Can My PC Run DARK SOULS III?

Game details

Developer

FromSoftware

Publisher

Bandai Namco Entertainment

Released

11 April 2016

About DARK SOULS III

Dark Souls III is capped at 60 fps and runs comfortably on mid-range hardware from its era.

Common questions about running DARK SOULS III

Each link runs a real comparison against the published specification.

• Can a GeForce GTX 750 Ti run DARK SOULS III?
• Can a GeForce GTX 970 run DARK SOULS III?
• Estimate DARK SOULS III performance at your resolution

What PC do I need for DARK SOULS III?

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

Graphics card

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or ATI Radeon R9 series

Processor

Intel Core i7-3770 or AMD FX-8350

Memory

8 GB RAM

Storage

25 GB

Operating system

Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit

Not sure how your parts compare? Run the check above or read what these tiers mean.

Can my laptop run DARK SOULS III?

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 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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