Upscaling is the new normal according to Star Wars Outlaws system requirements

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Full recommended system requirements for the PC build of Star Wars Outlaws are out and they make for interesting reading. Due out on August 30th, the new Ubisoft open world adventure has us exciteddespite some fairly obvious flaws. But what kind of PC will you need to run it?

Now we know and the details don’t look overly horrifying. You won’t absolutely need a zillion-dollar rig. There is one obvious caveat, however—Ubisoft is assuming you’re running upscaling across all of its performance tiers.

Ubisoft helpfully providesmultiple target tiers for gamers. Starting with “Minimum” and moving up through “Recommended”, “High” and “Ultra”. For each, Ubisoft provides a target resolution and quality, such as 1080p Low graphics preset and 30fps for Minimum or 1440p High graphics preset and 60fps.

Intriguingly, all of the tiers specify a upscaler set to “Quality” to achieve those frame rates. If ever you were looking for proof that upscaling is the new normal, this is surely it.

Swipe to scroll horizontallyStar Wars Outlaws System RequirementsHeader Cell - Column 0MinimumRecommen’dHighUltraCPUAMD Ryzen 5 3600, Intel Core i7-8700KAMD Ryzen 5 5600X, Intel Core i5-10400AMD Ryzen 7 5800X or Intel Core i5-11600KAMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D or Intel Core i7-12700KGraphicsNvidia GTX 1660 (6 GB), AMD RX 5600XT (6 GB), Intel Arc A750 (8 GB, with ReBAR on)Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB), AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB)Nvidia RTX 3080 (10 GB), Nvidia RTX 4070 (12GB), AMD RX 6800 XT (16 GB)Nvidia RTX 4080 (16 GB), AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24 GB)Memory16 GB (dual-channel mode)16 GB (dual-channel mode)16 GB (dual-channel mode)16 GB (dual-channel mode)Storage65 GB SSD65 GB SSD65 GB SSD65 GB SSDResolution1080P, 30 FPS, Low graphics preset with upscaler set to Quality1080P, 60 FPS, High graphics preset with upscaler set to Quality1440P, 60 FPS, High graphics preset with upscaler set to Quality2160p, 60 FPS, Ultra graphics preset with upscaler set to Quality

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Star Wars Outlaws System RequirementsHeader Cell - Column 0MinimumRecommen’dHighUltraCPUAMD Ryzen 5 3600, Intel Core i7-8700KAMD Ryzen 5 5600X, Intel Core i5-10400AMD Ryzen 7 5800X or Intel Core i5-11600KAMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D or Intel Core i7-12700KGraphicsNvidia GTX 1660 (6 GB), AMD RX 5600XT (6 GB), Intel Arc A750 (8 GB, with ReBAR on)Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB), AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB)Nvidia RTX 3080 (10 GB), Nvidia RTX 4070 (12GB), AMD RX 6800 XT (16 GB)Nvidia RTX 4080 (16 GB), AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24 GB)Memory16 GB (dual-channel mode)16 GB (dual-channel mode)16 GB (dual-channel mode)16 GB (dual-channel mode)Storage65 GB SSD65 GB SSD65 GB SSD65 GB SSDResolution1080P, 30 FPS, Low graphics preset with upscaler set to Quality1080P, 60 FPS, High graphics preset with upscaler set to Quality1440P, 60 FPS, High graphics preset with upscaler set to Quality2160p, 60 FPS, Ultra graphics preset with upscaler set to Quality

The absolute minimum requirement is pretty modest, with mere Nvidia GTX 1660 graphics getting the job done. However, that’s at 1080p Low settings with a target frame rate of just 30fps. Arguably even more significantly, even you’ll need to have DLSS, FSR or similar upscaling on to achieve those frame rates according to the official specs.

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In other words, the game will really be running at something like 720p and then upscaled to 1080p. Indeed, as we already explained the recommended settings assume upscaling at every tier. There’s no such thing as native rendering in the land of Star Wars Outlaws. Not according to Ubisoft’s system recs, anyway.

While Ubisoft does include Intel GPUs in the Minimum category, it perhaps says something about Arc graphics that the don’t qualify for any of the higher tiers. It’s also notable that to run at 1440p and therefore upscaling from roughly 1080p, the GPU requirements are pretty hefty, landing atRTX 3080,RTX 4070orAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, all of which have at least 10GB of VRAM.

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It’s possible, in other words, that 8GB of VRAM won’t get the job done for native 1080p rendering. Anyway, while it arguably makes sense for Ubisoft to make upscaling a default setting, we can’t help but feel a little uneasy about that assumption. For sure, life was simpler when everything came down to plain old raster performance.

What with various upscaling technologies, frame generation and optional goodies like ray tracing, it’s harder than ever to draw broad conclusions about comparative performance, exactly what hardware you need to have a good experience and what kind of resulting image quality you can expect.

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