XCOM: Chimera Squad PC Performance Review and Optimisation Guide

PC System Requirements

Hardware-wise, the PC system requirements of XCOM: Chimera Squad aren’t much higher than that of XCOM 2, recommending 3GHz quad-core processors, DirectX 11 graphics cards and a minor bump in graphics card recommendations. Basically, if your PC can handle XCOM 2 with relative ease, you will have no trouble running XCOM: Chimera Squad. 

MINIMUM:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 7, 64-bit
Processor: 2.4 GHz Quad Core
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 1GB AMD Radeon HD 7770, NVIDIA GeForce 650 or better
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 18 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Additional Notes: Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 and 2015 Runtime Libraries, and Microsoft DirectX.

RECOMMENDED:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 7 64bit / Windows 8.1 64bit / Windows 10 64bit
Processor: 3GHz Quad Core
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 2GB AMD Radeon HD R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 or better
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 18 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

 

  

When it comes to graphical features, XCOM: Chimera Squad is far from being the most advanced game on the market. Some PC gamers will be sad to hear that FXAA is the strongest form of anti-aliasing that the game offers, resulting on visible jaggies at resolutions as high as 4K, and visuals that remain close to what XCOM 2 players should expect. 

We would have prefered to see XCOM: Chimera Squad invest in a form of TAA or see the MSAA options from XCOM 2 return in XCOM: Chimera Squad.