Metro: Last Light developer 4A Games is building a game that will push your PC to its limits, and the company teamed up with Nvidia today to release three sets of system requirements for the upcoming shooter.

The game will take advantage of Nvidia technology including PhysX to deliver advanced visual effects and a great-looking game, the graphics card manufacturer said on the GeForce blog. Nvidia posted minimum, recommended and optimum system requirements for Metro: Last Light; you can check them out at the bottom of this article. They're more detailed than the specifications in the game's Steam listing.


Nvidia is including a free Steam copy of Metro: Last Light with GeForce GTX 660 and above graphics cards. Participating retailers in North America include Amazon and TigerDirect.
Metro: Last Light will be released May 14 on Windows PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Minimum System Requirements

  • Windows: XP (32-Bit), Vista, 7 or 8
  • CPU: 2.2 GHz Dual Core e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Direct X: 9.0c
  • Graphics Card: DirectX 9, Shader Model 3 compliant, e.g. Nvidia GTS 250 or higher 

For 3D Vision Support:
  • Nvidia GTX 275 or higher
  • 120Hz 3D Vision Monitor
  • Nvidia 3D Vision kit for Windows Vista, 7 or 8  

Recommended System Requirements

  • Windows: Vista, 7 or 8
  • CPU: 2.6 GHz Quad Core, e.g. Intel Core i5
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • Direct X: 11
  • Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX 580 / 660 Ti or higher 

For 3D Vision Support:
  • Nvidia GTX 580 / 660Ti or higher
  • 120Hz 3D Vision Monitor
  • Nvidia 3D Vision kit for Windows Vista, 7 or 8  

Optimum System Requirements

  • Windows: Vista, 7 or 8
  • CPU: 3.4 GHz Multi-Core, e.g. Intel Core i7
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • Direct X: 11
  • Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX 680 SLI / Nvidia GTX 690 / Nvidia Titan 

For 3D Vision Support:
  • Nvidia GTX 680 SLI / Nvidia GTX 690
  • 120Hz 3D Vision Monitor
  • Nvidia 3D Vision kit for Windows Vista, 7 or 8