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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition PC system requirements
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition needs at least a processor listed as “2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor”, 1 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better/ATI X850 or better)”, on Windows XP/Vista.
For the recommended settings: an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI 3800 series)”. It takes 7 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows XP/Vista Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | 2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor | Intel Core 2 Duo processor |
| Memory | 1 GB (XP)/ 2 GB (Vista) | 2 GB System RAM |
| Graphics | Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better/ATI X850 or better) | Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI 3800 series) |
| Storage | 7 GB Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Sound card | DirectX®: 9.0c Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Xbox 360 controller NVIDIA GeForce 200 series, Geforce 9800 series, Geforce 9600 series, Geforce 8800 series, Geforce 8600 series, Geforce 8500 series, Geforce 8400 series, Geforce 7900 series, Geforce 7800 series, Geforce 7600 series, Geforce 7300 series, GeForce 6800 series ATI HD 4800 series, HD 4600 series, HD 3800 series, HD 3600 series, HD 3400 series, HD 2900 series, HD 2600 series, HD 2400 series, X1900 series, X1800 series, X1600 series, X1300 series, X850 series | Xbox 360 controller |
How demanding is Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 1% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (1 GB).
It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
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Storage: Larger than 33% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (7 GB).
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