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Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generati

Grand Theft Auto III PC Requirements

Minimum Requirements

CPU
Pentium III® 450 MHz CPU
GPU
16 MB Direct 3D Video Card DirectX Version: Microsoft DirectX® 8.1 Hard Drive: 500 MB uncompressed free hard disk space
VRAM
Not stated
RAM
1 GB
Storage
Not stated
OS
Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP
DirectX
Not stated
Network
Not stated

Recommended Requirements

The publisher has not published a recommended specification for this title.

✓ Independently verified against the publisher 2026-08-17Source: Steam store page

Game details

Developer
Rockstar Games
Publisher
Rockstar Games
Released
4 January 2008

About Grand Theft Auto III

Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.

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What PC do I need for Grand Theft Auto III?

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

Graphics card
16 MB Direct 3D Video Card DirectX Version: Microsoft DirectX® 8.1 Hard Drive: 500 MB uncompressed free hard disk space
Processor
Pentium III® 450 MHz CPU
Memory
1 GB RAM
Operating system
Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP

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Can my laptop run Grand Theft Auto 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 16 MB Direct 3D Video Card DirectX Version: Microsoft DirectX® 8.1 Hard Drive: 500 MB uncompressed free hard disk space 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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