Can My PC Run Saints Row: The Third?

Game details

Developer

Volition

Publisher

Deep Silver

Released

14 November 2011

About Saints Row: The Third

Get ready for the most out-landish gameplay scenarios ever seen as the Third Street Saints take on the Syndicate!

What PC do I need for Saints Row: The Third?

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

Graphics card

1GB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader Model 4.0 support. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 400 series or better. ATI Radeon™ HD5000 series or better DirectX®: DirectX® 11 Hard Drive: 10 GB Sound: 100% DirectX® 9.0C compliant sound card or equivalent onboard sound

Processor

Any Quad Core Processor (Intel® Core i5 or AMD Phenom™ II X4) or 3.0+ Dual Core CPU

Memory

4 GB RAM

Operating system

Microsoft® Windows® 7

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

Can my laptop run Saints Row: The Third?

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 1GB Video RAM GPU w 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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