern games are shader heavy. It is a fixed camera angle turn based game, that explains why it is lite on the cpu.
I challenge you to play heroes 5 with less than a 512mb video card at 1080p....it will be better optimised than H5 and better looking ( just look at any screenshot ).
Games these days usually required 1GB video card, like for starcraft 2, if you want good graphic setting, you need to have at least a 1GB cardOriginally posted by DaventryGnome:
512 mb VRAM? I think that's a bit excessive, especially since the other reqs (processor, RAM) are so low. I've actually never seen a game demand a 512 mb video card, so I hope that's a mistake on Ubisoft's part. For comparison, even the recently released Shogun 2 only specifies a 256 mb card. 512 just makes me think that the game engine isn't as optimized as it could be...![]()
I disagree with both of the comments above.
For the record, I can play Starcraft II on HIGH settings at 1080p with 256mb of VRAM. I agree it's not ULTRA, but it still looks pretty damn good. You absolutely do NOT need 1gb of RAM to get that game pretty (Blizzard are gods when it comes to optimization).
Also, as I mentioned in my original post, ALMOST NO current game requires 512mb RAM. I'm not complaining, just stating the facts. Take a look at Civilization 5, Shogun 2, Dragon Age 2, just to name a few. I can run all of these just fine, and the last time I checked, none were played in Internet Explorer or Firefox.
Please show me a game whose MINIMUM system requirements include a 512mb video card...
Edit: I actually believe I'll be able to run Heroes VI just fine (given my experience with other recent games). I think it's likely that Ubisoft overestimated a bit, but there's also the possibility that those are indeed the reqs, which (again, given my experience with other titles) would make me believe that the game's just not as well-optimized as some others.
Just one quick example: in 2008 I saw some decent desktops stutter with cd projekt's The Witcher. These were machines that didn't have problems with any other graphics-heavy games of the time, which lead many (including reviewers) to conclude that the game wasn't properly optimized. And lo and behold, a year later cd projekt released the "Enhanced Edition" which increased performance across the board, unequivocally proving that the original release wasn't as smooth as it could have been.