Nvidia knows that gamers are excited about next week's PC launch of Rise of the Tomb Raider, so it analyzed how the title behaves under different GPU settings.
The company concluded that for a smooth, 60 fps gaming experience at 1080p and in High settings, the GeForce GTX 970 graphics card is the best choice. For those who want more from the game's visuals, know that a GeForce GTX 980Ti will give you 60 fps at 1440p.
For the complete picture, Nvidia's testing system got its processing power from an Intel Core i7 3770K processor backed by 6 GB of RAM. It should be noted that the testing rig ran on Windows 10, the 64-bit version.
To support its recommendations, Nvidia offered a number of frame time graphs that show that the game does indeed play seamlessly while using the cited models of GeForce GPUs.
Nvidia will follow its tradition of releasing full in-depth guides to performance and settings in the eve of the game's launch, on Thursday. On that fateful day, premium gaming rig owners will find out whether or not the game packs an Ultra preset, alongside with the technical details.
Although the graphics card company touted the VXAO technology in press releases and media events, no word of it joined the discussion about Rise of The Tomb Raider's hardware recommendations.
There is a chance that VXAO will come to PCs in a future update, in a similar way to how HBAO+ and Flex happened for Fallout 4.
If you needed an extra incentive to purchase Rise of The Tomb Raider, we will simply remind you that the game ships free of charge for customers who buy a GTX 970, 980 or 980Ti card. The offer bundles works with laptop models of the graphics cards, as well.
Xbox One and Xbox 360 owners got an early start, as they had their hands on the highly commended title on Nov. 2015. On Tuesday, gamers who use Microsoft's Xbox One console will also receive the Baba Yaga: The Temple of The Witch DLC.
This brings a silver lining for PC gamers, too: the Windows release of the title will contain the Baba Yaga DLC from the get-go.
