Information on the technology and technical requirements of BioShock Infinite, and its DLCs.
Engine[]
Unlike the previous BioShock games that run on the Vengeance Engine, a modified Unreal 2 Engine, BioShock Infinite utilizes the Unreal 3 Engine, with some additional enhancements.
PC Requirements[]
Original Release[]
On January 14th, 2013, Irrational Games Insider Blog announced the official system requirements for BioShock Infinite for PC.[1]
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating System | Windows Vista Service Pack 2 32-bit | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit |
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Processor/CPU | Intel Core 2 DUO 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz | Quad Core Processor |
Memory/RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Video card | DirectX10 Compatible, ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVIDIA 8800 GT / Intel HD 3000 Integrated Graphics | DirectX11 Compatible, AMD Radeon HD 6950 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 |
Video card memory | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
Sound card | DirectX Compatible | |
Hard disk space | 20 GB free | 30 GB free |
Protection | Steamworks (Steam) | |
Peripherals | Mouse and keyboard, Xbox 360 Wired Controller, or PlayStation 3 DualShock Wireless Controller |
BioShock: The Collection[]
Announced on Steam.[2]
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating System | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and higher | |
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CPU | Intel E6750 Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz | 3 GHz Quad-core |
System RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Video card | DirectX 11 compliant card, AMD Radeon HD 7770 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 | 2GB AMD Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better |
Sound card | DirectX Compatible Sound Device | |
Other Requirements | Software installations required including DirectX and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 & 2012 Redistributable Package. | |
Hard disk space | 20 GB of free space | 30 GB of free space |
Mac Requirements[]
On August 1st, 2013, The GameAgent Blog announced the official system requirements for BioShock Infinite for Macintosh.[3]
Operating System | Mountain Lion 10.8.5 | |
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Processor/CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz | |
Memory/RAM | 4 GB | |
Video card | ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVidia Geforce 640M / Intel HD 4000 | |
Video card memory | 512 MB | |
Hard disk space | 30 GB free | |
Protection | Steamworks (Steam/Mac App Store) | |
Peripherals | Macintosh mouse and keyboard, Xbox 360 Wired Controller, or PlayStation 3 DualShock Wireless Controller |
References[]
- ↑ PC Specifics for BioShock Infinite Announced! on Irrational Games
- ↑ BioShock: The Collection PC Upgrades
- ↑ Aspyr Mac FAQs: BioShock Infinite article on The GameAgent Blog!