EA and Ghost Games have released the PC specs for the upcoming Need for Speed: Rivals. The game makes use of the Frostbite engine so naturally it can be made to look spectacular with the right hardware, but it seems the minimum specs aren't terribly steep.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
• OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7
• CPU: Intel 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo, AMD 2.6 GHz Athlon X2
• RAM: At least 4 GB
• DISC DRIVE: CD/DVD ROM drive required for istallation only
• HARD DRIVE: At least 30 GB of free space
• VIDEO: AMD Radeon 3870 512Mb or better, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512 Mb or better, IntelHD 4000 integrated 512Mb or better
• DIRECTX: DirectX 10.1 compatible
• INPUT: Keyboard and mouse
• ONLINE CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS: 512 Kbps or faster internet connection
RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS:
• OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (Recommended is Windows 8 64-bit)
• CPU: Intel Quad Core CPU, AMD Duo Core CPU
• RAM: At least 8 GB
• DISC DRIVE: CD/DVD ROM drive required for istallation only
• HARD DRIVE: At least 30 GB of free space
• VIDEO: AMD Radeon 7870 3Gb or better, NVIDIA GeForce GT660 3Gb or better
• DIRECTX: DirectX 11 compatible
• INPUT: Keyboard and mouse
• ONLINE CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS: 512 Kbps or faster internet connection