Can I run Gothic 3 Classic?
Gothic 3 Classic (2009) is an action and RPG game and a very light game for a PC. It even runs on integrated graphics, so most laptops and office PCs can play it.
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Choose the graphics card, processor and memory closest to yours. Not sure? On Windows press Win + R, type dxdiag and look at "Processor", "Memory" and the Display tab.
Gothic 3 Classic system requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Pentium 4 or AMD CPU 2 GHz or equivalent | Intel Pentium 3.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 4000+ |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Graphics | 3D graphics card with 128 MB Ram and Shader 1.4 | 3D graphics cardwith 256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 6800 equivalent or better |
| Storage | 5 GB available space | 5 GB available space |
Source: the official Gothic 3 Classic Steam page, checked October 2026.
Which PC runs Gothic 3 Classic?
To play it you need at least integrated graphics (Intel UHD / Iris Xe) or any graphics card, an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 class processor and 2 GB of RAM. For the recommended (high) settings: integrated graphics (Intel UHD / Iris Xe) or any graphics card, an Intel Core i3-6100 class processor and 4 GB of RAM.
Graphics card: minimum
- Intel UHD / Iris Xe (integrated)
- GeForce GT 1030
- GeForce GTX 750 Ti
Graphics card: high settings
- Intel UHD / Iris Xe (integrated)
- GeForce GT 1030
- GeForce GTX 750 Ti
Processor: minimum
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
- Intel Core i3-6100
- AMD FX-8350
Processor: high settings
- Intel Core i3-6100
- AMD FX-8350
- Intel Core i5-4460
How common PCs do: GTX 1650 + Core i5-8400 + 16 GB: 100%, high settings; RTX 3060 + Ryzen 5 5600 + 16 GB: 100%, high settings; Laptop with integrated graphics + 8 GB: 100%, high settings.
Parts with the same speed (and newer, faster ones) work too. Laptop versions of a graphics card are usually a little slower.
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