Crimson Desert hits 4K 60fps with ultra settings, ray tracing, and no upscaling on a Radeon 9070 XT or GeForce 5070 Ti

Something to look forward to: Developer Pearl Abyss has spent six years showcasing screenshots and videos from its upcoming open-world fantasy game, Crimson Desert, which many suspect are too good to be true. With the game's launch just over a week away following repeated delays, newly published full technical spec sheets indicate performance metrics just as ambitious as the game.

Pearl Abyss recently released detailed system requirements and performance spec sheets for Crimson Desert on desktop PCs, handheld PCs, Apple devices, and consoles. The company's internal testing suggests that achieving 60 frames per second with ray tracing enabled will not require the latest high-end graphics cards.

On PC, Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1060, which turns 10 this year, can still achieve 30 frames per second at 1080p, upscaled from 900p. Meanwhile, the RTX 2080 or AMD's Radeon RX 6700 XT can reach 60fps at native 1080p or ...