Mass Effect 3 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Mass Effect 3 system requirements
Developer:
BioWare
Publisher:
Electronic Arts
Release date:
6 March 2012 (13 years ago)
User score:
3.5 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
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Official Mass Effect 3 system requirements for PC

To run Mass Effect 3, you'll need at least 1 GB of RAM and 15 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce 7950 GX2, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce 9800 GT. As for your CPU, an Core 2 Duo E4300 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core 2 Duo E4600 or better.

Minimum requirements

Graphics card:
256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support)* NVIDIA 7900 or better; ATI X1800 or better
CPU:
1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)
RAM:
1GB for XP / 2GB RAM for Vista/Win 7
File size:
15 GB of free space
Operating system:
Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1, Win 7
DirectX:
DirectX 9.0c August 2009 (included)

Recommended requirements

Graphics card:
AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB or greater, NVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512 MB or greater.
CPU:
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)
RAM:
2GB for XP / 4GB RAM for Vista/Win 7
File size:
15 GB of free space
Operating system:
Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1, Win 7
DirectX:
DirectX 9.0c August 2009 (included)

Mass Effect 3 performance on your PC


Mass Effect 3 performance on your GPU

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

RTX 3060
recommended
GeForce 9800 GT
60 fps @ medium
1360×768
60 fps @ high
1366×768

GeForce RTX 3060 is 35.6x faster than GeForce 9800 GT. Your graphics card can run Mass Effect 3 at recommended settings according to BioWare.


Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

Mass Effect 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.

medium settings / 768p
220−230
high settings / 768p
75−80
ultra settings / 1080p
60−65

Mass Effect 3 performance on your CPU

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

i5-12400
recommended
Core 2 Duo E4600

Core i5-12400 is 23.7x faster than Core 2 Duo E4600. Your CPU can run Mass Effect 3 at recommended settings according to BioWare.


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