{"id":78258,"date":"2015-07-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=78258"},"modified":"2015-07-08T10:17:02","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T08:17:02","slug":"for-f1-2015-its-directx-11-or-nothing-its-graphically-demanding-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/78258-for-f1-2015-its-directx-11-or-nothing-its-graphically-demanding-too","title":{"rendered":"For F1 2015, it&#8217;s DirectX 11 or nothing: it\u2019s graphically demanding too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a result of a brand new, dramatically improved engine and handling model in place for <em>F1 2015<\/em>, Codemasters are claiming a far superior driving experience when compared to older titles in the franchise:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You can now experience the changes in grip caused by temperature changes, wear, car set-up, debris and weather conditions. Our improved vehicle dynamics much more accurately convey the difference in performance and the feel between mechanical and aerodynamic grip.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Most importantly, however, the new engine incorporates a number of graphical improvements that drastically improve the visual experience, particularly for the PC apparently.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>F1 2015 PC System Requirements:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>MINIMUM:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OS: Windows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit<\/li>\n<li>Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad @ 3.0GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.2GHz<\/li>\n<li>Memory: 4 GB RAM<\/li>\n<li>Graphics: Intel 4th Gen Iris Graphics or AMD HD5770 or NVIDIA GTS450<\/li>\n<li>DirectX: Version 11<\/li>\n<li>Network: Broadband Internet connection<\/li>\n<li>Hard Drive: 20 GB available space<\/li>\n<li>Sound Card: DirectX Compatible soundcard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OS: Windows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit<\/li>\n<li>Processor: Intel Core i7 4770 or AMD FX 9370<\/li>\n<li>Memory: 8 GB RAM<\/li>\n<li>Graphics: Intel 5th Gen Iris Pro or AMD R9 290 or Nvidia GTX970<\/li>\n<li>DirectX: Version 11<\/li>\n<li>Network: Broadband Internet connection<\/li>\n<li>Hard Drive: 20 GB available space<\/li>\n<li>Sound Card: Direct X compatible soundcard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It seems that <em>F1 2015\u2019s<\/em> newly employed engine will require DirectX 11, without which it won\u2019t run. That means a good number of popular GPUs still in use are ruled out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/F1-2015-Screenshot-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-78274\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/F1-2015-Screenshot-1.jpg\" alt=\"F1 2015\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/F1-2015-Screenshot-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/F1-2015-Screenshot-1-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/F1-2015-Screenshot-1-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not a huge train smash because <em>F1 2015 <\/em>is a rather niche racing title, and we can\u2019t imagine too many fans being put off by this. What we imagine will put fans off is the recommended requirements.<\/p>\n<p>An AMD Radeon R9\u00a0290 or NVIDIA GTX 970 is a pretty serious ask, so is an Intel Core i7 4770 for that matter. That means a R4000+ card and a CPU that costs nearly as much.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the minimum requirements are fantastically low suggests a great deal of scalability. It\u2019s either that or Codemasters have no idea what will work best with their new engine.<\/p>\n<p>What we find most puzzling is that Codemasters suggests an integrated graphics chip as a viable option over the R9\u00a0290 or GTX970. NVIDIA and AMD\u2019s discrete GPUs are leagues ahead of Intel, so Codemasters may well have no idea.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/wccftech.com\/f1-2015-pc-requirements-revealed-dx11only-64bit-quadcore-cpu\/\" target=\"_blank\">WCCF Tech<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>More PC news<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/77970-win-the-2015-dota-2-the-international-and-earn-more-than-a-wimbledon-champion.html\">Win the 2015 Dota 2 The International and earn more than a Wimbledon Champion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/77974-warner-bros-knew-batman-arkham-knight-on-pc-was-a-mess.html\">Warner Bros. knew Batman: Arkham Knight on PC was a mess<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/76792-steams-controller-unveiled-finally-a-controller-for-pc-gamers.html\">Steam\u2019s controller unveiled: finally a controller for PC gamers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those recommended requirements are puzzling to say the least.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":221,"featured_media":78272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3710,10480,14666,14568,4541,1969,15397,13970],"class_list":["post-78258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","tag-codemasters","tag-directx-11","tag-dx11","tag-f1-2015","tag-minimum-requirements","tag-news-2","tag-pc","tag-recommended-specifications"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}