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Can you run Command & Conquer Red Alert 3? PC requirements and settings
Command & Conquer Red Alert 3, by EA Los Angeles (Action, Strategy), came out on Steam on January 8, 2009.
Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.
Minimum cardDirectX 9.0c compatible video card, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better, ATI Radeon X800 or better
Recommended RAM1 GB
Estimate per graphics card
No frame-rate estimate for this game
The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both the minimum and the
recommended specs. Rather than an invented number, we give none. ORION does the maths on your
own PC, with your card, processor and screen, then measures the real frame rate while you play.
Official specs
Minimum and recommended requirements
Minimum
- Processor
- Any Intel Core Duo machine; XP: Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz or better, AMD Athlon XP 2100+ or better; Vista: Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz or better, AMD Athlon XP 2800+ or better
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Graphics
- DirectX 9.0c compatible video card, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better, ATI Radeon X800 or better
- Storage
- At least 10 GB of free space
Source: the
game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.
Where to buy
Buy Command & Conquer Red Alert 3
The official page first. In ORION, the Store tab compares prices across shops, with the
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On your PC
The same estimate with your own hardware, and the settings applied for you
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Questions
Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 at a glance
Which graphics card do I need for Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 at 1080p?
Minimum: DirectX 9.0c compatible video card, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better, ATI Radeon X800 or better. The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both minimum and recommended specs, so we give no frame-rate estimate for this game. ORION does the maths on your own PC.
How much RAM does Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 need?
The publisher recommends 1 GB of RAM.
How much storage does Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 take?
The official page asks for At least 10 GB of free space of storage.