Can I Run Total War: Warhammer III?
CREATIVE ASSEMBLY released Total War: Warhammer III in 2022. It is an action strategy game, published by SEGA. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. Over 102 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Steam lists support for 13 languages. Cloud saves are enabled. It is not Windows only, with macOS and Linux covered too. Critics scored it 86 on Metacritic. It carries 138 achievements.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i3/Ryzen 3 series |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 900/AMD RX 400 series | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| RAM | 6 GB |
| Storage | 120 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i5/Ryzen 5 series |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti/AMD RX 5600-XT/Intel Arc A750 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 120 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Verified from Steam · 9 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a fantasy world, moving through a board the player reads before committing. There are 14 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Total War: Warhammer III is demanding
Total War: Warhammer III sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti/AMD RX 5600-XT/Intel Arc A750, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. Installation is large at roughly 120 GB. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Total War: Warhammer III at the floor and Total War: Warhammer III at the recommended tier are not the same experience. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Total War: Warhammer III?
Free up space before installing Total War: Warhammer III: it needs roughly 120 GB. Once it's on disk the rest is unremarkable, Nvidia GTX 900/AMD RX 400 series | Intel Iris Xe Graphics and 6 GB of RAM meet the minimum, so most current PCs handle the compute side.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. Total War: Warhammer III needs about 120 GB of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Runs well | 1.28x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.72x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.32x |
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 well |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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: Warhammer III'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: Warhammer III?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Total War: Warhammer III?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i3/Ryzen 3 series; GPU: Nvidia GTX 900/AMD RX 400 series | Intel Iris Xe Graphics; 6 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7 64-bit.
How much storage does Total War: Warhammer III need?
Total War: Warhammer III needs about 120 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Total War: Warhammer III?
The RTX 3060 runs Total War: Warhammer III comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Total War: Warhammer III?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Total War: Warhammer III is the GPU.