On this page, you will find the Minimum and Recommended System Requirements specifications to run Grand Theft Auto III on PC, for both the original version released on May 21, 2002 - and the Definitive Edition released on November 11, 2021.

GTA III PC System Requirements - Definitive Edition

Minimum Specifications

• OS: Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6600K / AMD FX-6300
• Memory: 8GB
• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB
• HDD: 45GB

Recommended Specifications

• OS: Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-2700K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
• Memory: 16GB
• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB / AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
• HDD Space: 45GB

GTA III PC System Requirements - Original

Minimum Specifications

• OS: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/NT/Vista
• Processor: 450 Mhz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon
• Memory: 96 MB of RAM
• Video Card: 16 MB video card with DirectX 8.1 compatible drivers
• Sound Card: DirectX 8.1 compatible
• HDD Space: 700 MB
• DVD-ROM: 4x DVD ROM Drive
• Input: Keyboard and Mouse

Recommended Specifications

• OS: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/NT/Vista
• Processor: 700 MHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon Processor
• Memory: 128 MB of RAM
• Video Card: 32 MB DirectX 8.1 hardware video card
• Sound Card: DirectX 8.1 compatible with surround sound
• HDD Space: 700 MB
• DVD-ROM: 8x DVD ROM Drive 
• Input: Keyboard and Mouse, Gamepad (recommended)