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BioShock - System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements (Windows)
In order for you to play BioShock on Windows with minimal graphics settings, your computer must meet the following requirements
Minimum:
Operating System: Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista
CPU: Intel single-core Pentium 4 processor at 2.4GHz
RAM: 1 GB
Video Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM and Pixel Shader 3.0 (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550)
Sound Card: 100% direct X 9.0c compatible sound card
Hard Drive Space: 8GB
Game requires Internet connection for activation
Recommended System Requirements (Windows)
In order to play BioShock on Windows with maximum graphics settings, you need a computer with a configuration no worse than the following
Recommended:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor
RAM: 2GB
Video Card: DX 9 - Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB RAM and Pixel Shader 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better), DX 10 - NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better
Sound Card: SoundBlaster(r) X-Fi(tm) series (optimized foruse with Creative Labs EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0 or EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 compatible sound cards)
System requirements for similar games on Windows
OS *: Windows 7, Vista, XP
Processor (CPU): 1.7 Ghz
Memory (RAM): 512 MB RAM
Graphics Card: DirectX 8.1 level Graphics Card (requires support for SSE)
Storage: 6500 MB available space
Processor (CPU): 1.7 Ghz
Memory (RAM): 512 MB RAM
Graphics Card: DirectX 8.1 level Graphics Card (requires support for SSE)
Storage: 6500 MB available space
Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8.1 level Graphics Card (Requires support for SSE), Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
OS *: Windows Vista, 7 or 8 (64-bit only)
Processor (CPU): Dual Core CPU (2.2+ GHz Dual Core CPU or better)
Memory (RAM): 2 GB RAM
Graphics Card: DirectX 10, Shader Model 4 compliant graphics cards (GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB, GeForce GTS 250, etc)
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 10 GB available space
Processor (CPU): Dual Core CPU (2.2+ GHz Dual Core CPU or better)
Memory (RAM): 2 GB RAM
Graphics Card: DirectX 10, Shader Model 4 compliant graphics cards (GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB, GeForce GTS 250, etc)
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 10 GB available space
OS *: Windows® XP/Vista/Windows 7 (Does not support Windows 2000)
Processor (CPU): Intel Dual Core 2.8 GHz or AMD Ahtlon 64 x2 Dual-Core 4800+ or better
Memory (RAM): 1GB for XP, 2GB for Vista/Win7
Graphics Card: 3D hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX® 9.0c-compliant 256 MB video card and drivers*
DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c (Included)
Hard Drive: 8GB of uncompressed hard disk space (plus 400 MB for the Windows® swap file and 12 KB free for saved games)
Sound: 100% DirectX® 9.0c-compliant true 16-bit sound card and drivers
Other Requirements: A 100% Windows® XP/Vista/Windows 7-compatible computer system
Keyboard/Mouse: 100% Windows® XP/Vista/Windows 7-compatible mouse, keyboard and drivers
*Supported Chipsets for Windows® XP/Vista/Windows 7
  - All NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT 256 MB RAM and better chipsets (excluding 9400 cards)
  - All ATI Radeon™ X1800 256 MB RAM and better (excludes X1800 GTO, HD2400, HD2600, and HD3450)
  - Motherboard integrated video chipsets not supported
Processor (CPU): Intel Dual Core 2.8 GHz or AMD Ahtlon 64 x2 Dual-Core 4800+ or better
Memory (RAM): 1GB for XP, 2GB for Vista/Win7
Graphics Card: 3D hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX® 9.0c-compliant 256 MB video card and drivers*
DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c (Included)
Hard Drive: 8GB of uncompressed hard disk space (plus 400 MB for the Windows® swap file and 12 KB free for saved games)
Sound: 100% DirectX® 9.0c-compliant true 16-bit sound card and drivers
Other Requirements: A 100% Windows® XP/Vista/Windows 7-compatible computer system
Keyboard/Mouse: 100% Windows® XP/Vista/Windows 7-compatible mouse, keyboard and drivers
*Supported Chipsets for Windows® XP/Vista/Windows 7
  - All NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT 256 MB RAM and better chipsets (excluding 9400 cards)
  - All ATI Radeon™ X1800 256 MB RAM and better (excludes X1800 GTO, HD2400, HD2600, and HD3450)
  - Motherboard integrated video chipsets not supported
OS *: Windows 7 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
Processor (CPU): 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor
Memory (RAM): 6 GB RAM
Graphics Card: Geforce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580 or equivalent
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 15 GB available space
Processor (CPU): 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor
Memory (RAM): 6 GB RAM
Graphics Card: Geforce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580 or equivalent
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 15 GB available space