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Far Cry 3 PC system requirements confirmed

The Far Cry series has always demanded a bit of muscle to run well on PC, though of course the advantage is that it's looked best on PC. Will your computerator be up to running the latest open-world-y FPS? Ubisoft today confirmed the system requirements, so see how you measure up.
Alice O'Connor
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The Far Cry series has always demanded a bit of muscle to run well on PC, though of course the advantage is that it's looked best on PC. Ubisoft today confirmed Far Cry 3's system requirements, so see if your computerator has the grunt to run the latest open-world-y FPS.

Minimum Specs

  • CPU: Intel Core2 Duo E6700/AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ or equivalent dual-core

  • Video: Nvidia GTX8800/AMD Radeon HD2900 or equivalent 512MB DirectX 9c card

  • Memory: 4GB

Recommended Specs

  • CPU: Intel Core i3-530/AMD Phenom II X2 565 or equivalent quad-core

  • Video: Nvidia GTX480/AMD Radeon HD5770 or equivalent 1024MB DirectX 11 card

  • Memory: 4GB

Hi-Performance Specs

  • Video: Nvidia GTX680/AMD Radeon HD7970 or equivalent shiny new DirectX 11 card

  • CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K/AMD Bulldozer FX4150 or equivalent quad-core

  • Memory: 8GB

The DRM involves, as per Ubisoft's new policy, a one-time activation through Uplay. You'll only need to be online if you want to play multiplayer, such as the intriguing four-player co-op.

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    September 25, 2012 10:00 AM

    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Far Cry 3 PC system requirements confirmed.

    The Far Cry series has always demanded a bit of muscle to run well on PC, though of course the advantage is that it's looked best on PC. Will your computerator be up to running the latest open-world-y FPS? Ubisoft today confirmed the system requirements, so see how you measure up.

    • TiTaN10k legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      September 25, 2012 10:11 AM

      AMD Bulldozer? Sound like they actually optimise this game for the bulldozers! A bit early to say I know, but I'm impressed!

    • the archvile legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      September 25, 2012 10:59 AM

      Still requires UPlay, which is more deterrent than value-add in the PC FPS market. If it's only used for DRM and player-matching, why not use Steam?

      You know, other than "Ubisoft wants to push their own online services platform." UPlay is not competitive with Steam, on features and ease of use, as well as customer care.

    • valcan_s legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury super mega
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      September 25, 2012 11:38 AM

      Cool, so is the DX11 build in?

    • swolern legacy 10 years
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      September 25, 2012 12:23 PM

      Looks like it is going to be gorgeous on PC. This just got put on my must have list!

    • Dynotaku legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      September 25, 2012 2:02 PM

      That's an increasingly silly question 7 years into a console generation. My 5 year old gaming laptop beats those minimum specs.

      • Dynotaku legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        September 25, 2012 2:04 PM

        Really the question should be "will you get 120 FPS on your PC" or "will you get 60 FPS while running stereo 3D" or "is this optimized for triple monitor gaming?"

    • Barleywine legacy 10 years
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      September 25, 2012 6:35 PM

      Will you be able to gib the frogs?

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