Fallout 3 System Requirements: Can You Run It?
- Developer:
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher:
- Bethesda Softworks
- Release date:
- 28 October 2008 (15 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.3 / 5 (442 votes)
- Hardware demand level:
- 0.2 / 10 - not demanding
Official Fallout 3 system requirements for PC
These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run Fallout 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.
Minimum requirements
Graphics card:
- Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better/ATI X850 or better)*
CPU:
- 2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
Memory:
- 1GB System RAM (XP)/ 2GB System RAM (Vista)
- File size:
- no data
- Operating system:
- Windows XP/Vista
- DirectX:
- Direct X 9.0c
Recommended requirements
Graphics card:
- Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI 3800 series)*
CPU:
- Intel Core 2 Duo processor
Memory:
- 2 GB System RAM
- File size:
- no data
- Operating system:
- Windows XP/Vista
- DirectX:
- Direct X 9.0c
Fallout 3 performance on your PC
Fallout 3 performance on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
GeForce RTX 3060 is 35.7x faster than GeForce 8800 GT. Your graphics card can run Fallout 3 at recommended settings according to Bethesda Game Studios.
Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions
Fallout 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.
Fallout 3 performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Core i5-12400 is 24.6x faster than Core 2 Duo P7450. Your CPU can run Fallout 3 at recommended settings according to Bethesda Game Studios.
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