FBC: Firebreak calls for upscaling at all resolutions on PC

Remedy unveils FBC: Firebreak’s PC system requirements

Remedy has officially unveiled the PC system requirements for FBC: Firebreak, the company’s co-op FPS Control spin-off. The game is set before the events of Control, where the Federal Bureau of Control’s (FBC) battle against the supernatural is reaching its boiling point. In this 3-player co-op shooter, players are members of Firebreak, an elite unit of anti-paranormal fighters. The game is launching on PC on June 17th.

On PC, Remedy has recommended resolution upscaling at all levels of FBC: Firebreak’s PC system requirements. Like Control, FBC Firebreak will support ray tracing on PC. However, ray tracing is only recommended for users of high-end gaming PCs.

When ray tracing isn’t utilised, Firebreak’s PC system requirements are fairly low. For 1440p medium settings at 60 FPS with quality upscaling, AMD’s Radeon RX 6600 XT and Nvidia’s RTX 3060 are recommended. For 4K 60 FPS gameplay with upscaling, Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3070 and AMD’s Radeon RX 6800 XT are recommended. Not bad for a new release.

(Image from Remedy Games)

FBC Firebreak should be played at 60+ FPS

All system requirements levels for Firebreak target 60 FPS. This FPS target makes sense for a new FPS title and shows that Remedy is recommending appropriate hardware and graphical settings for its game. Note that VRAM capacity should not be an issue for Firebreak players, as even at 4K with ray tracing, the game requires only 10GB of VRAM. If you’re using an older GPU with 6GB of VRAM, like an RTX 2060, 1080p 60 FPS gameplay is achievable. Storage-wise, this game only requires 30GB of free SSD space.

If you want FBC: Firebreak to bring your PC to its knees, turn off upscaling and turn on ray tracing. If not, simply turn off RT and set upscaling to appropriate levels. Simples.

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