Can I run Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition?
Check your PC against Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition's requirements (2020). If you fall short, we'll point you straight to the upgrade that fixes it — checked for fit, power and bottleneck against your exact PC.
On the GPU side, Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is a light game and puts more load on your graphics card than your processor. To match the recommended specs, aim for roughly a GTX 980 / R9 Fury with Core i5-3300 / FX-8350 and 16 GB of RAM.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | GT 430 / HD 5570 / HD 4400 | GTX 980 / R9 Fury |
| CPU | Core i3-2105 / Phenom II X4 | Core i5-3300 / FX-8350 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 42 GB | 42 GB |
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