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Total War: Warhammer III

Developer
The Creative Assembly
Publisher
Sega
Released
17 February 2022
Age rating
PEGI 16
UK price
£49.99

Platforms: Linux, PC, macOS

Genres: real time strategy rts , strategy

The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: Warhammer trilogy is coming. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons or command them?

Best gaming PC for Total War: Warhammer III in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Total War: Warhammer III 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 Sega 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 7 64-bit Windows 10 64-bit
CPU Intel i3/Ryzen 3 series Intel i5/Ryzen 5 series
RAM 6 GB 8 GB
GPU Nvidia GTX 900/AMD RX 400 series | Intel Iris Xe Graphics Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti/AMD RX 5600-XT/Intel Arc A750
Storage 120 GB 120 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Total War: Warhammer III?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i5/Ryzen 5 series and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti/AMD RX 5600-XT/Intel Arc A750, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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