System requirements · PC
Resident Evil 3 PC system requirements
Resident Evil 3 needs at least an Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD FX™-6300 or better processor, 8 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 460 graphics card, on Windows® 10 (64-BIT Required).
For the recommended settings: an Intel® Core™ i7-3770 or AMD FX™-9590 or better processor, 8 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480 with 3GB VRAM graphics card. It takes 45 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows® 10 (64-BIT Required) | Windows® 10 (64-BIT) / 11 |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD FX™-6300 or better | Intel® Core™ i7-3770 or AMD FX™-9590 or better |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 460 | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480 with 3GB VRAM |
| DirectX | Version 12 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Storage | 45 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Anticipated performance at these specifications is 1080p/30FPS for Resident Evil 3 and 720p/30FPS for Resident Evil Resistance. If you don't have enough graphics memory to run the game at your selected texture quality, you must go to Options > Graphics and lower the texture quality or shadow quality, or decrease the resolution. An internet connection is required for product activation. In addition, an internet connection is required at all times when playing Resident Evil Resistance. (Network connectivity uses Steam® developed by Valve® Corporation.) | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Anticipated performance at these specifications is 1080p/60FPS. An internet connection is required for product activation. In addition, an internet connection is required at all times when playing Resident Evil Resistance. (Network connectivity uses Steam® developed by Valve® Corporation.) |
How demanding is Resident Evil 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 81% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (45 GB).
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Other platforms
Resident Evil 3 is also available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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