Can I Run Shadow Warrior 3?
Released in 2022, Shadow Warrior 3 is an action adventure game built by Flying Wild Hog. Publishing duties went to Devolver Digital. The game supports a single player campaign. The game ships for Windows alone. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. Steam lists support for 11 languages. With more than 4 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Cloud saves are enabled. Completionists have 38 achievements to work through. Metacritic places it at 71.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | AMD Phenom II X4 965 (4 * 3400) or equivalent. Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent. |
|---|---|
| GPU | Radeon R7 260X (2048 VRAM) or equivalent. GeForce GTX 760 (2048 VRAM) or equivalent. |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 31 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (8 * 3200) or equivalent. Intel Core i7-6950X (10 * 3000) or equivalent. |
|---|---|
| GPU | Radeon RX 5700 (8192 VRAM) or equivalent. GeForce GTX 1080 (8192 MB) or equivalent. |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 31 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 |
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Setting and environment
Shadow Warrior 3 places its action in a bleak fantasy world, and the player works through combat arenas. 13 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. Play is presented from a first person view.
Why Shadow Warrior 3 is demanding
The ask Shadow Warrior 3 makes is moderate. Radeon RX 5700 (8192 VRAM) lands near our RTX 3060 reference, so a typical gaming PC is the right yardstick. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Shadow Warrior 3 at the floor and Shadow Warrior 3 at the recommended tier are not the same experience. The install is small at roughly 31 GB. System memory expectations are modest at 8 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Shadow Warrior 3?
Older hardware holds up here: Shadow Warrior 3 runs on modest graphics, with Radeon R7 260X (2048 VRAM) or equivalent. GeForce GTX 760 (2048 VRAM) or equivalent. enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 1.1x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.62x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.27x |
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 | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Shadow Warrior 3'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
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What are the minimum system requirements for Shadow Warrior 3?
The minimum requirements are CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 (4 * 3400) or equivalent. Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent.; GPU: Radeon R7 260X (2048 VRAM) or equivalent. GeForce GTX 760 (2048 VRAM) or equivalent.; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7.
How much storage does Shadow Warrior 3 need?
Shadow Warrior 3 needs about 31 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Shadow Warrior 3?
The RTX 3060 runs Shadow Warrior 3 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Shadow Warrior 3?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Shadow Warrior 3 is the GPU.