Dirt 3 System Requirements: Can You Run It?
Dirt 3 system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.
- Developer:
- Codemasters Racing Studio
- Publisher:
- Codemasters
- Release date:
- 24 May 2011 (14 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.4 / 5
- Hardware demand level:
- 1 / 10 - not demanding
- Ray tracing support:
- no data
Official system requirements for PC
To run Dirt 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 8400, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an Radeon HD 6250. As for your CPU, an Athlon 64 X2 5800+ is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Phenom II X2 B53 or better.
Minimum
Graphics card:
- AMD Radeon™ HD 2000 256MB, NVIDIA® GeForce® 8000 Series 256MB
CPU:
- AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 2.8GHz, Intel Pentium® D 2.8Ghz
Memory:
- 2GB
- File size:
- 15 GB available space
- Operating system:
- Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
- DirectX:
- DirectX® 9
Recommended
Graphics card:
- AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 Series
CPU:
- AMD Phenom™ II or Intel® Core™ i7
Memory:
- 3GB
- File size:
- 15 GB available space
- Operating system:
- Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
- DirectX:
- DirectX® 11
Performance on your PC
Performance on your GPU
Performance levels below the bar correspond to the target FPS shown on each marker for that preset/resolution.
GeForce RTX 3060 is 183.8x faster than Radeon HD 6250. Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.
Dirt 3 FPS calculator
Average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). May vary depending on your OS and other factors.
Performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400 is 16.4x faster than Phenom II X2 B53. Your CPU can run the game at recommended settings.
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