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PCSystem Requirements

BATTLEFIELD 3

Frostbite 2Windows 7 64-bit20 GB

Release Date

Oct 25, 2011

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Engine

Frostbite 2

Graphics API

DirectX 10/11

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BATTLEFIELD 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Battlefield 3 is the modern military Battlefield that sold a generation of players on Frostbite destruction, jets, tanks, and huge objective-based maps. It still feels sharp because the battles give equal weight to infantry skill and vehicle dominance.

Battlefield 3 captured a polished, modern-war version of the series where jets, armor, and infantry all contributed to a battlefield that felt wide and loud without losing clarity. It is one of those shooters people remember not only for individual maps, but for how convincingly it sold combined-arms spectacle.
2 GBMinimum RAM
4 GBRecommended RAM
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Steam Requirement Tiers

Steam provides minimum and recommended PC requirement tiers.

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Windows Listing

Official OS listing: Windows 7 64-bit.

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API Support

Official DirectX listing: DirectX 10/11.

System Requirements

Specs sourced from the official Steam store page. Steam provides official minimum and recommended PC requirement tiers.

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Minimum System Requirements

Official Steam minimum tier

CPU2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz)
GPUGraphics card (AMD): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 or 6000 series, with ATI Radeon 3870 or higher performance) Graphics card (NVIDIA): DirectX 10.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 or 500 series with NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance)
RAM2 GB RAM
OSWindows 7 64-bit
Storage20 GB available space
DirectXVersion 10
Sound CardDirectX-compatible sound card
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Recommended System Requirements

Official Steam recommended tier

CPUQuad-core CPU
GPUGraphics Card: DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950)
RAM4 GB RAM
OSWindows 7 64-bit
Storage20 GB available space
DirectXVersion 11
Sound CardDirectX-compatible sound card

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