To enjoy Gollum on maximum settings, you probably need an RTX 4080.
These system requirements for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum will provide discussion! The new stealth game from Daedalic was recently provided with a detailed listwhich shows the full hardware requirements for any graphics option.
But can it run Gollum?
Apparently Daedalic takes the claim as a next-gen adventure very seriously. Because as it turns out, for Gollum you need a pretty thick device under your desk. For example, if you want to start playing on Full HD and with 60 FPS, you need an RTX 3060 even with medium presets. After all, you can even switch on ray tracing with it, but only if you help out the frame rate a little with DLSS.
If you want to play Gollum on the best possible settings, i.e. with ray tracing, in 4K and with 60 FPS, then you need at least a 4080, with DLSS activated in performance mode. The complete table can be seen here:
The system requirements have also been adjusted on Steam. An RTX 4070 and a Radeon RX 6800 XT are now listed there as recommended graphics cards. For comparison: for the open-world masterpiece Red Dead Redemption 2, an RTX 1070 is enough, The Last of Us Part 1, published on Steam in March, recommends a 3060.
Where does the hardware hunger come from?
Certainly Gollum is considered a next-gen adventure and has been advertised as such since the announcement. At the same time, the stealth game hasn’t exactly stood out due to its graphic opulence. On the contrary. On Youtube the optics are regularly smiled at and in our comments, too, the general look causes restrained reactions, to say the least.
A new ray tracing trailer was recently supposed to highlight Gollum’s graphics again:
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Gollum with RTX: This is what the upcoming Middle-earth game with ray tracing looks like
What do you think about that? Based on what we’ve seen from Gollum so far, do you think the system requirements are justified, or do you have no idea how this game can expect such hardware? Are you generally interested in the new stealth game or have you not been enthusiastic about the concept anyway? Write your opinions in the comments!
