Evolve and GTX 550 ti

[Qutre]

Hello everyone!

So I have a question, I want to play Evolve on my PC (a game not out yet) and I pass all the system minimum requirements except for the graphics card, I have a GTX 550 ti and the game needs a GTX 560. I looked on both of the graphics card specifications, and the only differences I saw (I don't know very much about graphic cards, if at all) were:

-The number of CUDA cores: GTX 550 ti has 192 / GTX 560 has 336.

-Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec): GTX 550 ti has 28.8 / GTX 560 has 45.4-49.8

Is this a big difference? Will I still be able to run the game, even at minimum? Thanks.

*I have also 12 mb of RAM and an i5 at 3.2 GHz

 

[TechyInAZ]

The minimum and recommended requirements are extremely general. Nothing specific so you should run that game fine.

I was able to play Titanfall on a GT 540M with only 94 cuda cores (my gpu was way below the minimum requirement).

To the devs:
Minimum Requirements = Best playable experience at low settings.
Recommend Requirements = Best playable experience at high settings.

 

[xbizzaroz]

You can always overclock the card just a little to pump out some more FPS too if it doesn't run well, but like TechyInAZ said you should be fine.

 

[Sakkura]

The GTX 560 is about 50% more powerful than the GTX 550 Ti, so yeah that's a pretty big difference. That said, the game may still be playable on your 550 Ti. Just don't be too shocked if it doesn't run that smoothly.

 

[Qutre]

Thanks for the responses guys, I expected something like that but just wanted to be sure It will at least run before purchasing it! I know it won't perform very good but as long as it's playable, it's ok to me. I'm planning on upgrading my graphics card but no anytime soon, so knowing this takes off the rush, as I'm really excited to play the game.

And about overclocking, generally speaking, is it "safe"? Doesn't it overheat the computer or the card too much? And is it worth it? Thanks in advance!

 

[xbizzaroz]

If you push it an extra 100 mhz or so it shouldn't hurt too much, especially if you have a big enough case with good airflow. Still, the game looks really good on low graphics believe it or not.