Need For Speed PC Specs And Supported Wheels Confirmed

EA has confirmed the minimum and recommended specs for the upcoming PC version of Need for Speed as well as the driving peripherals the game will support.

These the specs your desktop or laptop will need in order for the Origin game to run:

Minimum Requirements for 720p 30fps at low settings:

• OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or later
• Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 or equivalent with 4 hardware threads
• Memory: 6GB RAM
• Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB, AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB, or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 2GB of memory
• Hard Drive: 30 GB free space

Recommended Requirements for 1080p 60fps at high settings:

• OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or later
• Processor: Intel Core i5-4690 or equivalent with 4 hardware threads
• Memory: 8GB RAM
• Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB, AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB, or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 4GB of memory
• Hard Drive: 30 GB free space

And these are the supported wheels:

• Logitech G27
• Logitech G29
• Logitech G920
• Thrustmaster TX
• Thrustmaster T150
• Thrustmaster T300
• Thrustmaster T500
• Fanatec CSR

The game will release on PC with the Manual Transmission update in addition to other tweaks and enhancements compared which have been launched as patches for the racer’s console versions.

Included from day one is the Icons and Legends update while The Showcase update will be available on PC soon after launch.

Anyone with an Origin Access subscription will be able to play the game for free for a limited time beginning March 10th and all progress made can be transferred over to the final game.

Need for Speed launches on PC on March 17th.