Far Cry 3 System Requirements
Minimum and recommended PC specs, refreshed in English.
Metacritic Rating88
Release DateNov 28, 2012
DevelopersUbisoft Ubisoft Montreal
PublishersUbisoft Entertainment
ESRB Rating17+
Game Websitefarcrygame.com
Reddit thread/r/farcry
Pre-launch upgrade planning is half the fun of waiting for a release. This page lists the Far Cry 3 hardware requirements with a short note on what the numbers really mean in practice.
Minimum requirements
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz or better
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB DirectX 9.0c–compliant with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)
DirectXVersion 9.0c
Storage15 GB available space
Sound CardDirectX 9.0c–compliant
Recommended requirements
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core i3-530 2.9 GHz or AMD Phenom II X2 565 or better
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1024 MB DirectX 11–compliant with Shader Model 5.0 or higher (see supported list)
DirectXVersion 11
Storage15 GB available space
Sound CardDirectX 9.0c–compliant (5.1 surround sound)