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Can you run Saints Row: The Third? PC requirements and settings
Saints Row: The Third, by Volition (Action), came out on Steam on November 14, 2011.
Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.
Publisher's recommended card1GB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader Model 4.0 support. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 400 series or better. ATI Radeon HD5000 series or better
Minimum card320MB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader Model 3.0 support. NVIDIA GeForce 8800 series or better. ATI Radeon HD3800 series or better
Recommended RAM4 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
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- 2GHz Dual Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2) or higher
- Memory
- 2GB 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
- DirectX
- 9.0c
- Storage
- 10GB
Recommended
- OS
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Processor
- Any Quad Core Processor (Intel Core i5 or AMD Phenom II X4) or 3.0+ Dual Core CPU
- Memory
- 4GB System RAM or more
- Graphics
- 1GB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader Model 4.0 support. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 400 series or better. ATI Radeon HD5000 series or better
- DirectX
- DirectX 11
- Storage
- 10 GB
Source: the
game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.
Where to buy
Buy Saints Row: The Third
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
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Questions
Saints Row: The Third at a glance
Which graphics card do I need for Saints Row: The Third at 1080p?
The publisher recommends: 1GB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader Model 4.0 support. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 400 series or better. ATI Radeon HD5000 series or better. Minimum: 320MB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader Model 3.0 support. NVIDIA GeForce 8800 series or better. ATI Radeon HD3800 series 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 Saints Row: The Third need?
The publisher recommends 4 GB of RAM (minimum: 2 GB).
How much storage does Saints Row: The Third take?
The official page asks for 10 GB of storage.
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