Can My PC Handle Witcher 3?

[DrFiblorTheMerciless]

Hello I was wondering what I could do with this build in Witcher 3 at 1080p and get smooth close-to-60 performance? Also I am pretty sure my 770 has the same specs as a reference 970, so I am assuming they are the same in performance.
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Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $211.99
Motherboard Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard -
Memory Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory $55.99 @ Newegg
Storage Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $101.75 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $69.99
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card -
Case Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case $99.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply -
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer $14.99
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) $84.99
Monitor Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor $145.43
Keyboard Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard $86.00
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Other Incase Sonic Headphones Purchased
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Total $871.12
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[elneelo]

It will handle it easily @medium - mostly high settings (will struggle on ultra to maintain 60fps) @1080p @near constant 60fps. Your 770 is a good bit off a reference 970, performance wise.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

32 fps .... the 970 is quite a bit more powerful at 52 fps. This is at

"All games are set to their highest quality setting unless indicated otherwise."

Just run GeForce Experience, it will optimize the settings for the game for your card.

 

[DrFiblorTheMerciless]

It will handle it easily @medium - mostly high settings (will struggle on ultra to maintain 60fps) @1080p @near constant 60fps. Your 770 is a good bit off a reference 970, performance wise.

Why is it different? Also would it be a lot better for Shadow of Mordor?

 

[RockyPlays]

a 770, while not as powerful as the 970 should still be able to handle Witcher 3 on med-high settings on 1080p.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

See above

As for SoM

 

[elneelo]

It will handle it easily @medium - mostly high settings (will struggle on ultra to maintain 60fps) @1080p @near constant 60fps. Your 770 is a good bit off a reference 970, performance wise.

Why is it different? Also would it be a lot better for Shadow of Mordor?

Why is what different? The 770 will play SOM at high-ultra @ 60fps @1080p. There is a BIG difference between a 770 and a 970 though.

 

[DrFiblorTheMerciless]

It will handle it easily @medium - mostly high settings (will struggle on ultra to maintain 60fps) @1080p @near constant 60fps. Your 770 is a good bit off a reference 970, performance wise.

Why is it different? Also would it be a lot better for Shadow of Mordor?

Why is what different? The 770 will play SOM at high-ultra @ 60fps @1080p. There is a BIG difference between a 770 and a 970 though.

Sorry I mean what are the differences between my specific model of 770 and a reference 970?

 

[RockyPlays]

The 970 is the newer card with a better gpu. Even at the same clock speeds, the 970 will outperform the 770 by a fair bit.

 

[DrFiblorTheMerciless]

Alright thank you guys you have all been a great help!

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Sorry I mean what are the differences between my specific model of 770 and a reference 970?

Been answered. The assumption that a 770 is somehow close to being on par with a 970 is incorrect. The usually progression is that the next generation x70 card will be a little bit better in performance than the last generation x80 card.... So today's 970 is a bit better than last generation's 780

The 970 gets 52.8 fps in W3, the 770 gets 27.9
The 970 gets 89.5 fps in SoM, the 770 gets 57.1