Far Cry 3 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Far Cry 3 system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.

Far Cry 3 system requirements
Developer:
Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher:
Ubisoft
Release date:
29 November 2012 (13 years ago)
User score:
4.3 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
no data

Official 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

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
Memory:
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

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
Memory:
4 GB
File size:
15 GB HD space
Operating system:
Windows Vista® (with SP2), Windows® 7 (with SP1) 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.

RTX 3060
recommended
Radeon HD 5770
30 @ low
1024×768
60 @ medium
1366×768
60 @ high
1366×768
60 @ ultra
1920×1080

GeForce RTX 3060 is 10.0x faster than Radeon HD 5770. Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.

Far Cry 3 FPS calculator

Average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). May vary depending on your OS and other factors.

low / 768p
140−150
medium / 768p
130−140
high / 768p
110−120
ultra / 1080p
70−75

Performance on your CPU

i5-12400
recommended
Core i3-530

Core i5-12400 is 12.3x faster than Core i3-530. Your CPU can run the game at recommended settings.

Community ratings

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