Halo 5: Forge PC System Requirements Revealed

Halo 5: Forge is coming to PC very soon, letting you build maps and play custom games on your Windows 10 computer. Today, developer 343 Industries announced what sort of system you'll need to run the game.

In a post on the Halo website, 343 Industries revealed the system requirements for the title. It's fairly demanding--the studio recommends a GTX 970 graphics card and 12 GB of RAM. You can see the full breakdown of system requirements at the bottom of this article.

Halo 5: Forge launches on September 8 and brings the full Forge map editor to PC. Alongside the game, 343 Industries is also releasing a Halo app that acts as a hub for all the Windows 10 PC games (Halo 5: Forge, Spartan Strike, Spartan Assault, Halo Wars, and Halo Wars 2).

In addition, Halo 5: Guardians on Xbox One is getting a new DLC pack on September 8. Called Anvil's Legacy, it adds a new Arena map and a new Warzone map, as well as new weapons and weapon attachments. You can read more about it here.

System Requirements

Minimum:

• Operating system: Windows 10 Anniversary Edition, version 1607 or later
• DirectX 12
• CPU: Intel Core i5 at 2.3 Ghz or AMD equivalent
• GPU: GeForce 650 Ti
• VRAM: 2GB
• RAM: 8GB
• HDD: 40GB

Recommended (1080p at 60 frames per second):

• Operating system: Windows 10 Anniversary Edition, version 1607 or later
• DirectX 12
• CPU: Intel Core i5-3570k at 3.4 Ghz or AMD equivalent
• GPU: GeForce 970
• VRAM: 4GB
• RAM: 12GB
• HDD: 40GB

Ultra (4K at 60 frames per second):

• Operating system: Windows 10 Anniversary Edition, version 1607 or later
• DirectX 12
• CPU: Intel Core i7-4770k at 3.4 Ghz or AMD equivalent
• GPU: GeForce 980 Ti
• VRAM: 6GB
• RAM: 16GB
• HDD: 40GB