BioShock Infinite Technical Information

Information on the technology and technical requirements of BioShock Infinite, and its DLCs.
== Engine ==
Unlike the previous BioShock games that run on the Vengeance Engine, a modified Unreal 2 Engine, BioShock Infinite utilizes the Unreal 3 Engine, with some additional enhancements.
== PC Requirements ==
===Original Release===
On January 14th, 2013, Irrational Games Insider Blog announced the official system requirements for BioShock Infinite for PC.PC Specifics for BioShock Infinite Announced! on Irrational Games
 	Minimum 	Recommended
Operating System 	Windows Vista Service Pack 2 32-bit 	Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit
Processor/CPU 	Intel Core 2 DUO 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz 	Quad Core Processor
Memory/RAM 	2 GB 	4 GB
Video card 	DirectX10 Compatible, ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVIDIA 8800 GT / Intel HD 3000 Integrated Graphics	DirectX11 Compatible, AMD Radeon HD 6950 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
Video card memory	512 MB 	1024 MB
Sound card 	DirectX Compatible 	DirectX Compatible
Hard disk space 	20 GB free 	30 GB free
Protection 	Steamworks (Steam) 	Steamworks (Steam)
Peripherals 	Mouse and keyboard, Xbox 360 Wired Controller, or PlayStation 3 DualShock Wireless Controller	Mouse and keyboard, Xbox 360 Wired Controller, or PlayStation 3 DualShock Wireless Controller
=== BioShock: The Collection ===
Announced on Steam.BioShock: The Collection PC Upgrades
 	Minimum 	Recommended
Operating System 	Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and higher 	Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and higher
CPU 	Intel E6750 Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz 	3 GHz Quad-core
System RAM 	4 GB 	8 GB
Video card 	DirectX 11 compliant card, AMD Radeon HD 7770 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 	2GB AMD Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
Sound card 	DirectX Compatible Sound Device 	DirectX Compatible Sound Device
Other Requirements	Software installations required including DirectX and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 & 2012 Redistributable Package.	Software installations required including DirectX and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 & 2012 Redistributable Package.
Hard disk space 	20 GB of free space 	30 GB of free space
== Mac Requirements ==
On August 1st, 2013, The GameAgent Blog announced the official system requirements for BioShock Infinite for Macintosh.Aspyr Mac FAQs: BioShock Infinite article on The GameAgent Blog!
Operating System 	Mountain Lion 10.8.5 	Mountain Lion 10.8.5
Processor/CPU 	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz 	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz
Memory/RAM 	4 GB 	4 GB
Video card 	ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVidia Geforce 640M / Intel HD 4000 	ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVidia Geforce 640M / Intel HD 4000
Video card memory	512 MB 	512 MB
Hard disk space 	30 GB free 	30 GB free
Protection 	Steamworks (Steam/Mac App Store) 	Steamworks (Steam/Mac App Store)
Peripherals 	Macintosh mouse and keyboard, Xbox 360 Wired Controller, or PlayStation 3 DualShock Wireless Controller	Macintosh mouse and keyboard, Xbox 360 Wired Controller, or PlayStation 3 DualShock Wireless Controller
== References ==
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