Crysis 3 PC Requirements Are Nuts, Prepare For Next-Gen Graphics

December 3, 2012

If you plan to play Crysis 3 on max settings, now is the moment of truth.

Crytek has released a set of comprehensive system specs for running Crysis 3. The result are three varying degrees of insanity. Okay, so the minimum specs aren't so bad, but wait until you see the high performance requirements.

Crysis 3 Minimum System Specifications

OS: Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8

CPU: Dual core CPU

Memory: 2GB (3GB on Vista)

Video Card: DirectX 11 graphics card with 1GB Video RAM

Example 1 (Nvidia/Intel):

Nvidia GTS 450

Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 Ghz (E6600)

Example 2 (AMD):

AMD Radeon HD5770

AMD Athlon64 X2 2.7 Ghz (5200+)

Crysis 3 Recommended System Specifications

OS: Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8

CPU: Quad core GPU

Memory: 4GB

Video Card: DirectX 11 graphics card with 1GB Video RAM

Example 1 (Nvidia/Intel):

Nvidia GTX 560

Intel Core i3-530

Example 2 (AMD):

AMD Radeon HD5870

AMD Phenom II X2 565

Crysis 3 High Performance System Specifications

OS: Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8

CPU: Latest quad core CPU

Memory: 8GB

Video Card: Latest DirectX 11 graphics card

Example 1 (Nvidia/Intel):

NVidia GTX 680

Intel Core i7-2600k

Example 2 (AMD):

AMD Radeon HD7970

AMD Bulldozer FX415

So the question is: can your PC handle it? If so, which performance level do you fall under?

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