For Three Kingdoms: Total War less powerful systems will be able to enjoy this title with relative ease considering the specifications reference an Intel i7-8550U, UHD Graphics 620, and 6 GB of system memory.
With a system of this caliber, users can expect to run the game with low settings at 1280x720 while getting 25-35 FPS.Minimum specifications change somewhat when looking at dedicated graphics cards. The CPU requirement drops from an Intel i7 to a 3.0 GHz Core 2 Duo, but only if the GPU is equal to or better than an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850.
In regards to pushing the game at high or ultra settings. Users will need a slightly beefier system. For High at 1080p you're looking at needing an Intel i5-6600 or Ryzen 5 2600X with 8 GB of memory and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 Fury X. All these considered these requirements are quite reasonable. Moving on to Ultra settings is where the requirements take a large jump with the Creative Assembly suggesting the use of an Intel i7-8700K, 8 GB of memory and either an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 or RTX 2060.
PC Minimum Specifications (Integrated)PC Minimum Specifications (Discrete)
- Expected around 25-35 FPS on campaign map and in a 1v1, 21 units vs 21 units battle, default graphics preset set to "Low", running at 1280×720
- Operating System: Windows 7 64 Bit
- Processor: i7-8550U 1.80GHz
- RAM: 6GB
- Video Card: Intel UHD Graphics 620
PC Recommended Specifications
- Expected around 25-35 FPS on campaign map and in a 1v1, 21 units vs 21 units battle, default graphics preset set to "Low", running at 1280×720
- Operating System: Windows 7 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 3.00Ghz
- RAM: 4GB
- Video Card: GTX 650 Ti | HD 7850 1GB VRAM
PC 60 FPS+ Specifications
- Expected around 45-55 FPS on campaign map and in a 1v1, 21 units vs 21 units battle, default graphics preset set to "High", running at 1920×1080
- Operating System: Windows 10 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel i5-6600 | Ryzen 5 2600X
- RAM: 8GB
- Video Card: GTX 970 | R9 Fury X 4GB VRAM
- Expect 60 FPS+ on campaign map and in a 1v1, 21 units vs 21 units battle, default graphics preset set to "Ultra", running at 1920×1080
- Operating System: Windows 10 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel Core Intel i7-8700K
- RAM: 8GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060