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Can you run Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition? PC requirements and settings

Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition, by Dotemu (RPG, Strategy), came out on Steam on January 28, 2015. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended cardnVidia GeForce 9800GT or AMD Radeon HD3870 (512MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0)
Minimum cardnVidia GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD2900 (256MB VRAM or more with Shader Model 4.0)
Recommended RAM3 GB

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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

OS
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel Core2 Duo E4400 @ 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ @ 2.0 GHz (or better)
Memory
2 GB RAM
Graphics
nVidia GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD2900 (256MB VRAM or more with Shader Model 4.0)
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 5600+ @ 2.8 Ghz
Memory
3 GB RAM
Graphics
nVidia GeForce 9800GT or AMD Radeon HD3870 (512MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0)
DirectX
Version 10
Publisher's note
Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse required.

Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.

Where to buy

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The official page first. In ORION, the Store tab compares prices across shops, with the official stores listed before key resellers.

On your PC

The same estimate with your own hardware, and the settings applied for you

ORION is a free game launcher for Windows. It reads your graphics card, processor and screen, estimates every game in your library, then measures the real frame rate while you play and sets the game up with its "Recommended" profile. No account, no ads.

Questions

Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition at 1080p?

The publisher recommends: nVidia GeForce 9800GT or AMD Radeon HD3870 (512MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0). Minimum: nVidia GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD2900 (256MB VRAM or more with Shader Model 4.0). 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 Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition need?

The publisher recommends 3 GB of RAM (minimum: 2 GB).

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