Square Enix have posted their somewhat lofty recommended system requirements on the FFXIV official website. The recommended requirements are as follows:
OS: Windows 7 32bit/64bit
CPU: Intel Core i7 (2.66 GHz) or faster
Memory: 4 GB or more
Storage: Install: 15 GB or more/Download: 6 GB or more
Video: NVidia GeForce GTX 460 with 768 MB Vram or equivalent
Sound: DirectSound compatible sound card (DirectX 9.0c or higher)
Internet: Broadband
Resolution: 1280x720 or higher; 32bit
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
Controls: Mouse, keyboard or gamepad
The system requirements are only meant to provide a general idea regarding how one's system should be able to handle Square Enix's recommended in-game settings, which can also be viewed below:
Window Size and Display: 1280x720 (Windowed)
Ambient Occlusion: Off
Depth of Field: On
Shadow Detail: Standard
Multisampling: 4x MSAA
Buffer Size: Window size
Texture Quality: High
Texture Filtering: High
Some brief research using aggregate benchmark scores shows that Square Enix's recommended setup, running at stock speeds, should net around a 2000 to 3000 benchmark score on high, 4000 to 5000 on low, and costs roughly $800 to purchase. Keep in mind that the above system requirements are not the minimum ones that have already been provided by Square Enix (see:
here). Recommended system requirements should be considered as, or near final, and likely represent what Square Enix have evaluated as recommended after extensive internal testing under a variety of conditions.
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