Battlefield 3 vs Battlefield 4

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Battlefield 3 vs Battlefield 4 — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Battlefield 3 Electronic Arts Battlefield 4 Electronic Arts
Overview
Release Date October 25, 2011 October 29, 2013
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Electronic Arts DICE Electronic Arts, Electronic Arts DICE
Publisher Electronic Arts Electronic Arts
Official Site http://www.ea.com/battlefield3 http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield-4
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Shooter
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 4 hours 6 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Available On Steam, PlayStation Store, Xbox 360 Store, Xbox Store Steam, PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, Xbox 360 Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 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) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible OS: Windows 8 32-bit Processor: Processor (AMD): Athlon X2 2.8 GHz Processor (Intel): Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon HD 3870 Graphics card (NVIDIA): Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 30 GB available space
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Quad-core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics Card: DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible OS: Windows 8 64-bit Processor: Processor (AMD): Six-core CPU Processor (Intel): Quad-core CPU Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon HD 7870 Graphics card (Nvidia): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 30 GB available space
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100 81 / 100
Community Rating 4.1 / 5 (1,372 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (1,615 ratings)