Need for Speed: Most Wanted PC specs unleashed

Even though it was only just recently announced, Criterion have revealed the PC requirements for their upcoming reboot of Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

The recommended system requirements were spotted on Origin’s pre-order page, showing that the upcoming racer won’t require anything overly taxing for PC gamers.

Here’s the full list of specs:

Minimum Specifications

OS: Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) 32-Bit
Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ or Althon X2 2.7 GHz)
Memory: 2 GB
Hard Drive: 20 GB
Graphics Card (AMD): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 series, with ATI RADEON 3870 or higher performance)
Graphics Card (NVIDIA): DirectX 10.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 OR 500 series with NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT or higher performance)
Sound card: DirectX compatible
Keyboard and Mouse
DVD ROM Drive

Recommended Specifications

OS: Windows 7 64-Bit
Processor: Quad-Core CPU
Memory: 4 GB
Hard Drive: 20 GB
Graphics Card: DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 or ATI RADEON 6950)
Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Keyboard and Mouse
DVD ROM Drive

Most Wanted is looking to pick up where Criterion left off with their 2010 Hot Pursuit re-imagining. MyGaming even took a closer look at the cop-evading racer with our Need for Speed: Most Wanted preview.