System requirements · PC
Arma 3 PC system requirements
Arma 3 needs at least an Intel Core quad-core or AMD Athlon quad-core processor, 8 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7850 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, with 1 GB video memory, on Windows 10 (64-bit).
For the recommended settings: an Intel Core i7-7700K or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X or better processor, 16 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580, with 6 GB VRAM, or better graphics card. It takes 50 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 10 (64-bit) | Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit) |
| Processor | Intel Core quad-core or AMD Athlon quad-core | Intel Core i7-7700K or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X or better |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7850 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, with 1 GB video memory | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580, with 6 GB VRAM, or better |
| DirectX | 10 | 11 |
| Storage | 50 GB available space | 80 GB available space (SSD) |
| Sound card | Not listed | DirectX® compatible |
| Additional notes | DirectX® compatible Internet connection and free Steam account to activate Dual Layer compatible when installing from DVD | Internet connection and free Steam account to activate Dual Layer compatible when installing from DVD |
How demanding is Arma 3?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 45% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (8 GB).
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Storage: Larger than 82% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (50 GB).
Compared with the minimum requirements of every game that has a requirements page on gamekeys.deals. We compare memory and storage only: processor and graphics card names cannot be ranked reliably from Steam's text.
Other platforms
Mac
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | macOS Big Sur 11 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Apple M1 or 2-core Intel Core i5 1.4 GHz or better | Apple M2 or 6-core Intel Core i5 3.7 GHz or better |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 5000 or better | AMD Radeon Pro 580X or better |
| Storage | 45 GB | 130 GB |
| Additional notes | 1 GB | 2 GB |
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