Can I Run Total War: Three Kingdoms?
Total War: Three Kingdoms is an action strategy game from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, released in 2019. SEGA published it. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. Its Metacritic score stands at 85. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS and Linux. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Its Steam review count passes 72 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Steam lists support for 13 languages. At 7 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. There are 99 achievements to chase.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo 3.00Ghz |
|---|---|
| GPU | GTX 650 Ti 1GB|HD 7850 1GB|Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 60 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 64 Bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i5-6600 | Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|
| GPU | GTX 970 | R9 Fury X 4GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 60 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64 Bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a historical setting. Play is structured around a board the player reads before committing. The publisher supplies 12 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Total War: Three Kingdoms is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Total War: Three Kingdoms. GTX 970 | R9 Fury X scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Total War: Three Kingdoms within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. Disk footprint is light, near 60 GB. Video memory is not the constraint here, at 4 GB. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. Total War: Three Kingdoms needs 64 bit Windows.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Total War: Three Kingdoms?
Total War: Three Kingdoms targets a mainstream modern PC: GTX 650 Ti 1GB|HD 7850 1GB|Intel UHD Graphics 620 and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to GTX 970 | R9 Fury X 4GB VRAM 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 | 1.98x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.11x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.49x |
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 well |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Total War: Three Kingdoms'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 Total War: Three Kingdoms?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Total War: Three Kingdoms?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 3.00Ghz; GPU: GTX 650 Ti 1GB|HD 7850 1GB|Intel UHD Graphics 620; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7 64 Bit.
How much storage does Total War: Three Kingdoms need?
Total War: Three Kingdoms needs about 60 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Total War: Three Kingdoms?
The RTX 3060 runs Total War: Three Kingdoms comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Total War: Three Kingdoms?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Total War: Three Kingdoms is the GPU.