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Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

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🖥️ Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition system requirements

Minimum and recommended PC specs (official, from Steam). Meeting "Minimum" means you can play; for smoother visuals and higher settings, refer to "Recommended".

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Requirement equivalentGPU tierCPU tierMemory
Minimum Intel HD 4600 / 4400 (integrated) / HD 5570 / GT 430 Intel Core i3-2105 / AMD Phenom II X4 8 GB
Recommended R9 Fury / Nano / GTX 980 Intel Core i5-3300 / AMD FX-8000 series (8-core) 16 GB

💻 Minimum

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS
Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher
Processor
Intel i3-2105 @ 3.1GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 973 with an average CPU Passmark score of 1830 or better
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
GeForce GT 430, Radeon HD 5570, or Intel HD 4400 with an average Passmark G3D Mark of 570 or better @720p
DirectX
Version :11
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
42 GB available space
Notes
2 GB VRAM

🚀 Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS
Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher
Processor
Intel i5-3300 @ 3.0GHz or AMD FX-8350 or equivalent with an average CPU Passmark score of 4100 or better
Memory
16 GB RAM
Graphics
GeForce GTX 980 or Radeon R9 Fury or equivalent with an average Passmark G3D Mark of 9500 or better @1080p
DirectX
Version :11
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
42 GB available space
Notes
4 GB VRAM

Source: Steam store page (updated 2026/10/8). Requirements may change after updates; check the store page before buying.

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