Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor System Requirements – Can Your Rig Run Middle-Earth?

April 9, 2014

Looking forward to the Assassin's Creed-esque twist WB Games has put on the Lord of the Rings franchise? I am! The game looks exceedingly stylish and sharp thanks to the leap in console graphics, but if you're an orc for visuals you'll need to know how your PC rig shapes up.

Here are the Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor minimum and recommended system requirements:

Mimimum Specs:

OS: 64-bit Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
Memory: 4GB RAM
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or AMD Radeon HD 6950
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Hard Drive: 25 GB available space

Recommended Specs:

OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or Windows 8
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
Memory: 8GB RAM
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 or AMD Radeon HD 7970
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Hard Drive: 40 GB available space

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor will be out October 7th on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PC. For more, check out the game's official story trailer.

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