"Pearl Abyss decided to take the opportunity to flex a little with the footage they provided, as they purposefully used a PC with last-gen hardware to capture it. Said hardware includes a Ryzen 9 7900X3D processor, 32GB of system memory, and a Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics card; hardly cheap, but nowhere near top end, and something you could easily build for just over $2,000."
"The flexing part of the showcased footage is the graphical settings Crimson Desert used; upscaled at 4K Native AA, a consistent 60 frames per second, ray tracing on, particle quality effects set to 100, and with everything set to 'Ultra' quality. For context, Ultra is the second-highest quality setting in Crimson Desert, with 'Cinematic' being the highest."
"For those of you have better things to do than familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of PC hardware, let's just say that this is mindbogglingly impressive stuff, considering that this is a graphics card from 2022 we're talking about."
Pearl Abyss's Crimson Desert has generated skepticism about whether its stunning visuals are achievable on standard gaming hardware. Digital Foundry's technical preview provides evidence supporting the game's graphical capabilities. Using a mid-range PC built for approximately $2,000—featuring a Ryzen 9 7900X3D, 32GB RAM, and Radeon RX 7900 XTX—Pearl Abyss demonstrated the game running at 4K native resolution with 60fps, ray tracing enabled, ultra quality settings, and maximum particle effects. This performance on 2022-era graphics hardware represents a significant technical achievement, suggesting the game's visual quality is not merely marketing hype but genuinely attainable on reasonably accessible gaming systems.
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