Far Cry 3 on PC: requirements and FPS by GPU

To play Far Cry 3 at 60 FPS at 1080p on High, a GTX 1050 Ti is enough (~67 FPS estimated). For 1440p at 60 FPS, a RX 580 or better.

Updated November 15, 2026

Estimated FPS by graphics card

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	4K
GTX 1050 Ti	67	48	28
GTX 1650	82	59	34
RX 580	90	64	38
GTX 1060	100	72	42
GTX 1660 SUPER	120	86	50
RTX 3060 Laptop	124	89	52
RTX 2060	132	95	55
RTX 3060	159	114	67
RTX 4060 Laptop	165	119	69
RTX 4060	197	142	83
RTX 3060 Ti	209	150	88
RTX 3070	239	172	101
RTX 4060 Ti	248	178	104
RTX 3080	290	209	122
RTX 4070	300+	233	136
RTX 4070 SUPER	300+	264	154

60 FPS or more30 to 60Under 30

Estimated FPS at High quality with a high-end processor and 32 GB of RAM. Real results can vary by up to 30%.

	Minimum	Recommended
Graphics card	512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0)	512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0)
Processor	Intel Core®2 Duo E6700 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @ 3.0Ghz or better	Not listed
RAM	4 GB	4 GB

What graphics card do I need for Far Cry 3?

To play Far Cry 3 at 60 FPS at 1080p on High, a GTX 1050 Ti is enough (~67 FPS estimated). For 1440p at 60 FPS, a RX 580 or better.

How much RAM does Far Cry 3 need?

It asks for at least 4 GB. With less it may stutter or not launch.

Does my PC run Far Cry 3 better than a PS5?

A card like the RTX 2070 Super performs about like a PS5's. Add your PC to Specta and we'll tell you for your setup.