Capcom has not yet officially announced Resident Evil 9, but thanks to the numerous leaks that have been produced we have a lot of information about this long-awaited game that, in theory, will completely abandon the previous generation of consoles. This will make Resident Evil 9 requirements be taller than those of previous deliveries, and will greatly improve its graphic quality.
It is also rumored that Resident Evil 9 could use the REX Engine, an improved and updated version of the graphics engine that Capcom has used in the franchise since the launch of Resident Evil 7. It makes sense, because many rumors say that Resident Evil 9 will adopt an open world type approach, with larger and more detailed scenarios, and This is precisely the weak point of the original RE Engine.
Using the REX Engine could be essential so that this new installment of the franchise can adopt that open world approach without having to make great sacrifices. The abandonment of the previous generation of consoles will also be very important in this sense, because the current generation consoles They are more powerful and have more resources.
Possible Resident Evil 9 requirements
Capcom has not said anything yet about the requirements of this new installment, but thanks to the information I have right now and my knowledge on the subject I can share with you an estimate of everything we are going to need to be able to play Resident Evil 9 on PC. They’re pretty sensible, and I’m sure the final requirements aren’t going to differ much.
In the end this is going to be a multiplatform title that will reach all current generation consoles and PC, so it will be optimized to run on the less powerful consolewhich is none other than the Xbox Series S. This will, therefore, be the one that will mark the technical basis at the hardware level on which Resident Evil 9 will have to work, and this gives us very useful information to deduce its possible requirements.
Minimum requirements
- Windows 10 or Windows 11 as operating system.
- Intel Core i5-10400 or Ryzen 5 3600 processor. Six cores.
- 16 GB of RAM memory.
- GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580 graphics card.
- 6 GB of graphics memory.
- SSD storage unit with 100 GB free.
With this configuration it is most likely that we can play it in 1080p with low or low-medium quality and an average of 30 stable FPS. It is very likely that the REX Engine is highly dependent on graphics memory, and that is why graphics cards with 8 GB of graphics memory work much better than those with 6 GB with this game.
Recommended requirements
- Windows 10 or Windows 11 as operating system.
- Intel Core i5-12400 or Ryzen 5 5600 processor. Six cores, but with a higher IPC.
- 16 GB of RAM memory.
- GeForce RTX 4060 or Radeon RX 7600 graphics card.
- 8 GB of graphics memory.
- SSD storage unit with 100 GB free.
This hardware should allow us to play Resident Evil 9 on 1080p at 60 FPS with maximum or very high quality, depending on whether or not those 8 GB of graphics memory end up being enough to maximize certain settings, such as texture quality.
Ideal requirements
- Windows 10 or Windows 11 as operating system.
- Intel Core i5-12400 or Ryzen 5 5600 processor. Six cores, but with a higher IPC.
- 16 GB of RAM memory.
- GeForce RTX 4070 or Radeon RX 7800 XT graphics card.
- 12 GB of graphics memory.
- SSD storage unit with 100 GB free.
With this configuration we should be able to play in 4K at 60 FPS with very high or maximum qualityagain depending on the game’s graphics memory consumption when setting the textures to maximum quality. The GeForce RTX 3080 would be the direct equivalent of the previous generation, but we must keep in mind that the base model has 10 GB of graphics memory, and this could force us to have to reduce the quality of the textures a little.
Technical keys and release date
The RE Engine has never been a highly CPU-dependent engine, and I don’t think the REX Engine is going to change that. Capcom developed both graphics engines to be highly scalablebut starting from the current consoles as a basis at the hardware level, with all that this entails, since these have a very limited CPU based on the Zen 2 architecture.
With a processor 6 cores and 12 threads that have a good IPC we will be able to play Resident Evil 9 optimally. If we have 16 GB of RAM we will not have any problems either, and from a GeForce RTX 2080 or equivalent (GeForce RTX 4060 or Radeon RX 7600) we can play it in 1080p with a good level of quality and 60 FPS.
The SSD drive is going to be essential because Resident Evil 9 is going to be developed on the basis of the current generation of consoles, and they all have such a storage unit. Furthermore, if this open world approach is finally adopted, the SSD unit will be essential for loading graphics engine assets in real time.
We don’t yet know if Capcom plans to integrate ray tracing and upscaling technologies, such as NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS, but it would be the most logicalespecially taking into account the value that these offer when it comes to improving performance, and also the improvement in graphic quality that can be achieved with ray tracing.
On the other hand, this technology could also serve Capcom to differentiate Resident Evil 9’s improvements on PS5 Pro, a console that is theoretically better prepared to support ray tracing. If everything goes as planned, the presentation of Resident Evil 9 will take place in the first quarter of 2025, and its launch will take place in the second half of said year.
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Source: www.muycomputer.com
