Returnal is the next PlayStation exclusive coming to PC. The platformer will be playable on February 15 with a host of exclusive features, including ray-traced shadows and reflections. Upscaling technologies DLSS from NVIDIA and FSR from AMD will also be included to ensure optimal gameplay. Additionally, NIS (NVIDIA Image Sharpening) will also be integrated to improve texture sharpness if you play at native or reduced resolution.
Support for ultra-wide displays, including 21:9 and Super Ultrawide 32:9, has also been confirmed. The full system requirements for Returnal on PC are as follows:
Minimum (720p 60 FPS, low quality)
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB)|AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)
- Intel Core i5-6400|AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- 16 GB of memory
Medium (1080p 60 FPS, medium quality)
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB)|AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6GB)
- Intel Core i5-8400|AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- 16 GB of memory
Recommended (1080p 60 FPS, high quality)
- Nvidia RTX 2070 Super (8GB)|AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12GB)
- Intel i7-8700 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- 16 GB of memory
Epic (4K 60 FPS, Epic quality)
- Nvidia RTX 3080 (10GB)|AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (16GB)
- Intel i7-9700K|AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- 32 GB of memory
Ray tracing (4K 60 FPS, Ray-Tracing Epic)
- Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti (12GB)|AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (16GB)
- Intel i9-11900K|AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- 32 GB of memory
If you don't mind turning off ray-tracing, you should be good to go. A GeForce RTX 3060 Ti will be sufficient for an Epic 1440p, while an RTX 3080 will do the trick at 4K. With ray-tracing enabled, however, it's a completely different story. You'll need an RTX 3080 Ti or, better yet, an RTX 4070 Ti or 4090 for optimal performance. The game also requires 32 GB of memory and 60 GB of SSD storage.