Halo 5: Forge brings the entire Forge level-creation experience from Halo 5: Guardians to Windows 10, with support for mouse and keyboard for highly refined object placement and manipulation, higher-resolution displays (including 4k) for stunning graphic fidelity, the ability to host and play custom matches for up to 16 players, and a new content browser that spans platforms. Creators will be able to download levels from the Forge community created on both Windows 10 PC and Xbox One, which they can then customize, or create their own from scratch. Halo 5: Forge opens the door to new possibilities in Halo 5: Guardians and beyond.

Halo 5: Forge System Requirements

29 Aug 2016 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

Windows 10 Anniversary Edition
DirectX 12
intel Core i5 at 2.3Ghz or AMD equivalent
GeForce 650 Ti
2GB VRAM
8GB RAM
HDD 40GB

Official Recommended Requirements

Windows 10 Anniversary Edition
DirectX 12
intel Core i5-3570k at 3.4GHz or AMD equivalent
GeForce GTX 970
4GB VRAM
8GB RAM
HDD 40GB

PC System Analysis For Halo 5: Forge Requirements

You need a Core i7-4770K 4-Core 3.5GHz or FX-9590 processor coupled with a GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB to run Halo 5: Forge system requirements at recommended. You can expect to get around 60FPS at 1080p screen res on high graphics settings with this hardware. System memory required for Halo 5: Forge is 16 GB performance memory. Taking a look at the min reqs you will require a Radeon R7 260 graphics card with a Core i5-2500T 2.3GHz or Phenom II X4 965 processor to reach the minimum Halo 5: Forge specs, run on low graphics setting and 720p. System memory for min is 8 GB. Recommended needs around a 6 year old PC to run.

FPS System Benchmark

79 FPS

High

Graphics Card

GTX 1060

How well optimised is Halo 5: Forge for PC? Halo 5: Forge is excellently optimized

Where does Halo 5: Forge rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

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Halo 5: Forge System Requirements

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GD Verdict

Minimum Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

1 GB

8 GB

Win 10 64

DX 12

40 GB

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Recommended Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz

FX-8350

GeForce GTX 970 4GB

Radeon R9 390

4 GB

12 GB

Win 10 64

DX 12

40 GB

FPS

Ultra Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core i7-4770K 4-Core 3.5GHz

FX-9590

GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB

Radeon R9 FURY X 4GB

4 GB

16 GB

Win 10 64

DX 12

40 GB

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Halo 5: Forge PC Release Date:

8 Sep 2016

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Halo 5: Forge vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

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Core I7-5775R 4-Core 3.3GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon RX 480X 4GB

RAM

13GB

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