Resident Evil 3 is a remake of the original Resident Evil 3: Nemesis released in 1999. It updates the story and gameplay for a modern audience. Like the Resident Evil 2 remake, the game uses over-the-shoulder third person point of view similar to Resident Evil 4 and later installments. Players will spend most of their time playing as Jill Valentine, although on some occasions they will assume the role of Carlos Oliveira, giving him more screen time as a deuteragonist.
Best gaming PC for Resident Evil 3 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Resident Evil 3 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Capcom on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required) | WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD FX™-6300 or better | Intel® Core™ i7-3770 or AMD FX™-9590 or better |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 460 | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480 with 3GB VRAM |
| Storage | 45 GB | 45 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Resident Evil 3?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i7-3770 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.