Can I Run Mafia III: Definitive Edition?
Released in 2020, Mafia III: Definitive Edition is an action adventure game built by Hangar 13. Publishing duties went to 2K. It offers a single player campaign. Completionists have 85 achievements to work through. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. Builds exist for macOS as well as Windows. Its 6 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. It is localised into 13 languages according to the store listing. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. An age check at 18 sits in front of the store page. With more than 40 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel I5-2500K, AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|
| GPU | 2GB of Video Memory & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, AMD Radeon HD7870 |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 6 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel I7-3770, AMD FX 8350 4.0 Ghz |
|---|---|
| GPU | 4GB of Video Memory & NVIDIA Geforce GTX 780 or GeForce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon R9 290X |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in an open sandbox. Play is structured around one continuous open world. The view is from a third person view. Open environments are the harder case for a PC, and Mafia III: Definitive Edition has to keep far more of its world resident and streaming than a level based game needs. There are 27 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Mafia III: Definitive Edition is demanding
Mafia III: Definitive Edition is undemanding on the graphics side. Its 4GB of Video Memory & NVIDIA Geforce GTX 780 or GeForce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon R9 290X target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear Mafia III: Definitive Edition. The install is small at roughly 50 GB. Mafia III: Definitive Edition needs only 4 GB of video memory. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. A 64 bit version of Windows is required.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Mafia III: Definitive Edition?
Mafia III: Definitive Edition targets a mainstream modern PC: 2GB of Video Memory & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, AMD Radeon HD7870 and 6 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to 4GB of Video Memory & NVIDIA Geforce GTX 780 or GeForce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon R9 290X for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.7x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.52x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.67x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Mafia III: Definitive Edition's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Mafia III: Definitive Edition?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Mafia III: Definitive Edition?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel I5-2500K, AMD FX-8120; GPU: 2GB of Video Memory & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, AMD Radeon HD7870; 6 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7 64-bit.
How much storage does Mafia III: Definitive Edition need?
Mafia III: Definitive Edition needs about 50 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Mafia III: Definitive Edition?
The RTX 3060 runs Mafia III: Definitive Edition comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Mafia III: Definitive Edition?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Mafia III: Definitive Edition is the GPU.