System requirements | Appendix Just Cause 3 Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Just Cause 3 is a full-fledged sandbox that offers open world and many activities. The game has good quality graphics and open world which generates large system requirements. A powerful computer will be required for fluent gameplay. Only powerful machine will provide comfortable game, especially during most "power consuming" moments. A quick processor and strong graphic card will be required for fully enjoying the visuals. The game doesn't have the best optimization, which increases the system requirements even more. The guide was created on a laptop with following specification: (Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4700HQ CPU @ 2.40 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M, 8.00 GB RAM). This specification allowed the game to work, but many trouble with frame drops occurred. It was especially troublesome during explosions and helicopter flights.

Game modes

Singleplayer: Yes

Offline cooperation (hot seat/split screen): No

Internet cooperation: No

Multiplayer mode: No

Our hardware

The guide was created on a computer with following specification:

OS: Windows 8.1, 64 bits

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4700HQ CPU @ 2.40 GHz

RAM Memory: 8.00 GB

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M, 4 GB internal memory

This specification allowed playing the game only on medium graphic settings. During the game, when it was "calm" on the screen, frame drops didn't occurred frequently, but sometimes the game slowed down or stopped for a moment. Frequent troubles were noticed when flying helicopter or taking over military bases full of enemies. The number of FPS dropped significantly, temporary making it impossible to play. The moments with many explosions caused most troubles with FPS.

PC - general information

OS: Windows Vista/7/8/10

Internet connection during game: Not required

Internet activation required: Yes (Steam)

Controllers: Keyboard + mouse or gamepad

Minimum system requirements

OS: Windows Vista/7/8/10

Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz/AMD Phenom II X6 1075T 3GHz

Memory: 6 GB RAM

GPU: graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870 or better

HDD: 45 GB of free space

Recommended system requirements

OS: Windows Vista/7/8/10

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz/AMD FX-8350 4 GHz

Memory: 8 GB RAM

GPU: graphic card 3 GB GeForce GTX 780/4 GB Radeon R9 290 or better

HDD: 45 GB of free space