Rockstar games has released the official PC system specifications as well as a few images to show off the power of Max Payne 3 on the PC.

According to the official Rockstar Games website, “developed in parallel with the game’s console versions, Max Payne 3 for PC supports DirectX11 including tessellation, as well as a number of additional advanced graphics options and is optimized to run across a wide range of PC setups.”

Max Payne 3 PC System Specifications

Operating System: 
Windows 7 32/64 Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 32/64 Service Pack 2, Windows XP 32/64 Service Pack 3

Processor:
Intel Dual Core 2.4 GHZ –  i7 3930K 6 Core  x 3.06 GHZ / AMD Dual Core 2.6 GHZ – FX8150 8 Core x 3.6 GHZ

RAM: 
2GB – 16GB

Video Card:
NVIDIA® 8600 GT 512MB VRAM – NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 2GB VRAM / Radeon HD 3400 512MB VRAM – Radeon HD 7970 3GB VRAM

Sound Card:
100% Direct X 9.0 compatible – Direct X 9.0 compatible supporting Dolby Digital Live

HDD Space:
35 GB

DVD Drive
Please refer to your hardware manufacturer and www.rockstargames.com/support for current compatibility information. Some system components such as mobile chipsets, integrated, and AGP graphics cards may be incompatible. Unlisted specifications may not be supported by publisher.

PC gamers can expect Max Payne 3 to release May 29th in North America and June 1st in Europe. The special edition, which can be purchased in North America exclusively through GameStop or though select retailers in Europe, includes a number of goodies including the Disorderly Conduct Multiplayer Weapon Pack as well as the Classic Multiplayer Character Pack. PC players can also purchase Max Payne 3 digitally with the pre-order multiplayer bonus content from select digital retailers. You can view all the pre-order and special edition bonuses here.

Check out some of these PC screens showing off a visually impressive Max Payne 3 (click for a larger size):

What do you think of these new Max Payne 3 screens? Will you be pre-ordering for PC?