Street Fighter V is out today, and despite my insistence that the inclusion of Dhalsim should automatically mean a perfect score, Geoff disagreed with me in his review. Despite that it seems that Capcom has produced (mechanically) a really top-class fighting game, which you can only get on PS4 when it comes to consoles. Thankfully it’s also on PC (with cross-platform play), but you’re going to need to make extra sure your hardware will be able to keep up.
Digital Foundry have dived deep into Street Fighter V on PC and discovered a few very alarming features. Since it’s a fighter, the need to run the game at 60FPS should be a given, but it would previously be safe to assume that any dropped frames would just cause jitter- and not actually slow the entire game down. That’s not the case with Street Fighter V though, with the game and its animations being tied directly to the framerate for a smooth presentation at 60FPS.
At half of that, the game is effectively running in slow motion, as can be seen below with a GTX 750Ti.
Street Fighter V also seems to be greedy with GPU power despite being a (albeit gorgeous) 2(ish)D fighter, leaning heavily on memory usage and clock speeds. The GTX 950, for example, had to tune down settings drastically to maintain a locked 60FPS, which really doesn’t do the game justice next to the PS4 version. But if you manage to max it out, Street Fighter V on PC is certainly the prettier of the two – especially with those higher resolution textures.
But it’s something to really keep in mind if you’re planning on playing Street Fighter V optimally at all. The game needs a locked 60FPS, so if you’re unsure you PC can pull that off you’re far better going with the PS4 version. It’s out today.
Last Updated: February 16, 2016
Commander Admiral Chief
February 16, 2016 at 11:32
SF can GITC
😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
February 16, 2016 at 11:34
Saying Dhalsim automatically earns it a perfect score is a bit of a stretch.
Umar
February 16, 2016 at 11:46
Well done.
https://imgflip.com/s/meme/Leonardo-Dicaprio-Cheers.jpg
Alien Emperor Trevor
February 16, 2016 at 12:01
Validation? YES!
Pieter Kruger
February 16, 2016 at 11:42
But apparently it looks and play fantastic at 4k 60fps…….on PC! ????????????
Hammersteyn
February 16, 2016 at 11:47
And here’s a lets play video of SF5 on XBOX One
Ir0nseraph
February 16, 2016 at 11:50
XD
Aries
February 16, 2016 at 11:56
haha
Hammersteyn
February 16, 2016 at 11:49
Again, this is why I prefer consoles. Zero stress about hardware being good enough to run the newest games. So what if it’s 30FPS? If I played some at 60 and some at 30 it would be an issue because then it would be irritating
Alien Emperor Trevor
February 16, 2016 at 11:51
Because we don’t need cinematic versions of SF games when there are actual movies already? 😉
Hammersteyn
February 16, 2016 at 11:53
LOL!
Aries
February 16, 2016 at 11:55
Thats why you should already have a 1080p 60fps PC
Viking Of Science
February 16, 2016 at 12:40
<—– ahem. especially true of fighting games.
maroon1
February 16, 2016 at 23:17
GTX 950 exceed PS4 quality in this game
ALso, PC version has graphics option that allows you to change the graphics depending on the GPU.It takes only few min to change the graphics and test it.
Hammersteyn
February 17, 2016 at 07:39
This is true, but at the end of a long day I just want to play games and not fiddle with settings to enjoy my game
oVg
February 16, 2016 at 13:00
How much is it? R900?
I just purchased Fire Watch, Unravel, Abes New n Tasty, PGA 2015, Journey, flow, Helldivers DLC, TALE OF 2 BROTHERS, Free GOT EP 1 and free Borderlands EP 1 ALL FOR R800
Sorry AAA gaming you no longer matter.
Alien Emperor Trevor
February 16, 2016 at 13:04
When did you get a PC? 😉