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Will you be able to run Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst?

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Here's what you'll need for mirror's edge catalyst on PC

Mirror’s Edge is getting another shot at becoming an established franchise with Catalyst next month, and everything we’ve seen of Faith’s new adventure has convinced me that DICE is giving it their best shot. Along with a renewed focus on parkour over combat and a much more fluid system of platforming, Catalyst looks to be making full use of the Frostbite engine. In short, Catalyst looks gorgeous, and it’s going to require some power on PC to stay that way.

Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst is getting its own closed beta this weekend, which makes it a perfect time to let people know exactly what type of hardware will be required for the game to get up and running on PC. The minimum specifications are a little lower than you probably expect, but looking at the massive performance gap between them and recommended makes it clear that you’ll want to aim for the latter.

MINIMUM:

  • OS: Windows® 7 64-Bit (use the latest Service Pack)
  • CPU: Intel i3-3250 / AMD FX-6350. (Note: Mirror’s Edge Catalyst requires at least 4 logical cores to run.)
  • RAM: 6 GB
  • HARD DRIVE: At least 25 GB of free space
  • VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 650 Ti 2GB or better / AMD Radeon™ R9 270x or better
  • INPUT: Keyboard and mouse, dual analog controller

RECOMMENDED:

  • OS: Windows® 10 64-Bit (use the latest Service Pack)
  • CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 at 3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350 at 4.0 GHz
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • HARD DRIVE: At least 25 GB of free space
  • VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 4GB or better / AMD Radeon™ R9 280x 3GB or better
  • INPUT: Keyboard and mouse, dual analog controller

The recommended specifications match most other modern AAA releases over the past few months, making use of the most popular graphics card on the market before it’s (probably) replaced in a few months. Getting the game to run at higher resolutions and double the frame rate will obviously take a little more horsepower, but if you’ve been in that sort of market you already know that.

The closed beta launching this weekend will give players a little sample of some of the games early missions, side missions littered across the open-world and a taste of the light social feature the game will ship with. There’s been a scarcity of gameplay for Catalyst, so I’m curious to see just how it all pieces together.

And if you don’t get a code, don’t fret. Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst is out next month on Xbox One, PS4 and PC, so it’s not much more of a wait.

Last Updated: April 20, 2016

10 Comments

  1. Yes, I will be able to.

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  2. Alien Emperor Trevor

    April 20, 2016 at 08:13

    Mandatory:

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  3. Raptor Rants

    April 20, 2016 at 08:22

    dual 560Ti’s are going to start showing their age……

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  4. Raptor Rants

    April 20, 2016 at 08:34

    “Will you be able to parkour Mirrors Edge”

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  5. HairyEwok

    April 20, 2016 at 09:04

    I’m afraid this game is only meant for AMD cards… since its catalyst.

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    • Admiral Chief in New York

      April 20, 2016 at 09:26

      No complaints here

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  6. Greylingad[CNFRMD]

    April 20, 2016 at 09:25

    I can run it, question is, can I get over trying to support a good game by paying a publisher like EA?

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  7. Admiral Chief in New York

    April 20, 2016 at 09:25

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