Far Cry 3 PC Specs Revealed by Ubisoft

Want to know how powerful your PC needs to be in order to run Far Cry 3? Ubisoft has you covered. Listed below is the minimum, recommended and high-end requirements to run Ubisoft's upcoming FPS.

Minimum Specs

DirectX9c graphics card with 512MB Video RAM 

Dual core CPU

4GB Memory

Example minimum 1 (NVidia/Intel)

NVidia GTX8800

Intel Core2 Duo E6700 

Example minimum 2 (AMD)

AMD Radeon HD2900

AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+

Recommended Specs

DirectX11 graphics card with 1024MB Video RAM 

Quad core CPU

4GB Memory

Example recommended 1 (NVidia/Intel)

NVidia GTX480

Intel Core i3-530

Example recommended 2 (AMD)

AMD Radeon HD5770

AMD Phenom II X2 565

Hi-Performance Specs

Latest DirectX11 graphics card

Latest quad core CPU

8GB Memory

Example hi-performance (NVidia/Intel)

NVidia GTX680

Intel Core i7-2600K

Example hi-performance (AMD)

AMD Radeon HD7970

AMD Bulldozer FX4150

Speaking of Far Cry 3 on PC, a one-time activation for the game is performed via UPlay. If you're not familiar with Far Cry 3, Ubisoft describes it as "Far beyond the limits of civilization lies an island, a lawless place ruled by violence and human suffering, where your only escape is through drugs or the muzzle of a gun. This is where you find yourself, stranded in a place that has forgotten right from wrong, a place where you must live by the principles of violence to survive." In short, you're stranded in an island, and you need to shoot your way out.

Can Far Cry 3 steal some of Call of Duty's fanbase? We'll know soon enough once the game ships on December 4 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.