Although not as demanding as Returnal, the latest PlayStation exclusive brought to PC, The Last of Us Part 1, will test the capabilities of the most modern computers.
The Last of Us Part 1 is coming to PC soon, and Sony has already detailed all the specs you’ll need to run the game. The Last of Us Part 1 will be available on PCs worldwide via Steam and the Epic Games Store on March 28, and not March 3 as previously announced. As a reminder, this is the same remake that we tested a few months ago on PS5.
The least we can say is that the minimum configuration requirements are quite high. For example, you will needa 100 GB SSD and Windows 10 Version 1909 (or newer) to start the game, and if you want to get 60 frames per second in 4K with Ultra settings enabled, you will need at least the latest generation of graphics card in your PC.
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What specifications to play The Last of Us Part 1 on PC?
To start playing The Last of Us Part 1 on PC in the minimum configuration, you won’t really need a war machine, sincea ten-year-old computer seems to do just fine. However, things go awry if you want to push the game’s graphics, so thewe are faced with one of the most demanding games of 2023alongside Forspoken and Hogwarts Legacy. Here are all the recommended specs:
Minimum (720p30fps on low settings)
- Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 1500X, Intel Core i7-4770K
- Memory : 16 GB RAM
- Graphic card : AMD Radeon 470 (4GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB), NVIDIA GeForce 1050 Ti (4GB)
Recommended (1080p60fps on high settings)
- Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel Core i7-4770K
- Memory : 16 GB RAM
- Graphic card : AMD Radeon RX 5800 XT (8 GB), AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (8 GB), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER (8 GB), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (8 GB)
Performance (1440p60fps with high settings
- Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, Intel Core i7-9700K
- Memory : 32 GB RAM
- Graphic card : AMD Radeon RX 6750X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Ultra (4K60fps at Ultra settings)
- Processor : AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, Intel Core i9-12900K
- Memory : 32 GB RAM
- Graphic card : AMD Radeon RX 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
To play in 4K in good conditions, Naughty Dog recommends an AMD Ryzen 9 5900X or Intel Core i5-12600K processor, along with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (with FSR quality). The last part is critical, as AMD graphics cards are unlikely to be able to meet performance targets without AI-upscaling.
For those who don’t have the proper configuration to play as you would have hoped, don’t panic. The Last of Us Part 1 will support Nvidia DLSS and AMD FSR 2.2 from launchso if your graphics card is compatible, you can probably take advantage of it to increase your FPS.
Also note that this port will support Ultrawide monitors, both for 21:9 Ultrawide and 32:9 Super Ultrawide aspect ratios. It will also feature 3D sound, Wireless DualSense support and a bunch of control customization options, letting you tweak some controls and even play with a combination of gamepad and keyboard.
While waiting for the launch of the game on PC, we remind you that you can watch the live-action adaptation of HBO on Amazon Prime in France. This one recently reached for the first time the billion minutes of streaming in one week, and we know that the series has already been renewed for a season 2. Filming could begin as soon as the end of the year.
