Want to know how powerful your PC needs to be in order to run Far Cry 3? Ubisoft has you covered. Listed below is the minimum, recommended and high-end requirements to run Ubisoft's upcoming FPS.

Minimum Specs

DirectX9c graphics card with 512MB Video RAM

Dual core CPU

4GB Memory

Example minimum 1 (NVidia/Intel)

NVidia GTX8800

Intel Core2 Duo E6700

Example minimum 2 (AMD)

AMD Radeon HD2900

AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+

Recommended Specs

DirectX11 graphics card with 1024MB Video RAM

Quad core CPU

4GB Memory

Example recommended 1 (NVidia/Intel)

NVidia GTX480

Intel Core i3-530

Example recommended 2 (AMD)

AMD Radeon HD5770

AMD Phenom II X2 565

Hi-Performance Specs

Latest DirectX11 graphics card

Latest quad core CPU

8GB Memory

Example hi-performance (NVidia/Intel)

NVidia GTX680

Intel Core i7-2600K

Example hi-performance (AMD)

AMD Radeon HD7970

AMD Bulldozer FX4150

Speaking of Far Cry 3 on PC, a one-time activation for the game is performed via UPlay. If you're not familiar with Far Cry 3, Ubisoft describes it as "Far beyond the limits of civilization lies an island, a lawless place ruled by violence and human suffering, where your only escape is through drugs or the muzzle of a gun. This is where you find yourself, stranded in a place that has forgotten right from wrong, a place where you must live by the principles of violence to survive." In short, you're stranded in an island, and you need to shoot your way out.

Can Far Cry 3 steal some of Call of Duty's fanbase? We'll know soon enough once the game ships on December 4 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.