How well does this game run on lower end machines?

[Issac1709]

Since release is so soon i wanted to ask how HOI4 runs on slower CPU's and integrated graphics? In HOI3 I was more than happy with a Pentium, but HOI4 looks better (read: requires more power) and I am waiting for 470/480 Polaris or 1050/1060 Pascal before starting my new build.

 

[lemonsquid]

From the pdoxplaza website

Minimum:
OS: Windows 7 64-bit or newer
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 650 @ 3.20 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5850 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX470 with 1GB VRAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Supported GPUs at time of release:
AMD GPUs: 5850 series or higher, 6870 series or higher, 7850 or higher, R7 260 or higher
Nvidia GPUs: GTX470 or higher, GTX560 or higher, GTX660 or higher, GTX750 or higher, GTX 950 or higher,
Laptop GPU dedicated cards may work if they are on par with their desktop counterparts, but are not officially supported.

 

[Issac1709]

From the pdoxplaza website

Yes, I read that, but almost all games state a need for a dedicated GPU, I played rocket league at 30fps on Intel ''HD'' graphics. And tbh i am more concerned if ''speed 5'' is going to be like ''speed 1'' on a proper PC.

 

[Zankoas]

If your really unsure, buy it through steam and use the two hour refund period to test if it runs

 

[Daddl]

Seeing how they put tons of graphic options in the game, I'm fairly sure it will run well below minimum requirements. You can turn off the 3D units, buildings, trees, you can turn off shadows, reflections, rivers, cities etc.

Basically if you turn all that off, you have, graphics wise, a better looking version of HoI3, and that runs incredibly well on really outdated hardware.

Minimum requirements are certainly meant to display all the 3D things going on on the map, and if you turn all of them off, I would even give integrated graphics a very good chance of running it nicely.

CPU is always a question of what speed you expect and are fine with, and I can't comment on that until the game is out.

 

[Issac1709]

Seeing how they put tons of graphic options in the game, I'm fairly sure it will run well below minimum requirements. You can turn off the 3D units, buildings, trees, you can turn off shadows, reflections, rivers, cities etc.

Basically if you turn all that off, you have, graphics wise, a better looking version of HoI3, and that runs incredibly well on really outdated hardware.

Minimum requirements are certainly meant to display all the 3D things going on on the map, and if you turn all of them off, I would even give integrated graphics a very good chance of running it nicely.

CPU is always a question of what speed you expect and are fine with, and I can't comment on that until the game is out.

Will it run better than EU4 (as in ''per tick'' speed) cause if it wont I dont think buying the game is a good idea for me as of now.

 

[Daddl]

Will it run better than EU4 (as in ''per tick'' speed) cause if it wont I dont think buying the game is a good idea for me as of now.

I can't really say that, but keep in mind that HoI will mostly only span 12 years and not 377, and of these 12 years you are most likely to be in war for 7 or 8. That means there is not much point in running on speed 5 after the first few years.

Either buy through Steam and refund if it doesn't work for you, or just wait a few days after release when others can tell you how it works for them.

 

[vDan85]

I believe Your CPU is the bottle neck here in general right? Cant see why speed five is needing all that graphic powerrr

 

[Issac1709]

I can't really say that, but keep in mind that HoI will mostly only span 12 years and not 377, and of these 12 years you are most likely to be in war for 7 or 8. That means there is not much point in running on speed 5 after the first few years.

Either buy through Steam and refund if it doesn't work for you, or just wait a few days after release when others can tell you how it works for them.

You are technically right, however with my current computer with EU4 i usually run speed 4 or 5 even while at war and pause to react to things since my speed 5 is around speed 2 on a proper computer. Also in HOI there are 24 ticks per day as opposed to 1 tick in EU.

 

[AlWoot]

Is HOI IV a cpu-bound or gpu-bound game?

 

[Maizel]

Nobody knows ho well it will run on lower end machines.

Personally, judging by Stellaris reports, it will run decent on hardware somewhat below minimum. But who knows for sure? We will just have to wait and see.

Is HOI IV a cpu-bound or gpu-bound game?

Cpu bound, probably, since it uses only one core.


But Stellaris and CK2, just seem engine bound. When the years tick by, I still have plenty of room left on my CPU, but the games just starts slowing down to a damn crawl.

 

[AlWoot]

Nobody knows ho well it will run on lower end machines.

Personally, judging by Stellaris reports, it will run decent on hardware somewhat below minimum. But who knows for sure? We will just have to wait and see.

Cpu bound, probably, since it uses only one core.


But Stellaris and CK2, just seem engine bound. When the years tick by, I still have plenty of room left on my CPU, but the games just starts slowing down to a damn crawl.

Thanks for the reply