Dark Souls III System Requirements: Can You Run It?
- Developer:
- FromSoftware
- Publisher:
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Release date:
- 11 April 2016 (8 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.4 / 5 (1220 votes)
- Hardware demand level:
- 3 / 10 - moderately demanding
Official Dark Souls III system requirements for PC
To run Dark Souls III, you'll need at least 4 GB of RAM and 25 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce GTX 750 Ti, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce GTX 970. As for your CPU, an Core i3-2100 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core i7-3770 or better.
Minimum requirements
Graphics card:
- NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 750 Ti / ATI Radeon HD 7950
CPU:
- Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD® FX-6300
RAM:
- 4 GB RAM
- File size:
- 25 GB available space
- Operating system:
- Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
- DirectX:
- Version 11
Recommended requirements
Graphics card:
- NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 970 / ATI Radeon R9 series
CPU:
- Intel Core i7-3770 / AMD® FX-8350
RAM:
- 8 GB RAM
- File size:
- 25 GB available space
- Operating system:
- Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
- DirectX:
- Version 11
Dark Souls III performance on your PC
Dark Souls III performance on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
GeForce RTX 3060 is 1.8x faster than GeForce GTX 970. Your graphics card can run Dark Souls III at recommended settings according to FromSoftware.
Dark Souls III performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Core i5-12400 is 3.0x faster than Core i7-3770. Your CPU can run Dark Souls III at recommended settings according to FromSoftware.
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