Monday, December 3rd 2012

Crysis 3 PC System Requirements Detailed

The seemingly age-old question 'Will it run Crysis?' is back with a vengeance as EA has provided the system requirements for the third installment of Crytek's first-person shooter. Set for a February 2013 release, Crysis 3 'demands' the following:

Minimum
  • Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
  • DirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB Video RAM
  • Dual core CPU
  • 2 GB Memory (3 GB on Vista)
  • Example 1 (Nvidia/Intel):
    o Nvidia GTS 450
    o Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 GHz (E6600)
  • Example 2 (AMD):
    o AMD Radeon HD5770
    o AMD Athlon64 X2 2.7 GHz (5200+)
Recommended
  • Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
  • DirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB Video RAM
  • Quad core CPU
  • 4 GB Memory
  • Example 1 (Nvidia/Intel):
    o Nvidia GTX 560
    o Intel Core i3-530
  • Example 2 (AMD):
    o AMD Radeon HD 5870
    o AMD Phenom II X2 565
Hi-Performance
  • Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
  • Latest DirectX 11 graphics card
  • Latest quad core CPU
  • 8 GB Memory
  • Example 1 (Nvidia/Intel):
    o NVidia GTX 680
    o Intel Core i7-2600K
  • Example 2 (AMD):
    o AMD Radeon HD 7970
    o AMD Bulldozer FX4150
Source: Examiner
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76 Comments on Crysis 3 PC System Requirements Detailed

#3
SK-1
5870 still hanging tough. I need to sell both of mine soon.
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#4
WarEagleAU
Bird of Prey
Got a 6870 so I may try for the ultra high break your system performance :)
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#5
Jstn7477
My 7950 will probably run at 87-90c as usual since XFX Double Dissipation coolers are nice looking but borderline functional, unfortunately.
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#6
Doc41
xxdozer322my 580 should be fine?
we should be fine as its a bit over recommended, but your cpu is way better than mine:toast:
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#7
xxdozer322
^i like you. thanks for that reassurance :)
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#8
btarunr
Editor & Senior Moderator
The MP alpha played well on my system.
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#9
Aksh_47
The recommend system requirements says a quad core CPU and in the example given, there is a dual core i3 :P Well maybe hyper threading does come into picture. Anyway, looking forward to this game.
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#10
ASharp
Aksh_47The recommend system requirements says a quad core CPU and in the example given, there is a dual core i3 :P Well maybe hyper threading does come into picture. Anyway, looking forward to this game.
But then right below that is the Phenom II X2 which does not have HT. There goes that theory. :P
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#11
Frick
Fishfaced Nincompoop
ASharpBut then right below that is the Phenom II X2 which does not have HT. There goes that theory. :P
Yeah that looks out of place. Seems itsVERY GPU bound.
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#12
DoomDoomDoom
Hell yeah, high performance tier! Now hopefully the game doesn't blow.
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#13
MxPhenom 216
ASIC Engineer
Ill probably buy this game, just to see if i could run it haha! Crysis is just another shooter, only thing that it has going for it really is graphics.
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#14
Novulux
In reality I'm guessing the real high end requirements for a decent FPS will be:
HD 8970
GTX 780
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#15
EzioAs
Waiting for that "Has Crysis 3 melted your PC yet?" question...
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#16
hat
Enthusiast
In 5 years, someone will read an article about a new supercomputer being built and ask if it can play Crysis 3.
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#17
HossHuge
I've asked this before without an answer so here goes again.

Does anyone know at what resolution they use for each?

Example:

Minimum - 720p

Recommended - 1080p

Hi-Performance - 1440p
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#18
Shihab
HossHugeI've asked this before without an answer so here goes again.

Does anyone know at what resolution they use for each?

Example:

Minimum - 720p

Recommended - 1080p

Hi-Performance - 1440p
720p for minimum? that sounds alittle bit too high.
But then again, they did ask for pretty decent cards for it. The 5770 is a very good card though. It makes me wonder if the game will come in DX11 only.
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#19
HammerON
The Watchful Moderator
Well I will see how well my rig handles it at 2560x1600...
Hopefully Nvidia gets the SLI drivers out for this one on time.
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#20
ALMOSTunseen
The MP alpha was poorly. I would get barely 30 FPS. People were even getting as low as 15FPS with mid-high range systems.
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#21
de.das.dude
Pro Indian Modder
crysis 10 requrements : Cray Titan
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#22
GoFigureItOut
Silly question: Can an APU run this game? The A8-3870K is a quad-core cpu, and it has a Radeon HD 6550.
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#23
Dent1
GoFigureItOutSilly question: Can an APU run this game? The A8-3870K is a quad-core cpu, and it has a Radeon HD 6550.
We won't know until the game is out. Game companies are notorious for giving us unrealistic requirements, so take this thread with a pinch of salt.

Taking a conservative guess. The CPU portion, definitely. The GPU portion (6550) is pretty weak so my guess is 720p at low/medium/low settings, and no anti aliasing.
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#24
progste
My 7970 is ready! (raises overclock)
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#25
caleb
Alpha lagged the shit out of my PC when set to MAX but it looked really good. Looks like made to play in 3D.
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