System requirements · PC
Far Cry 3 PC system requirements
Far Cry 3 needs at least an Intel Core®2 Duo E6700 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @ 3.0Ghz or better processor, 4 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0)”, on Windows XP, Windows Vista.
For the recommended settings: 4 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0)”. It takes 15 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows XP, Windows Vista | Not listed |
| Processor | Intel Core®2 Duo E6700 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @ 3.0Ghz or better | Not listed |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Graphics | 512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0) Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| DirectX | 9.0c | 11 |
| Storage | 15 GB HD space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Sound card | DirectX Compatible (Recommended Surround Sound 5.1 capable) Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Broadband Internet connection *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 2900 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series, NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX / 9 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 600 series. Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website at . Requires a UPlay account Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
How demanding is Far Cry 3?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 15% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (4 GB).
It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
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Storage: Larger than 51% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (15 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
Far Cry 3 is also available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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