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Gears Of War: E-Day Defies Unreal Engine 5 Expectations, As 4K@60FPS Needs An RTX 5070 Ti Instead Of Flagship GPU

Wccftech • September 18, 2026 • technology

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Gears of War: E-Day will launch on PC and Xbox Series X|S on October 6, with final PC system requirements revealing that 4K at 60 FPS gameplay is achievable on relatively mid-range GPUs like the NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti and AMD RX 7900 XT.
The game requires an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D or Intel i7-14700K CPU for 4K performance, while recommended specs include an RTX 3060 Ti for smooth 1440p gameplay, indicating strong optimization by developer The Coalition.
Key PC features include support for upscaling technologies such as NVIDIA DLSS 4.5, AMD FSR 4, and Intel XeSS 3.0t, as well as hardware ray-traced reflections, shadows, and global illumination.
Gears of War: E-Day will also support HDR and ultrawide monitors, and includes a built-in benchmark mode with advanced PC settings for performance tuning.
On Xbox Series X|S, the game leverages hardware ray-traced Lumen technology to deliver hundreds of dynamic shadow-casting lights running at 60 FPS, showcasing advancements in ray tracing and path tracing in game development.

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