Hitman Beta PC System Requirements Announced – AMD Gaming Evolved

By Nathan Kirsch

AMD has partnered with IO Interactive to make Hitman for the PC part of the AMD Gaming Evolved program. This means that Hitman will feature enhanced image quality features as well as performance optimizations for PC gamers. This means that AMD Eyefinity, ultrawide support, plus super-sample anti-aliasing should be optimized for AMD from day one. Hitman is going to be a DX12 game title and AMD is hoping that AMD Radeon GPUs will shine since they have full hardware support for asynchronous compute. NVIDIA is having to rely on their software drivers to to handle asynchronous compute. The good news is that both companies are able to fully support Async Compute and it will be interesting to see how the two approaches work out when it comes to compromising performance. This AAA game title should finally show how Async Compute Engines will be handled by current GPUs. We are sure that AMD’s upcoming Polaris and NVIDIA’s upcoming Pascal GPU architectures will both offer full hardware support for Async Compute, but both aren’t due out until later this year.

Minimum PC System Requirements

  • OS: OS 64-bit Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7870
  • DirectX: Version 11

Recommended PC System Requirements

  • OS: OS 64-bit Windows 7 / 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel CPU Core i7 3770 3,4 GHz / AMD CPU AMD FX-8350 4 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GPU GeForce GTX 770 / AMD GPU Radeon R9 290
  • DirectX: Version 11

The Hitman beta begins on PS4 at 8 AM PST / 11 AM EST on February 12 and ends February 15 at the same time. PC gamers will be able to access the Hitman Beta from 2 AM PST / 5 AM EST / 11 AM CET worldwide on February 19 and play until February 22. Hitman beta will only be available to those with digital pre-orders, and youll need to have an internet connection to play it. The PC version should be around 4.7GB in size according to the Hitman Beta sites FAQ. Hitman will be released on March 11th, 2016.

Hitman Beta

Here is the official statement released by AMD on Hitman:

AMD is once again partnering with IO Interactive to bring an incredible Hitman gaming experience to the PC. As the newest member to the AMD Gaming Evolved program, Hitman will feature top-flight effects and performance optimizations for PC gamers.

Hitman will leverage unique DX12 hardware found in only AMD Radeon GPUscalled asynchronous compute enginesto handle heavier workloads and better image quality without compromising performance. PC gamers may have heard of asynchronous compute already, and Hitman demonstrates the best implementation of this exciting technology yet. By unlocking performance in GPUs and processors that couldnt be touched in DirectX 11, gamers can get new performance out of the hardware they already own.

AMD is also looking to provide an exceptional experience to PC gamers with high-end PCs, collaborating with IO Interactive to implement AMD Eyefinity and ultrawide support, plus super-sample anti-aliasing for the best possible AA quality.

This partnership is a journey three years in the making, which started with Hitman: Absolution in 2012, a top seller in Europe and widely critically acclaimed. PC technical reviewers lauded all the knobs and dials that pushed GPUs of the time to their limit. That was no accident. With on-staff game developers, source code and effects, the AMDGaming Evolved program helps developers to bring the best out of a GPU. And now in 2016, Hitman gets the same PC-focused treatment with AMD and IO Interactive to ensure that the series newest title represents another great showcase for PC gaming!