Two good surprises to accompany the release of Remedy’s event game, the return ofAlan Wake is done under the best auspices!
Shortly before the release ofAlan Wake 2effective since today, remember, there was mention of the importance of mesh shaders and support for DirectX 12 Ultimate.
This statement had led to fears of the worst about graphics cards which are not capable of handling such technologies. Several players were then concerned that the game might refuse to launch for them.
A simple warning at launch
Fortunately, the release of Remedy’s game helped to dispel all doubts and our colleagues at DSO Gaming like those of TechPowerUp rushed to test the game on “old” cards.
First good news, even on a GeForce GTX 980 Ti, Alan Wake 2 agrees to get started. A warning then appears to emphasize the fact that the mesh shaders are important, but there is no question of stopping the loading. On the other hand, on such a map, DSO Gaming makes it clear that the game is neither playable nor safe from graphical bugs and crashes.
For his part, TechPowerUp recalls that the RTX 2060 is the minimum required put forward by Remedy. However, with a Radeon RX 5700XT or a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, a warning is simply displayed: the game is starting. However, we should not hope for miracles. Alan Wake 2 does not run satisfactorily on such cards at all.
Chic, Denuvo is not in the game
Being able to run the game on an old graphics card without it being pleasant to play afterwards is relative “good news”, we completely agree. On the other hand, the other news of the day is certainly a good point.
Indeed, although very fashionable and used by the majority of large development studios, Denuvo technology is not used by Remedy on Alan Wake 2. Theset DSO Gaming which underlines the point. Why is this good news? Quite simply because beyond the antipiracy protection it provides, Denuvo technology often tends to reduce the performance observed in games.
Graphically very accomplished and logically quite heavy, Alan Wake 2 therefore did not need an additional “module” to risk reducing performance. At least we know that the game will be able to express itself as best as possible on your configuration!
We are preparing a technical guide to help you see things a little more clearly, its publication is scheduled for early next week.
Sources: DSO Gaming, TechPowerUp
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