Crusader Kings III system requirements: can your PC run it?

2020 · RPG, Simulation, Strategy · Paradox Development Studio

The developer recommends Intel Core i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 480 | Intel Arc A580, 16 GB of RAM.

These are the official requirements from the game's store page.

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Official requirements

	Minimum	Recommended
Processor	Intel Core i5-750 \| AMD FX 4300	Intel Core i5-8400 \| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 \| AMD Radeon HD 7870 \| Intel Arc A310 \| Intel Iris Plus G7 \| AMD Radeon Vega 11	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 \| AMD Radeon RX 480 \| Intel Arc A580
Memory	8 GB	16 GB
Storage	20 GB	20 GB
OS	Windows® 10 Home 64 bit	Windows® 10 Home 64 bit or Windows® 11

Source: Steam store page, checked 2026-10-08.

Parts that run Crusader Kings III well

Upgrading for Crusader Kings III? These are the cheapest graphics cards and processors on sale today that match or beat the developer's recommended parts, so the game runs the way it was meant to.

Graphics card

Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB ≈ ₹30,700 Buy now on Amazon
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB ≈ ₹34,900 Buy now on Amazon
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Processor

Processor 300 ≈ ₹8,200 Buy now on Amazon
Core i3-12100F ≈ ₹9,700 Buy now on Amazon
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Crusader Kings III FPS calculator

Frame rates here are our estimates from the official specs and our benchmark scores, not measured results.

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Estimated benchmark range at High settings (native resolution without DLSS/FSR upscaling). 1% low frame rates during intense scenes are typically 20–30% lower than average.

FPS on popular graphics cards

Estimated FPS at high settings, each card paired with a Ryzen 7 7800X3D so the processor does not hold it back.

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	4K
GeForce RTX 5090 32GB	247	247	229
GeForce RTX 4090 24GB	247	247	188
GeForce RTX 5080 16GB	247	247	160
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB	247	220	143
Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB	247	218	141
GeForce RTX 5070 12GB	247	185	120
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12GB	242	179	116
Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB	225	166	108
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	177	131	85
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	173	128	83
GeForce RTX 3070 8GB	165	122	79
GeForce RTX 5060 8GB	153	113	74
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB	145	108	70
Arc B580	141	105	68
GeForce RTX 4060 8GB	133	99	64
Radeon RX 7600 8GB	129	95	62
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	116	86	56
Radeon RX 6600 8GB	108	80	52
GeForce RTX 2060	90	67	43
GeForce GTX 1660 Super	76	57	37
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	69	51	33
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	67	50	32
Radeon RX 580	63	47	30
GeForce GTX 1650	50	37	24
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti	41	30	20