GPU - AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT / Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080Īn AMD Radeon RX 570 is indeed a good shout as a starting point I tested this GPU with an Intel Core i5-12900K, obviously a much better CPU than those listed among the minimum specs, but at 1080p I doubt this would have made the difference between playable and unplayable.CPU – AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT / Intel Core i7-10700K.GPU - AMD Radeon RX 590 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070.CPU – AMD Ryzen 5 1500X / Intel Core i5-8400.GPU - AMD Radeon RX 570 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 970įorza Horizon 5 Recommended PC requirements.Perhaps not to the extent of Forza Horizon 4, but still. Wielding one of the best graphics cards and best CPUs for gaming will help, but if you’re playing at the most common 1080p resolution then you can get by on much older and lower-end hardware. Here’s how Forza Horizon 5 runs on PC, and which settings to tweak if you want a performance boost without cutting too deep into that top-notch fidelity.ĭevelopers Playground Games haven’t gone totally bananas with the technical demands, to be clear. Well, lock me in one of this game’s hundreds of boots and take me away, because it’s both tonnes of fun and genuinely, magnificently gorgeous.
I’ll admit I misjudged Forza Horizon 5 – not just the extent to which I’d enjoy it, but how much its searingly shiny visuals could justify the significantly heightened PC requirements. The original article, posted upon Forza Horizon 5’s launch, continues beneath the video. The answer: very closely, maybe a wee bit better in some places but indistinct enough that the settings guide and any general performance advice given below can apply to the expansion as well. Update: Forza Horizon 5’s Hot Wheels expansion – which is great fun, by the way – has launched, and I’ve been testing its PC performance to see how it compares to the base game.