Max Payne 3 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Max Payne 3 system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.

Max Payne 3 system requirements
Developer:
Rockstar Studios
Publisher:
Rockstar Games
Release date:
1 June 2012 (13 years ago)
User score:
4.1 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
no data

Official system requirements for PC

To run Max Payne 3, you'll need at least 2 GB of RAM and 29 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce 8600 GT, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an Radeon HD 5870. As for your CPU, an Pentium Extreme Edition 955 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an FX-8150 or better.

Minimum

Graphics card:
- NVIDIA® GeForce 8600 GT 512MB RAM or AMD Radeon™ HD 3400 512MB RAM (Lowest) - NVIDIA® GeForce 450 512MB RAM or AMD Radeon™ HD 4870 512MB RAM (Low)
CPU:
- Intel Dual Core 2.4 GHZ or AMD Dual Core 2.6 GHZ, or better (Lowest) - Intel Dual Core 3GHz or AMD equivalent (Low)
Memory:
- 2GB System RAM (Lowest) - 3GB System RAM (Low)
File size:
29 GB
Operating system:
Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
DirectX:
DirectX 9.0

Recommended

Graphics card:
- NVIDIA® GeForce 480 1GB RAM or AMD Radeon™ HD 5870 1GB RAM (High) - NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 2GB RAM or AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 3GB RAM (Highest)
CPU:
- Intel i7 Quad Core 2.8Ghz or AMD equivalent (High) - Intel i7 3930K 6 Core x 3.06 GHZ or AMD FX8150 8 Core x 3.6 GHZ (Highest)
Memory:
- 3GB System RAM (High) - 16GB System RAM (Highest)
File size:
29 GB
Operating system:
Windows 7/Vista (32 or 64 bit)
DirectX:
DirectX 9.0 - 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 5870
30 @ low
1024×768
60 @ medium
1366×768
60 @ high
1366×768
60 @ ultra
1920×1080

GeForce RTX 3060 is 7.8x faster than Radeon HD 5870. Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.


Max Payne 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
90−95
medium / 768p
90−95
high / 768p
80−85
ultra / 1080p
80−85

Performance on your CPU

i5-12400
recommended
FX-8150

Core i5-12400 is 3.5x faster than FX-8150. Your CPU can run Max Payne 3 at recommended settings according to Rockstar Studios.


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