The Coalition shared the preliminary PC system requirements for Gears 5. These are geared towards the upcoming PC technical tests but they still provide a glimpse of what it should take to run the final game.

System Requirements

　　OS: Windows 10 May 2019 UpdateProcessor: AMD FX-6000 Series or Intel i3 SkylakeMemory: 6 GB RAMGraphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760/GTX 1050 or AMD Radeon R9 280/RX 560Storage: 15 GB available space

　　RECOMMENDED:

　　OS: Windows 10 May 2019 UpdateProcessor: AMD Ryzen 3 or Intel i5 SkylakeMemory: 8 GB RAMGraphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970/1660 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 570/RX 5700Storage: 15 GB available spaceIDEAL:

　　OS: Windows 10 May 2019 UpdateProcessor: AMD Ryzen 7 or Intel i7 SkylakeMemory: 16 GB RAMGraphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 or AMD Radeon VIIStorage: 15 GB available space + SSD

　　If you're wondering about the content that will be in the tests as well as the times and dates, the FAQ below covers all of that. As a reminder, Xbox Game Pass subscribers and those who have pre-ordered Gears 5 are automatically invited to the test.

　　For a first look at the updated Escalation Versus (PvP) mode, check out our earlier article.

WHAT CAN I EXPECT IN THE GEARS 5 TECH TEST?

　　Arcade: A new approachable, frenetic Versus experience.

　　Escalation: The pinnacle objective mode of Gears is back and better than ever.

　　King of the Hill: Capture the hill, enjoy the carnage.

　　In addition, you’ll also get to try out two new features of Gears 5:

　　Bootcamp: Practice your skills and learn new mechanics in our new training mode.

　　Tour Of Duty: Experience a mini Tour of Duty, where you’ll complete Medals to unlock exclusive Tester Weapon Skins to take into Gears 5. Complete all 3 Medals to unlock the exclusive Tester Banner to showcase in Gears 5.

　　We’ll reveal more about Gears 5 Versus next week followed by a weekend of electric Gears 5 Escalation action and more from the ELEAGUE Invitational tournament (July 13th – 14th).

WHEN WILL THE GEARS 5 TECH TEST BE AVAILABLE?

　　The first Technical Test period will run from July 19th at 10am PDT until July 22nd at 10am PDT.

　　The second Technical Test period will run from July 26th at 10am PDT until July 29th at 10am PDT.

　　During Test periods, our goal is to test our servers handling an influx of players ahead of launch day. Gears 5 has an access queue system in place to protect server stability as much as possible – please be aware you may encounter some queueing as you start to play.

　　Between test periods, the Tech Test will remain available for download but servers will be offline.