Watch Dogs' PC system requirements have been disclosed by Ubisoft.
An eight-core processor and 8GB of RAM are recommended to run the open-world title, which demands 25GB of hard drive space.
A DirectX 11 graphics card with 2GB of video RAM is advised, but the game will run on machines with graphics cards packing 1GB of video RAM.
Watch Dogs casts players as a hacker named Aiden Pearce, who has an entire city's surveillance system at his disposal and can tap into people's electronic devices to gather intel on them and infiltrate security.
It will feature innovative social features that allow users to access other players' games using smartphones.
Watch Dogs will be released on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC on May 27, with a Wii U edition also in the pipeline.


Full system requirements for the PC version are as follows:

Minimum
OS: Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1) or Windows 8 (64-bit OSs supported only)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0Ghz
Memory: 6GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 11 graphics card with 1GB Video RAM – Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 25GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
Additional Notes: Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode. Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or better, GT500, GT600, GT700 series; AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, HD6000, HD7000, R7 and R9 series Intel Iris Pro HD 5200

Recommended
OS: Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1) or Windows 8 (64-bit OSs supported only)
Processor: Eight core – Intel Core i7-3770 @3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 X8 @ 4 GHz
Memory: 8GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 11 graphics card with 2GB Video RAM – Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 25GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
Additional Notes: Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode. Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or better, GT500, GT600, GT700 series; AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, HD6000, HD7000, R7 and R9 series Intel Iris Pro HD 5200