Tuesday, May 13th 2025
EA Reveals F1 25 Global Launch Times & PC Spec Requirements
F1 25: Everything You Need to Know: Launch times, PC specs, achievements, soundtrack & much more. It's almost time to hit the grid. Here's your one-stop-shop on all of the key information, content and advancements we've made to this year's game. Pre-Load Timings: first-off, let's get F1 25 onto your console/PC. If you've pre-ordered, you can download the game to your system from the dates below.
Launch Timings
The big day is fast approaching, Iconic Edition players can hit the track from as early as May 27. Check out the timings below for both Iconic and Standard Edition. Additionally, EA Play members can trial F1 25 for 5 hours from May 27, and EA Play Pro members will have full access to the Iconic Edition from the same date. Leave your mark on the world of racing in F1 25, the official video game of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship, featuring a revamped My Team mode, the thrilling third chapter of Braking Point, and more!
PC Specs
Playing on PC? Here are our recommended build specifications for various experiences:
Handling, AI & Graphics Enhancements:
Through a combination of rigorous internal tests and feedback gathered from the EA SPORTS F1 community, F1 Sim Racing participants, and EA Creator Network members, a number of changes have been made to how cars feel in F1 25. There are many points to cover on this topic, and we've done so here. Additionally, the studio has tuned AI drivers to better reflect their overtaking capabilities.
Other adjustments have been made, such as AI now being more likely to pull off defensive maneuvers when protecting a position. Furthermore, the AI will make better tactical decisions as to when to deploy DRS (Drag Reduction System) and ERS. Moving on to the visuals, we've balanced the lighting of the game to give each daylight weather scenario a more realistic look. Watch how the shadows in full sun transition and cloud cover appear more naturally or disappear completely.
In addition, an emerging PC-exclusive innovation called Path Tracing is being introduced. Expanding on Ray Tracing technology and available as a new "Ultra Max" option in the graphics settings, light now follows every bounced path, including that from indirect lighting and multiple reflections. Shade, light, and colors dynamically shift as they would in real-life, whether you're racing under the thousands of lights in Bahrain or navigating the castle section on Baku at sunset. If you have a PC capable of experiencing it, Path Tracing is the most realistic simulation of light on track that we've ever delivered.
Sources:
EA Games, F1 25 Steam Profile
Launch Timings
The big day is fast approaching, Iconic Edition players can hit the track from as early as May 27. Check out the timings below for both Iconic and Standard Edition. Additionally, EA Play members can trial F1 25 for 5 hours from May 27, and EA Play Pro members will have full access to the Iconic Edition from the same date. Leave your mark on the world of racing in F1 25, the official video game of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship, featuring a revamped My Team mode, the thrilling third chapter of Braking Point, and more!
Playing on PC? Here are our recommended build specifications for various experiences:
Through a combination of rigorous internal tests and feedback gathered from the EA SPORTS F1 community, F1 Sim Racing participants, and EA Creator Network members, a number of changes have been made to how cars feel in F1 25. There are many points to cover on this topic, and we've done so here. Additionally, the studio has tuned AI drivers to better reflect their overtaking capabilities.
Other adjustments have been made, such as AI now being more likely to pull off defensive maneuvers when protecting a position. Furthermore, the AI will make better tactical decisions as to when to deploy DRS (Drag Reduction System) and ERS. Moving on to the visuals, we've balanced the lighting of the game to give each daylight weather scenario a more realistic look. Watch how the shadows in full sun transition and cloud cover appear more naturally or disappear completely.
In addition, an emerging PC-exclusive innovation called Path Tracing is being introduced. Expanding on Ray Tracing technology and available as a new "Ultra Max" option in the graphics settings, light now follows every bounced path, including that from indirect lighting and multiple reflections. Shade, light, and colors dynamically shift as they would in real-life, whether you're racing under the thousands of lights in Bahrain or navigating the castle section on Baku at sunset. If you have a PC capable of experiencing it, Path Tracing is the most realistic simulation of light on track that we've ever delivered.
6 Comments on EA Reveals F1 25 Global Launch Times & PC Spec Requirements
If I understand the chart correctly, DDR4 3200 MT/s is required for ARC GPUs, and DDR5 for 144 fps? So weird.
Also, RTX 5080 for 720p60 with PT :roll:
I bought very late AM4 and sold it already. 3200 MHz - as it was advertised before, was very slow DDR4.
I highly doubt many gaming boxes have slower DRAM, or even DDR3 Ram which want ot buy this game.
Maybe that 3200MT/s matters when someone runs 4 modules of 32GIB or 48GiB DDR5 on the same mainboard.
The specs are from 5 years ago. Ryzen 3 1200. I think that was one of the slowest entry level AM4 processor. Assuming I ignore those slower APU which were most likely patched out of most AM4 mainboards
No mouse support. Same recycled boring and crappy game engine, with minor modifications for tracks and cards, basically the EXACT same game for almost a decade.
Pfff...