Can I Run Doom 3?
id Software released Doom 3 in 2012. It is an action game, published by Bethesda Softworks. The game supports a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. It is localised into 6 languages according to the store listing. At more than a decade old it predates every current graphics architecture, which helps compatibility and limits how well it exploits a modern card. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. An age check at 17 sits in front of the store page. Its Steam review count passes 8 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Controller support is partial, so some input still falls back to the keyboard. There are 65 achievements to chase.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 2.0 GHz dual core |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT / ATI Radeon HD 5750, 512 MB video RAM |
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 11 GB |
| OS | Windows vista/ Windows 7 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | 2.4 GHz dual core |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 / ATI Radeon HD 5850, 768 MB video RAM |
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 11 GB |
| OS | Windows Vista-64/ Windows 7-64 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a horror setting, moving through combat arenas. It is played from a first person view. There are 6 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Doom 3 is demanding
Disk footprint is light, near 11 GB. System memory expectations are modest at 3 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Doom 3?
Doom 3 targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT / ATI Radeon HD 5750, 512 MB video RAM and 3 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 / ATI Radeon HD 5850, 768 MB video RAM for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Frequently asked questions
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What are the minimum system requirements for Doom 3?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 2.0 GHz dual core; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT / ATI Radeon HD 5750, 512 MB video RAM; 3 GB RAM; OS: Windows vista/ Windows 7.
How much storage does Doom 3 need?
Doom 3 needs about 11 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Doom 3?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Doom 3 is the CPU.