Max Payne 3 on PC: requirements and FPS by GPU

To play Max Payne 3 at 60 FPS at 1080p on High, a GTX 1050 Ti is enough (~69 FPS estimated). For 1440p at 60 FPS, a GTX 1650 or better.

Updated November 15, 2026

Estimated FPS by graphics card

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	4K
GTX 1050 Ti	69	50	29
GTX 1650	84	60	35
RX 580	92	66	39
GTX 1060	102	74	43
GTX 1660 SUPER	123	89	52
RTX 3060 Laptop	127	91	53
RTX 2060	135	97	57
RTX 3060	162	117	68
RTX 4060 Laptop	168	121	71
RTX 4060	201	145	84
RTX 3060 Ti	213	153	89
RTX 3070	244	176	103
RTX 4060 Ti	253	182	106
RTX 3080	296	213	124
RTX 4070	300+	238	139
RTX 4070 SUPER	300+	270	157

60 FPS or more30 to 60Under 30

Estimated FPS at High quality with a high-end processor and 32 GB of RAM. Real results can vary by up to 30%.

	Minimum	Recommended
Graphics card	NVIDIA® 8600 GT 512MB VRAM – NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 2GB VRAM / Radeon HD 3400 512MB VRAM - Radeon HD 7970 3GB VRAM	Not listed
Processor	Intel Dual Core 2.4 GHZ - i7 3930K 6 Core x 3.06 GHZ / AMD Dual Core 2.6 GHZ - FX-8150 8 Core x 3.6 GHZ	Not listed
RAM	2 GB	Not listed

What graphics card do I need for Max Payne 3?

To play Max Payne 3 at 60 FPS at 1080p on High, a GTX 1050 Ti is enough (~69 FPS estimated). For 1440p at 60 FPS, a GTX 1650 or better.

How much RAM does Max Payne 3 need?

It asks for at least 2 GB. With less it may stutter or not launch.

Does my PC run Max Payne 3 better than a PS5?

A card like the RTX 2070 Super performs about like a PS5's. Add your PC to Specta and we'll tell you for your setup.