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Hitman 3

Developer
IO Interactive
Publisher
IO Interactive
Released
20 January 2021
Age rating
PEGI 18
UK price
£4.99

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One

Genres: shooter , tactical , adventure

Hitman 3 is the dramatic conclusion to the World of Assassination trilogy. Become Agent 47, a legendary assassin and use creativity and improvisation to execute the most ingenious and spectacular eliminations, in sprawling sandbox locations all around the globe.

Best gaming PC for Hitman 3 in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Hitman 3 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by IO Interactive 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 OS 64-bit Windows 10 OS 64-bit Windows 10
CPU Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940 Intel CPU Core i7 4790 4 GHz
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7870 Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD GPU Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB
Storage 60 GB 60 GB
DirectX 12 12

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Hitman 3?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel CPU Core i7 4790 4 GHz and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD GPU Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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