Mass Effect Andromeda minimum system requirements

[EA_David]

@badmojo88 I haven't heard this rumour but I have to agree with Holger, I'd be very surprised if this was the case. 

While I'm sure there will be a DX12 option for the game -as in BF1- Frostbite 3 games have all had DX11 support and I don't see this changing any time soon. 

This is speculation of course and not official until we get the specs, but I wouldn't worry too much yet. 

[Fred_vdp]

I think there's also no real visual distinction between DX11 and DX12 because the upgrade was about performance gains. DirectX 12 should look pretty much identical to DirectX 11 in this game, only it runs a bit faster.

[biggun1460]

DX12 supports multiple GPU's while DX11 doesn't. This is why DX12 is important for many players, especially those with SLI ot Crossfire PC's. DX12 also is important because of how it uses the multiple GPU's and the CPU. Basically DX12 is better for many who have 4k setups, it offers better FPS and 4k graphics.

[Fred_vdp]

---

@biggun1460 wrote:

DX12 supports multiple GPU's while DX11 doesn't.

---

This is inaccurate. SLI and Crossfire have existed since long before DX12. (SLI is from 2004, DX12 from 2015.) The difference, however, is that DX12 supports multi-GPUs of different brands, so you can combine Nvidia and AMD GPUs. Previously, the GPUs had to be of the same brand and family.

One benefit is that people with one dedicated GPU can use integrated graphics for smaller tasks, whereas otherwise the integrated chipset would be idle.

http://www.pcgamer.com/directx-12-will-be-able-to-use-your-integrated-gpu-to-improve-performance/

I don't know if the Frostbite 3 engine supports it, though.

[holger1405]

@Fred_vdp

Well, if BF1 is an indicator it probably does not, at least not out of the box.

BF1 DX12 didn't had neither SLI/Crossfire nor heterogeneous mGPU  support. (Don't know if they patched that jet.)

[LadyMutare]

I do not use Twitter so where else is the info posted?

[holger1405]

@LadyMutare

It will be posted here as soon as it is available and of course it will also be available at the ME Andromeda official side. 

[brkbeatjunkie]

he was asking about the system requirements. 

[brkbeatjunkie]

well rumors are one thing but here is the fact: its made with frostbite 3, developed by dice and implemented in a lot of recent games. It already supports windows 7,8 and 10, and dx11 and 12. I really wouldn't worry about anything being dx12 'only' for a long time.

[holger1405]

@brkbeatjunkie

---

@brkbeatjunkie wrote:

he was asking about the system requirements. 

---

I know, and I answered in regards to the system requirements.