Far Cry 3 System Requirements: Can You Run It?
- Developer:
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Publisher:
- Ubisoft
- Release date:
- 29 November 2012 (12 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.4 / 5 (2369 votes)
- Hardware demand level:
- 0.6 / 10 - not demanding
Official Far Cry 3 system requirements for PC
To run Far Cry 3, you'll need at least 2 GB of RAM and 15 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce 8800 GT, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an Radeon HD 5770. As for your CPU, an Core 2 Duo E6700 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core i3-530 or better.
Minimum requirements
Minimum requirements- Graphics card:
- 512 MB DirectX® 9.0c compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher NVidia™ 8800 or better, AMD™ HD 2900 or better (see supported list**)
- CPU:
- Intel® Core®2 Duo E6700 @ 2.6 GHz or better, AMD™ Athlon™64 X2 6000+ @ 3.0Ghz or better
- RAM:
- 2 GB Windows® XP / 4 GB Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows® 8
- File size:
- 15 GB HD space
- Operating system:
- Windows® XP (with SP3) or Windows Vista® (with SP2), Windows® 7 (with SP1) or Windows® 8
- DirectX:
- DirectX 9.0c
Recommended requirements
- Graphics card:
- 1024 MB DirectX® 11.0 compliant card with Shader Model 5.0 or higher NVidia™ 480 or better, AMD™ HD 5770 or better (see supported list**)
- CPU:
- Intel® Core®i3-530 @ 2.9 GHz or better, AMD™ Phenom™II X2 @ 3.1 GHz or better
- RAM:
- 4 GB
- File size:
- 15 GB HD space
- Operating system:
- Windows Vista® (with SP2), Windows® 7 (with SP1) or Windows® 8
- DirectX:
- DirectX 11
Far Cry 3 performance on your PC
Far Cry 3 performance on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
GeForce RTX 3060 is 10.0x faster than Radeon HD 5770. Your graphics card can run Far Cry 3 at recommended settings according to Ubisoft Montreal.
Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions
Far Cry 3 FPS calculator: average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). FPS may vary depending on your operating system and other factors.
Far Cry 3 performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Core i5-12400 is 12.8x faster than Core i3-530. Your CPU can run Far Cry 3 at recommended settings according to Ubisoft Montreal.
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