Bethesda has announced the system requirements for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Marketing exec Pete Hines' confirmed the figures on his Twitter feed, whilst noting that the "recommended" specs are good for running the game on the 'High' graphics setting, rather than 'Ultra'. 

The are:

Minimum specs:

• Operating System: Win XP/7/Vista (32 or 64 bit)
• CPU: Dual Core 2Ghz
• Memory: 2GB RAM
• Video Card: DirectX9c video card w/ 512MB RAM

Recommended specs:

• Operating System: Win XP/7
• CPU: Quad-Core Intel/AMD CPU
• Memory: 4GB RAM, 6GB Hard Drive Space
• Sound: DirectX compatible sound card
• Video Card: DirectX9 video card with 1GB memory. GTX 260/Radeon 4890 or higher