Total War: Warhammer III is the third and final entry in Creative Assembly's Total War series set in the Warhammer fantasy universe, combining massive turn-based strategy with real-time epic battle scenes. Players lead one of several factions (Kislev, Cathay, or forces of Chaos), managing diplomacy, economy, and expansion on the campaign map while commanding epic battles involving thousands of units on the battlefield. The massive 'Immortal Empires' campaign, which merges the previous two games (Warhammer I and II), brings together all factions and maps into a single enormous game experience, representing the series' most ambitious and content-rich presentation.
| Graphics Card (GPU) | Estimated FPS |
|---|---|
| RTX 4090 | 91 |
| RTX 4070 SUPER | 73 |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 60 |
| RTX 3060 | 54 |
| GTX 1660 SUPER | 44 |
Calculated at 1080p · High settings, with Ryzen 7 7700X held constant.
Minimum System Requirements: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580, Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 8 GB. Recommended System Requirements: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, 16 GB.
With our reference setup (1080p, High settings, Ryzen 7 7700X), FPS Driver estimates about 91 FPS in Total War: Warhammer III on the RTX 4090, 60 FPS on the RTX 4060 Ti and 44 FPS on the GTX 1660 SUPER. Pick your exact hardware in the calculator above for a personal estimate.
For Total War: Warhammer III, the minimum configuration is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580, Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 8 GB, while the recommended one is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, 16 GB. Minimum requirements are the least hardware needed to run the game at its lowest settings, usually around 30 FPS. Recommended requirements are the hardware suggested for a smoother experience at medium-high settings, typically around 60 FPS.
Strategy and simulation games are mostly CPU- and RAM-bound in the late game, so lower unit or population detail, shadow quality and simulation-heavy effects before touching resolution. Total War: Warhammer III recommends 16 GB of RAM, so check your memory before changing any other setting. Keep your graphics card drivers up to date, lower a few graphics settings (shadows, reflections, draw distance), close unnecessary background apps, and try disabling V-Sync. If you're considering a hardware upgrade: Hardware By Game