Grand Theft Auto III System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Grand Theft Auto III
Developer:
DMA Design
Publisher:
Rockstar Games
Release date:
21 May 2002 (21 year old)
Our user score:
4.1 / 5 (191 vote)

Official Grand Theft Auto III system requirements for PC

These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run Grand Theft Auto III 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.

PassMinimum requirements

Pass Graphics card:
16 MB Direct3D Video Card
Pass CPU:
Pentium III 450 MHz CPU
Pass Memory:
96 MB RAM
File size:
500MB free hard disk space
Operating system:
Win 98/ME/2000/XP
DirectX:
Direct X 8.1

PassRecommended requirements

Pass Graphics card:
32 MB Direct3D Video Card
Pass CPU:
700 MHz CPU
Pass Memory:
128 MB RAM
File size:
500MB free hard disk space
Operating system:
Win 98/ME/2000/XP
DirectX:
Direct X 8.1

Grand Theft Auto III performance on your PC


Grand Theft Auto III performance with your GPU

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

RTX 3060
minimum
Any
recommended
Any
30 fps @ low
1366×768
60 fps @ medium
1920×1080
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

Grand Theft Auto III 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
210−220 FPS
medium settings / 1080p
210−220 FPS
ultra settings / 1080p
210−220 FPS

Grand Theft Auto III performance with your CPU

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

i5-12400
minimum
Any

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