Gears of War: Ultimate Edition system requirements include 16GB RAM

Development on Gears of War: Ultimate Edition has been slow going, but we finally have some juicy news for you today, as the system requirements have been posted to the Windows Store.

Great as the game looks, they're likely beefier than you expected: 16GB RAM (8GB minimum); an AMD FX 8-core CPU, and a GeForce GTX 970 (Recommended) / 980 Ti ("Ideal") or Radeon R9 290X (Recommended) / 390X ("Ideal"). Likely, "Ideal" specs are for those that want to do 4K gaming.

See the full specifications below.

MINIMUM SPECS

• OS: 64 bit Windows 10 - version 1511
• Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.7Ghz or AMD FX 6-core
• Memory: 8 GB RAM (2 GB VRAM)
• Graphics: GeForce GTX 650 Ti or Radeon R7 260x
• Hard Drive: 60 GB available space
• DirectX 12

RECOMMENDED SPECS

• OS: 64 bit Windows 10 - version 1511
• Processor: Intel Core i5 @3.5GHz+ or AMD FX 8-core
• Memory: 16 GB RAM (4 GB VRAM)
• Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 290X
• Hard Drive: 60 GB available space
• DirectX 12

IDEAL SPECS

• OS: 64 bit Windows 10 - version 1511
• Processor: Intel Core i7 @ 4Ghz or AMD FX 8-core
• Memory: 16 GB RAM (6+ GB VRAM)
• Graphics: GeForce GTX 980 Ti or Radeon R9 390X
• Hard Drive: SSD + 60 GB available space
• DirectX 12