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Can My PC Run Battlefield 3™?

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Enjoy total freedom to fight the way you want. Explore 29 massive multiplayer maps and use loads of vehicles, weapons, and gadgets to help you turn up the heat. Every second of battle gets you closer to unlocking tons of extras and moving u

Battlefield 3™ PC Requirements

Minimum Requirements

CPU
2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz)
GPU
Graphics card (AMD): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 or 6000 series, with ATI Radeon 3870 or higher performance) Graphics card (NVIDIA): DirectX 10.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 or 500 series with NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance)
VRAM
Not stated
RAM
2 GB
Storage
20 GB
OS
Windows 7 64-bit
DirectX
Version 10
Network
Not stated

Recommended Requirements

CPU
Quad-core CPU
GPU
Graphics Card: DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950)
VRAM
Not stated
RAM
4 GB
Storage
20 GB
OS
Windows 7 64-bit
DirectX
Version 11
Network
Not stated
✓ Independently verified against the publisher 2026-08-17Source: Steam store page

Game details

Developer
DICE
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Released
11 June 2020

About Battlefield 3™

Enjoy total freedom to fight the way you want. Explore 29 massive multiplayer maps and use loads of vehicles, weapons, and gadgets to help you turn up the heat. Every second of battle gets you closer to unlocking tons of extras and moving up in the Ranks. So get in the action.

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What PC do I need for Battlefield 3™?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card
Graphics Card: DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950)
Processor
Quad-core CPU
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
20 GB
Operating system
Windows 7 64-bit

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Can my laptop run Battlefield 3™?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the Graphics Card: DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeF named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.

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