Far Cry System Requirements

To run the original Far Cry system requirements, you will need a modern graphics card GPU, an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU, 256MB of RAM, and 4GB of free HD space.

In terms of game file size, you will need at least 4 GB of free disk space available. Far Cry system requirements state that you will need at least 256 MB of RAM. If possible, make sure your have 1 GB of RAM in order to run Far Cry to its full potential. Provided that you have at least a modern graphics card graphics card you can play the game. Furthermore, an AMD Radeon 9500 is recommended in order to run Far Cry with the highest settings. To play Far Cry you will need a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400.

Other Far Cry games

Want to play the latest Far Cry experience? Check out the Far Cry 6 system requirements and the Far Cry 5 system requirements. For one of the most popular Far Cry games, see if you can run the Far Cry 3 system requirements and its DLC, the Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon system requirements. Or, if you want the most primal experience, check out the Far Cry Primal system requirements.

Far Cry will run on PC system with Windows® 2000/XP (only) and upwards.

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