Can I run Saints Row: The Third?
Saints Row: The Third (2011) is an action 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.
Saints Row: The Third system requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | 2GHz Dual Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2) or higher | Any Quad Core Processor (Intel Core i5 or AMD Phenom II X4) or 3.0+ Dual Core CPU |
| Memory | 2GB System RAM or more | 4GB System RAM or more |
| Graphics | 320MB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader Model 3.0 support. NVIDIA GeForce 8800 series or better. ATI Radeon HD3800 series or better | 1GB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader Model 4.0 support. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 400 series or better. ATI Radeon HD5000 series or better |
| Storage | 10GB | 10 GB |
Source: the official Saints Row: The Third Steam page, checked October 2026.
Which PC runs Saints Row: The Third?
To play it you need at least integrated graphics (Intel UHD / Iris Xe) or any graphics card, an Intel Core i3-6100 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 i3-6100
- AMD FX-8350
- Intel Core i5-4460
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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