Forza Horizon 3 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Forza Horizon 3
Developer:
Playground Games
Publisher:
Xbox Game Studios
Release date:
27 September 2016 (8 years ago)
User score:
4.0 / 5 (1571 vote)
Hardware demand level:
1.4 / 10 - not demanding
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Official Forza Horizon 3 system requirements for PC

Minimum requirements

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PassRecommended requirements

Pass Graphics card:
4 GB, NVIDIA GTX 970 or NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD R9 290X or AMD RX 480
Pass CPU:
i7-3820 @ 3.6 GHz
Pass RAM:
12 GB
File size:
55 GB
Operating system:
Windows 10 Anniversary Edition 64-bit 14393.101
DirectX:
DirectX 12

Forza Horizon 3 performance on your PC

Forza Horizon 3 performance on your GPU

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

RTX 3060
recommended
Radeon R9 290X
30 fps @ low
1366×768
60 fps @ medium
1920×1080
60 fps @ high
1920×1080
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080
60 fps @ epic
3840×2160

GeForce RTX 3060 is 2.3x faster than Radeon R9 290X. Your graphics card can run Forza Horizon 3 at recommended settings according to Playground Games.

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

Forza Horizon 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
130−140
medium settings / 1080p
130−140
high settings / 1080p
130−140
ultra settings / 1080p
130−140
4K / 2160p
130−140

Forza Horizon 3 performance on your CPU

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

i5-12400
recommended
Core i7-3820

Core i5-12400 is 3.4x faster than Core i7-3820. Your CPU can run Forza Horizon 3 at recommended settings according to Playground Games.

FAQ

When was Forza Horizon 3 released?
Forza Horizon 3 was released on 27 September 2016.
Is Forza Horizon 3 a demanding game?
Forza Horizon 3 is a not demanding game, with a hardware requirement score rated 1.4 out of 10.

Community ratings

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4.0 1571 vote

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