M2B The problem is that they're recommending an RTX 2060 or GTX 1070/Vega 56 for high preset which is not even second highest preset in this title.

Wildlands is a very demanding title on max settings but even a GTX 1060 can run it at 1080p60 on high preset.

But this isn't the main issue I guess;

If an RTX 2080Ti is capable of running it on extreme settings at 4K why wouldn't a 1070 be able to do it at 1080p?

Not sure but there is a distinct difference between 'can run 1080p60' and being able to hold that FPS consistently; and another thing is that just because they built some uber expensive settings doesn't automatically mean its worth running it at those settings. I agree though, the shift in spec requirements at 1080p is not as you would expect, but resolution and performance also don't scale in a linear way. Some things just need to be rendered and take a specific amount of horsepower; while many tricks can be deployed to make it easier on higher resolutions. Such as upscaling or a lower internal render res.That said it may well be off the mark, but in my experience, if you want a smooth ride, best be on the higher end of the scale with your specs. And Metro has proven that very well...Also keep in mind its an Nvidia sponsored title. They benefit from recommending high end GPUs. The fact that extreme only runs well on a 2080ti is telling, why would a dev waste time on that.