Crusader Kings 3 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Crusader Kings 3
Developer:
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher:
Paradox Interactive
Release date:
1 September 2020 (3 years ago)
User score:
4.3 / 5 (216 votes)

Official Crusader Kings 3 system requirements for PC

These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run Crusader Kings 3 at minimal and recommended settings. Although these requirements are usually approximate, they can still be used to determine the indicative hardware tier needed to play the game.

PassMinimum requirements

Pass Graphics card:
Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 (1GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 (2GB) / Intel® Iris Pro™ 580 / Intel® Iris® Plus G7 / AMD® Radeon™ Vega 11
Pass CPU:
Intel® Core™ i3-2120 / AMD® FX 6350
Pass Memory:
6 GB RAM
File size:
8 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows® 8.1 64 bit / Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
DirectX:
no data

PassRecommended requirements

Pass Graphics card:
Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1650 (4GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R9 390X (8GB)
Pass CPU:
Intel® iCore™ i5-4670K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G
Pass Memory:
8 GB RAM
File size:
8 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
DirectX:
no data

Crusader Kings 3 performance on your PC

Crusader Kings 3 performance on your GPU

GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

RTX 3060
recommended
GeForce GTX 1650
30 fps @ low
1366×768
60 fps @ medium
1920×1080
60 fps @ high
1920×1080
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

Crusader Kings 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.

low settings / 768p
200−210 FPS
medium settings / 1080p
200−210 FPS
high settings / 1080p
120−130 FPS
ultra settings / 1080p
120−130 FPS

Crusader Kings 3 performance on your CPU

Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

i5-12400
recommended
Core i5-4670K

User Ratings

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4.3 216 votes

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