Square Enix has released a new Final Fantasy XIV Benchmark for Endwalker
Square Enix has released a new Final Fantasy XIV Benchmark for Endwalker
A New Benchmark
To ensure that their players are ready for Endwalker, Square Enix has released a standalone benchmark utility for Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, which includes a character creator (which includes the new Male Viera race option) and includes the option to transfer pre-created characters to Endwalker when the expansion is officially released.Â
Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker Benchmark can run on all DirectX 11 graphics cards, and this benchmark is designed to tell users how their systems will perform when Endwalker releases later this year. Within the benchmark, five graphical presets will be available;Â Maximum, High (Desktop), High (Laptop), Standard (Desktop), and Standard (Laptop).
Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker benchmark will provide a score that will inform players whether or not they need to play the game with lower graphical settings and if their hardware is strong enough to run the game on PC. A raw score and a more detailed txt file will be created when the benchmark ends. Data from the benchmarks txt logs include scene loading times, the benchmark’s average framerate, minimum framerate and graphical settings.Â
What’s new with Final Fantasy XIV?
Final Fantasy XIV comes with new regions, districts and story content. Like other expansions, Endwalker comes with a higher level cap, increasing Final Fantasy’s level cap from 80 to 90.Â
Story-wise, the expansion claims to feature the “climax of the Hydaelyn and Zodiark story”, which is sure to be an exciting prospect for series veterans.Â
We expect to learn more about Final Fantasy XIV later this year as the expansion gets closer to launch. Â
Endwalker’s PC system requirements
With Endwalker, Final Fantasy XIV’s PC system requirements remain mostly unchanged, though Windows 7 OS support appears to have been dropped from the game. Â
CPU, GPU, and memory hardware requirements remain unchanged for Endwalker, though the game’s storage requirements have been increased from 60 GB to 80 GB.Â
MINIMUM:
OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit, Windows 10 64 bit
Processor: Intel Core i5 2.4GHz or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX750 or better AMD Radeon R7 260X or better
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 80 GB available space
Sound Card: A sound card that supports DirectSound
RECOMMENDED:
OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit, Windows 10 64 bit
Processor: Intel Core i7 3GHz or higher
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 1920 x 1080: NVIDIA Geforce GTX970 or higher AMD Radeon RX 480 or higher
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 80 GB available space
Sound Card: A sound card that supports DirectSound
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