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On Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 12:59:58 PM UTC-8, Trimble Bracegirdle wrote:
> I've been bit worried about its Graphic card 2GB min spec.
> The following tests are from the 1st introductory section
> so I would expect system usage to be higher when in the main game outdoor 
> sections.
> 
> Fallout 4 min. specs seem over stated to me.
> On a i7 4770k  4.5 GHz  , 16GB RAM
> with GTX 770 2GB Graphics. at 1920x1200
> 
> The game Auto selects 'High' which is 'Ultra' Texture quality
> & uses around 1.6 GB graphic card memory with all the 'bells n whistles'
> turned High or Ultra .
> The Distance settings are around 50%
> That gives solid 60 FPS with CPU total usage around 15% to 20% (across 8 
> cores)
> It uses 90% + of the GPU.
> 
> Set to Auto  'Low' Pre-set  CPU is around 15%  GPU  55%
> but the Graphic card memory usage is still around 1.4 GB
> which is surprisingly high for 'Low' .
> The lowest Texture is called 'Medium' rather than 'Low'
> IMO that is odd.
> 
> I dropped the resolution to the minimum 1280x800 & every Graphic setting to 
> minimum
> the Graphic card Mem. usage was STILL 1.4 GB
> 
> Soooo ! FO4 may indeed need a 2 GB + graphic card.
> 
> Both above 'High' & 'Low' settings looked virtually the same to me in game.

I've been reading quite a few people running it just fine with below minimum spec graphics cards - even on ultra settings, so it may not really be that necessary to upgrade much, as long as you aren't too far below the minimum specs, or trying to run it on a 4k monitor.

The textures for FO3 were terribly bloated, some of the mods both significantly reduced the size, while making them far better looking.  I would expect the same for FO4.  So if I wait for those mods, I may even be able to play it on my old 800mb card :)

- Justisaur