Project CARS is stated for a May 8 2015 release, and finally racing fans will get to experience the genre defining new simulator. Touted as a truly realistic racer from its physics to the insane amount of detail and realism present in everything from the accurately detailed cars to the beautiful environments.

Project CARS at 4K is undoubtedly a visual experience closer to real life than any other racer. Being able to render the game at such a resolution though would surely require quite a beefy setup, with a capable graphics solution.

GameGPU.ru has provided some benchmark results, that can be viewed below:

Project CARS: Maximum quality settings 4K Resolution:

2 GTX 980 SLI Min 45 Avg 52 2 GTX 970 SLI Min 38 Avg 44 Radeon R9 295X2 Min 35 Avg 41 GTX Titan X Min 35 Avg 39 2 GTX 780 TI SLI Min 33 Avg 40 2 GTX 780 SLI Min 29 Avg 34 GTX 980 Min 27 Avg 30 Radeon HD 7990 Min 24 Avg 28 GeForce GTX 970 Min 23 Avg 25 Radeon R9 290X Min 21 Avg 24

Below you can view the 1080p Benchmarks:

A variety of setups can provide the power needed to enjoy Project CARS at 4K with playable frame rates. For the time being though the Titan X is the only single GPU that can sustain a rather good experience at 4K. Opting for a dual card solution could prove cheaper in some cases but it can bring with it certain limitations or issues of the SLI or Crossfire configurations.

Still the GTX 970 SLI setup is easily the best value of the lot, and provides a quite good gameplay experience with Project CARS at 4K.

Below is the complete list of the cars available in the game at launch.

Car list for the standard edition of the game:

Alpine A450

Ariel Atom 300 Supercharged

Ariel Atom 500 V8

Aston Martin Rapide S Hydrogen Hybrid

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

Aston Martin Vantage GT4

Audi R18 TDI LMP1

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

Audi R8 V10 Plus

BAC Mono

BMW 1 M CoupÈ (E82)

BMW 320 Turbo Gr.5 (E21)

BMW M3 Gr.A (E30)

BMW M3 GT (E92)

BMW M3 GT4 (E92)

BMW Z4 GT3

Caper Monterey Stockcar

Caterham Seven Classic

Caterham Superlight R500

Caterham SP/300R

Ford Capri Zakspeed Gr.5

Ford Escort RS1600

Ford Focus RS

Ford Mustang Boss 302R1

Ford Mustang Cobra SCCA TransAm

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth Gr.A

Formula Gulf 1000

Ginetta G40 Junior

Ginetta G55 GT3

Ginetta G55 GT4

Gumpert Apollo S

Lotus 49 Cosworth

Lotus 72D Cosworth

Lotus 78 Cosworth

Lotus 98T Renault

Marek RP219D LMP2

Marek RP339h (PM 06a) LMP1

McLaren 12C

McLaren 12C GT3

McLaren P1

Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 DTM

Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.8 AMG

Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X FQ400

Oreca 03 Nissan

Pagani Huayra

Pagani Zonda R

Palmer Jaguar JP-LM

Radical SR3 RS

Radical SR8 RX

Renault Clio Cup

Renault MÈgane R.S. 265

Ruf CTR3

Ruf RGT-8

Ruf RGT-8 GT3

RWD P20 LMP2

RWD P30 LMP1

SMS Formula A

SMS Formula B

SMS Formula C

SMS Formula Rookie

SMS Kart 125cc (Kart01)

SMS Superkart 250cc (Kart02)

A number of special editions and packs are also available with additional cars.

Limited Edition Car Pack:

Sauber C9 Mercedes

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe DTM

McLaren F1

Ford Mk. IV

BMW M1 Procar (E26/1)

Modified Car Pack:

Ariel Atom Mugen

Ruf CTR3 SMS-R

Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster

Free Car:

W Motors Lykan HyperSport – Free Car #1

Project CARS will release on May 8 2015 for the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. We will bring you any new information on the title as soon as it becomes available. Be sure to check out our previous coverage for more information here and here.

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