Bioshock Infinite PC Requirements: Minimum And Recommended Specs To Render Columbia In All Of Its Glory

Bioshock Infinite came out on Tuesday, March 26 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, and already critics and gamers have praised the game for its uniqueness and storytelling power. For PC gamers, Bioshock Infinite may pose a challenge to the graphical and computing power of their PC's. For all those wishing to know if their PC can handle the game, the specs of the game came be found below:

Minimum Specs

-OS: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 32-bit

-Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO 2.4GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7GHZ

-RAM: 2GB

-Hard Drive: 20GB free

-Video Card: DirectX10 Compatible ATI Radeon 3870 / NVIDIA 8800 GT / Intel HD 3000 Integrated Graphics

-Video Card Memory: 512MB

-Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

Recommended Specs

-OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit

-Processor: Quad Core Processor

-RAM: 4GB

-Hard Drive: 30GB free

-Video Card: DirectX11 Compatible, ATI Radeon 6950 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

-Video Card Memory: 1024MB

-Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

In addition, the game will be able to support several different graphical options for the game. The game comes with six different graphical presets, from low to an ultra setting. For those curious about what the difference between these settings and the console versions of the game, Irrational Games technical director Chris Kline offers this explanation:

"Playing the PC version on Medium settings is fairly close to the console version, though higher quality in a few areas. As you go up from there to the High, Very High, and Ultra settings the difference is enormous."

Players will also be pleased to know that the game also supports "horizontal plus" widescreen support and multiple monitor gaming. The game certainly offers a powerful punch graphically, and playing the game on higher setting would certainly be a treat for those who are able to run the game at that level.