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Need For Speed Payback PC Requirements

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Need for Speed Payback looks like it’s going to be able to run on a variety of different PCs.  Ghost Games has just released the system requirements to run the game and they run from the minimum requirements that’ll net you 720p resolution and 30fps on low settings to their recommended requirements to run at 1080p and 60fps with high settings.  While they don’t announce anything specifically for those that want to try to achieve 4K resolution and higher framerates, you’ll likely be looking at a 1080/1080 Ti or equivalent.

Minimum Requirements for 720p 30fps at low settings

  • OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or later
  • CPU: Intel i3 6300 @ 3.8GHz or AMD FX 8150 @ 3.6GHz with 4 hardware threads
  • RAM: 6GB
  • DISC DRIVE: DVD ROM drive required for installation only
  • HARD DRIVE: 30GB
  • VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeonâ„¢ HD 7850 or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 2GB of memory
  • DirectX: 11 Compatible video card or equivalent
  • INPUT: Dual analog controller
  • ONLINE CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS: 192 KBPS or faster Internet connection

Recommended Requirements for 1080p 60fps at high settings

  • OS: 64-bit Windows 10 or later
  • CPU: Intel i5 4690K @ 3.5GHz or AMD FX 8350 @ 4.0GHz with 4 hardware threads
  • RAM: 8GB
  • DISC DRIVE: DVD ROM drive required for installation only
  • HARD DRIVE: 30GB
  • VIDEO: AMD Radeonâ„¢ RX 480 4GB, NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1060 6GB or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 4GB of memory
  • DirectX: 11 Compatible video card or equivalent
  • INPUT: Dual analog controller
  • ONLINE CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection

Need for Speed Payback is set to arrive on PC on November 7th.  It will be headed to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One simultaneously It’s also listed as one of the Xbox One X Enhanced Titles, so it’s probably likely that it’ll also see upgrades on the PS4 Pro as well.


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