Doom 3 Minimum Specs Revealed

Thanks to The Phobos Lab, a Doom fansite, for their info, directly from John Carmack, that the minimum specs for Doom 3 will be "1GHz CPU, 256MB RAM, GF1 or Radeon 7xxx series card." There's no word yet on recommended specs to get the best fidelity, but sites such as NewDoom.com and The Phobos Lab are keeping a close eye on the situation, including an interesting but very unconfirmed rumor that "a Doom 3 demo [will be available] for public playing at this year's QuakeCon" - probably wishful thinking, although Carmack is scheduled to speak there, and it's possible at least some new Doom details will be revealed.

Comments

Minimum?

[ftvcs]

There 's a nice article on Tom's hardware.

You need at least a R9600/FX5600 to play at a descent frame rate.

Re:Minimum?

[kulmala]

You need at least a R9600/FX5600 to play at a descent frame rate.

Sure... if you absolutely, positively have to play with the "Medium Quality, 1280x1024 / 32 bit" settings indicated in the image you linked to. The THG article mentions that there are several quality settings, and the resolution can surely be lowered, too. Therefore the minimum specs mentioned don't sound so far-fetched to me; a GF1 could probably handle (at least) "Low Quality, 640x480" settings.

-Janne