PC requirements

Call of Duty: Black Ops III System Requirements

Call of Duty: Black Ops III needs at least Intel® Core™ i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD Phenom™ II X4 810 @ 2.60 GHz, 6 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 470 @ 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 6970 @ 1GB graphics.

Verified Sources: Steam store listing
Call of Duty: Black Ops III minimum and recommended PC specifications
Component Minimum
Operating system Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit / Windows 8.1 64-Bit
Processor Intel® Core™ i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD Phenom™ II X4 810 @ 2.60 GHz
Memory 6 GB RAM
Graphics NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 470 @ 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 6970 @ 1GB
DirectX Version 11
Storage 100 GB available space
Additional notes DirectX Compatible
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Other platforms

Call of Duty: Black Ops III is also available on these systems, where hardware is fixed and no per-PC check is needed:

Quick answers

Running Call of Duty: Black Ops III on PC

Can my PC run Call of Duty: Black Ops III?
Compare your CPU, GPU and RAM against the minimum column below. If your parts match or beat every minimum row, the game will launch — though you may need to lower settings. Matching the recommended column is what gets you 60fps at 1080p.
How much storage does Call of Duty: Black Ops III need?
100 GB available space