The Far Cry FPS franchise published by Ubisoft (except the first game Far Cry was developed by Crytek after that Ubisoft obtained the rights to the franchise) are one of the finest in its genre — keeping the audience captivated by engaging storytelling as well as free to play option alongside storylines.
If you’re thinking about purchasing Far Cry 5, 4, or 3 but aren’t sure if your PC will be able to run it properly, here is the minimum and recommended system requirements for Far Cry 5, Far Cry 4, or Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 5 minimum system requirements
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10, 8.1, 7 (SP1)
- Processor: AMD FX-6300 (3.5GHz) or Intel i5-2400 (3.1GHz) or similar
- RAM: 8GB
- Graphics: 2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or newer; AMD R9 270 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or newer
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 40GB free Hard Disk space
- Internet connection is optional.
Far Cry 5 recommended system requirements
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10, 8.1, 7 (SP1)
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (3.2GHz) or Intel i7-4770 (3.4GHz) or similar
- RAM: 8GB
- Graphics: 4GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or newer; AMD R9 290x or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or newer
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 40GB free Hard Disk space
- Internet connection is optional.
Far Cry 5 has anti-cheat technology, Denuvo and VMprotect anti-temper technology that protects the game from hacking and cheating.
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Far Cry 4 minimum system requirements
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 (SP1)
- Processor: AMD Phenom II x4 955(3.2GHz) or Intel i5-750 (2.6GHz) or similar
- RAM: 4GB
- Graphics: 1GB VRAM; AMD Radeon HD5850 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or newer
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 30GB free Hard Disk space
- Internet connection is optional.
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Far Cry 4 recommended system requirements
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 (SP1)
- Processor: AMD FX-8350 (4.0GHz) or Intel i5-2400S (2.5GHz) or similar
- RAM: 8GB
- Graphics: 2GB VRAM; AMD Radeon R9 290x or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or newer
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 30GB free Hard Disk space
- Internet connection is optional.
Far Cry 3 minimum system requirements
- OS: Windows 8, 7, XP, Vista
- Processor: AMD Athlon64 x2 6000+ (3.0GHz) or Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.6GHz) or newer
- RAM: 4GB for Windows 8, 7, Vista and 2GB for Windows XP
- Graphics: 512MB VRAM; supported video cards at the time of release NVIDIA GeForce 8/9/200/400/500/600 series or AMD Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000/5000/6000/7000 series
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 30GB free Hard Disk space
- Internet connection is optional.
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Far Cry 3 recommended system requirements
- OS: Windows 8, 7, XP, Vista
- Processor: AMD PhenomII x2 (3.1GHz) or Intel i3-530 (2.9GHz) or newer
- RAM: 4GB for Windows 8, 7, Vista and 2GB for Windows XP
- Graphics: 1GB VRAM; supported video cards at the time of release NVIDIA GeForce 8/9/200/400/500/600 series or AMD Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000/5000/6000/7000 series
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 30GB free Hard Disk space
- Internet connection is optional.
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