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For the first time with three-years of development, the revered, award-winning studio has created its first title for next-gen hardware in the critically acclaimed Black Ops series. Welcome to Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, a dark, twisted future where a new breed of Black Ops soldier emerges and the lines are blurred between our own humanity and the technology we created to stay ahead, in a world where cutting-edge military robotics define warfare.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 System Requirements

14 Nov 2015 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

OS: Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit / Windows 8.1 64-Bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD Phenom™ II X4 810 @ 2.60 GHz
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 470 @ 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 6970 @ 1GB
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Hard Drive: 60 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

Recommended Requirements

OS: Win 7 64
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD FX-8120
Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 270X Sapphire Dual-X 4GB OC Edition or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 Palit JetStream 4GB Edition
System Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 60 GB Hard drive space
DirectX 11 Compatible Graphics Card

PC System Analysis For Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Requirements

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 requires at least a Radeon R9 270X Sapphire Dual-X 4GB OC Edition or GeForce GTX 760 Palit JetStream 4GB Edition to meet recommended requirements running on high graphics setting, with 1080p resolution. This hardware should achieve 60FPS. 8 GB will also be needed to achieve the Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 rec specs and get 60FPS. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 needs a graphics card thats at least as powerful as a GeForce GTX 470/Radeon HD 6970 paired with Phenom II X4 810/Core i3-530 2.9GHz CPU to match the min specs. This PC setup will deliver 25-35 Frame Per Second at Low graphics setting on 720p resolution. We suggest a 8 year old PC to play smoothly.

FPS System Benchmark

125 FPS

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GTX 1060

How well optimised is Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 for PC? Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is well optimized

6.7

Where does Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Action, Online, Shooter, War

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1.25 GB

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Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz

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Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 PC Release Date:

6 Nov 2015

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