System requirements · PC
Crusader Kings III PC system requirements
Crusader Kings III needs at least an Intel Core i5-750 | AMD FX 4300 processor, 8 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon HD 7870 | Intel Arc A310 | Intel Iris Plus G7 | AMD Radeon Vega 11 graphics card, on Windows® 10 Home 64 bit.
For the recommended settings: an Intel Core i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X processor, 16 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 480 | Intel Arc A580 graphics card. It takes 20 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows® 10 Home 64 bit | Windows® 10 Home 64 bit or Windows® 11 |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-750 | AMD FX 4300 | Intel Core i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon HD 7870 | Intel Arc A310 | Intel Iris Plus G7 | AMD Radeon Vega 11 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 480 | Intel Arc A580 |
| Storage | 20 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
How demanding is Crusader Kings III?
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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 57% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (20 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 Sequoia v15 or newer Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-6500 or newer | Apple M1 or newer | Intel® Core™ i5-7600K |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon R9 M380 2GB or better (for Intel systems) | Intel Iris Plus G7 | AMD Radeon Vega 11 | Apple M1 integrated GPU | AMD® Radeon™ PRO 580 (8GB) |
| Storage | 20 GB available space | 8 GB available space |
Linux and SteamOS
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-750 | AMD FX 4300 | Intel Core i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon HD 7870 | Intel Arc A310 | Intel Iris Plus G7 | AMD Radeon Vega 11 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 480 | Intel Arc A580 |
| Storage | 20 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
Crusader Kings III is also available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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