The Crysis series is known for being a graphically demanding franchise, but just how powerful a rig must a gamer have to run Crysis 3 on PC? Crytek has announced the minimum, recommended, and high-performance system operating requirements for the upcoming shooter.

　　Crysis 3 does not support aging operating system Windows XP, with compatible options including Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. Further, players will need at least 2GB of RAM (3GB for Windows Vista) to run the game.

　　The full system specifications for Crysis 3 are below. Crysis 3 launches during February 2013 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, but most likely not Wii U.

　　Minimum:

　　Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8

　　DirectX 11 graphics card with 1Gb Video RAM

　　Dual core CPU

　　2GB Memory (3GB on Vista)

　　Example 1 (Nvidia/Intel):

　　Nvidia GTS 450

　　Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 Ghz (E6600)

　　Example 2 (AMD):

　　AMD Radeon HD5770

　　AMD Athlon64 X2 2.7 Ghz (5200+)

　　Recommended

　　Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8

　　DirectX 11 graphics card with 1GB Video RAM

　　Quad core GPU

　　4GB Memory

　　Example 1 (Nvidia/Intel):

　　Nvidia GTX 560

　　Intel Core i3-530

　　Example 2 (AMD):

　　AMD Radeon HD5870

　　AMD Phenom II X2 565

　　High-performance

　　Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8

　　Latest DirectX 11 graphics card

　　Latest quad core CPU

　　8GB Memory

　　Example 1 (Nvidia/Intel):

　　NVidia GTX 680

　　Intel Core i7-2600k

　　Example 2 (AMD):

　　AMD Radeon HD7970

　　AMD Bulldozer FX4150

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