Square Enix will finally be bringing Final Fantasy XV to PC in a couple of months time. So far we have a release date, minimum/recommended/4K system requirements and now, we have a benchmarking tool to check out performance well ahead of time.
Pre-orders for Final Fantasy XV have gone live this week. If you want to check out what sort of performance you can expect to get before putting your money down, then you can grab the free benchmarking tool from the Square Enix website. It's a fairly sizeable download, coming in at 3.7GB and the benchmark itself runs for quite a while too.
I ran the benchmark at the Very High preset at 4K resolution with a Core i7-8700K and a GTX 1080Ti and managed to score 4540 points. I'm not sure what that translates to in frame rate, but it seemed to be running smooth enough. Unfortunately, ultrawide resolutions like 3440×1440 are not supported by the benchmark, you can only run at 1080p, 1440p and 4K.
Final Fantasy XV launches on PC on the 6th of March. All previously released DLC will be included, in addition to mod support.
KitGuru Says: I'm looking forward to this game, though the benchmark did have some odd bugs every now and then, so I'm hoping those won't appear in the final game. Let us know what scores you managed to achieve using the benchmark tool.
Wrong info in this article. You can run 720p, 1080p and 4k. There is no 1440p option.
12000 or greater
Extremely High
The game will run exceedingly well. A high frame rate is possible and even richer graphical settings can be used.
9000 to 11999
Very High
You can expect the game to run very comfortably. A high
frame rate is possible and even higher quality graphical settings can
be used.
6000 to 8999
High
You can expect the game to run comfortably. It should run smoothly, even at higher graphics settings.
4500 to 5999
Fairly High
A standard level of performance can be expected. Adjustments to the graphics settings are recommended if possible.
3000 to 4499
Standard
A standard level of performance can be expected.
2500 to 2999
Slightly Low
It is possible to play the game, but you may experience a
burden on processing when performing some actions. Adjustments to the
graphics settings are recommended.
2000 to 2499
Low
It is possible to play the game, but all actions will feel
sluggish overall. There is a chance that the performance may improve
with adjustments to the graphics settings or display resolution.
0 to 1999
Insufficient
The system does not meet the minimum requirements to run the game.