BF3 Beta & System Requirements



Finally, after a long wait with a lot of anticipation, DICE has announced that the Battlefield 3 beta starts on September 29, and will be available on all platforms. The beta will run on the Operation Metro map, and support the Rush mode only – just like the Alpha. Furthermore, DICE revealed the system requirements for the beta:

Minimum system requirements

  • OS: windows vista (service pack 2) 32-bit
  • Processor: 2 GHz dual core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon x2 2.7 GHz)
  • Memory: 2 GB
  • Hard drive: 20 GB
  • Graphics card (AMD): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB ram (ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 or 6000 series, with ATI Radeon 3870 or higher performance)
  • Graphics card (Nvidia): DirectX 10.0 compatible with 512 MB ram (Nvidia GeForce 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 or 500 series with Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance)
  • Sound card: DirectX compatible
  • Keyboard and mouse

Recommended system requirements

  • OS: Windows 7 64-bit
  • Processor: Quad-core CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB
  • Hard drive: 20 GB
  • Graphics card: DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB ram (Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950)
  • Sound card: DirectX compatible
  • Keyboard and mouse
  • DVD rom drive

As previously known, Origin will be required to play the beta on PC. The open beta will run for approximately 10 days, ending on October 10.


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