Burnout 3: Takedown System Requirements
We have no record of a PC version of Burnout 3: Takedown, so there are no PC system requirements to show. It came out on Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 2. Released in 2004.
Running Burnout 3: Takedown on a computer
An emulator of the system the game came out on is another way to run it on a computer, and then the hardware it needs is the emulator's. You still need your own copy of the game.
Xenia
Xenia emulates Xbox 360.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 or later, 64-bit
- Processor
- 64-bit x86 processor with AVX(2) support
- Graphics
- Direct3D 12-compatible or Vulkan-compatible GPU with at least 2 GB VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 or later, 64-bit
- Processor
- 4th generation or later i5/i7 64-bit x86 processor with AVX(2) support
- Graphics
- GTX 980 Ti or later
- Memory
- 6 GB or more
Direct3D 12 requires Windows 10; GPUs without ROV or fragment shader interlock support run slower.
Source: https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/wiki/Quickstart, read on 2026-09-08.
PCSX2
PCSX2 emulates PlayStation 2.
Minimum
- OS
- Latest Windows 10, macOS 11 (Big Sur), Ubuntu 22.04 or other Linux distro
- Processor
- x86-64 with SSE4.1, two physical cores with SMT, PassMark single-thread rating ≥ 1500
- Graphics
- Vulkan 1.1, Direct3D 11 or OpenGL 3.3, PassMark G3D Mark rating ≥ 600
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
Moderate
- OS
- Windows 11, macOS 14–15 (Sonoma–Sequoia), Ubuntu 26.04 or other Linux distro
- Processor
- x86-64 with AVX2, four physical cores, PassMark single-thread rating ≥ 2000
- Graphics
- Vulkan 1.3, Direct3D 12, OpenGL 4.6 or Metal, PassMark G3D Mark rating ≥ 6000, 4 GB VRAM
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
Hardware requirements can vary drastically between games; slower hardware may work but playability and performance are not guaranteed.
Source: https://pcsx2.net/docs/setup/requirements, read on 2026-09-08.
Games of the same series that run on PC
Where Burnout 3: Takedown can be played
Platforms: Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 2.