Payday 3
- Developer
- Starbreeze Studios
- Publisher
- Starbreeze Publishing
- Released
- 21 September 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £23.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5
Genres: shooter
PAYDAY 3 is a 1-to-4 player co-op FPS and the ultimate heist fantasy, set in the most iconic city in the world. Gone without a trace or through a hail of bullets. Either way, you're getting out with the prize.
Best gaming PC for Payday 3 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Payday 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 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 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 Starbreeze Publishing 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 | Windows 11 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-9400F | Intel Core i7-9700K |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 1650 (4 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (4GB) | Nvidia GTX 1080 (8GB) or AMD RX VEGA 56 |
| Storage | 45 GB | 45 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 12 |
Verified 11 October 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Payday 3?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-9700K and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GTX 1080 (8GB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.