

Serious Sam 3: BFE
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1080p performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 951 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 815 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 999 fps | 909 fps | 728 fps | 591 fps |
1440p performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 943 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 917 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 866 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 972 fps | 790 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 878 fps | 713 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 999 fps | 941 fps | 753 fps | 611 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 853 fps | 682 fps | 546 fps | 443 fps |
4K performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 951 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 897 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 999 fps | 999 fps | 999 fps | 843 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 999 fps | 999 fps | 820 fps | 666 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 999 fps | 878 fps | 702 fps | 571 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 967 fps | 774 fps | 619 fps | 503 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 941 fps | 753 fps | 602 fps | 489 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 889 fps | 711 fps | 569 fps | 462 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 810 fps | 648 fps | 518 fps | 421 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 732 fps | 585 fps | 468 fps | 380 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 627 fps | 502 fps | 401 fps | 326 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 455 fps | 364 fps | 291 fps | 236 fps |

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About
Serious Sam 3: BFE (2011) is a fast-paced first-person shooter that celebrates classic arcade-style action gaming. This indie title ditches modern cover mechanics in favor of raw firepower and intense combat encounters, serving as a prequel to the original Serious Sam game. With its straightforward approach to mayhem and destruction, it's a refreshing throwback to when shooters prioritized pure gameplay over cinematic storytelling.
The game runs well on modest hardware, making it an accessible benchmark title for older or budget-focused systems. Entry-level GPUs with a score around 211 can meet minimum requirements, though you'll want at least a mid-range GPU to achieve solid FPS performance at higher graphics settings. With just 1 GB of RAM minimum, Serious Sam 3 won't stress modern PCs, and most systems from the last decade will handle it comfortably at 60+ FPS.
If you enjoy old-school shooter action without pretension, Serious Sam 3 delivers straightforward fun. The 70/100 rating reflects a solid if unspectacular experience that's worth playing if you appreciate the genre's roots.
Performance profile
November 2011 release. Serious Sam 3: BFE targets mid-2000s-to-early-2010s hardware — any modern entry-level GPU (GTX 1650 tier or newer integrated graphics) handles it at 1080p Ultra without breaking a sweat.
Action titles like Serious Sam 3: BFE reward high framerates for visual clarity during combat. A mid-range modern GPU at 1440p 60–120 FPS is the practical sweet spot; VRR (G-Sync/FreeSync) smooths out drops during heavy effects.
Extremely light — Serious Sam 3: BFE runs at 60 FPS 1080p on any integrated GPU (Intel Iris Xe, AMD Radeon Graphics) or a decade-old discrete card like the GTX 1050. A current-gen RTX 4060 pushes 4K Ultra without effort.
Storyline
Prior to AD 2060, humanity had slowly begun uncovering artifacts and ruins left behind in ancient times by the Sirians, the famous and long-thought extinct race from the place of Sirius. Unfortunately, Mental has chosen this time to turn his attention upon Earth. He dispatches his space fleet carrying his endless hordes to attack Earth, leading a three-year conquest that has humanity driven almost to the point of extinction. In a last-ditch effort, the survivors turn to the Time-Lock, a recently excavated device supposedly capable of granting a single person the ability of time travel via an inter-dimensional portal. Through it, that person could reach a pivotal point in time and alter events of the past. But as the device lies dormant, they must first discover a means to turn it on. Sam "Serious" Stone, part of the Earth Defense force, is dispatched with a detachment of soldiers in the Alpha team to modern Egypt, which is occupied by Mental's alien army. Their original mission is to recon, rendezvous, and extract Bravo team who are protecting Dr Stein, a scientist carrying hieroglyphics believed to contain instructions for powering up the Time-Lock. Sam's insertion goes haywire as his chopper is shot down and both teams are quickly wiped out. However, he is able to recover the hieroglyphics from Stein's phone in the museum and transmit them to headquarters. Deciphering indicates there is a hidden Sirian chamber below the Great Pyramid. Sam clears himself a path to a tunnel underneath the Sphinx and descends into the Pyramid. He not only discovers the hidden chamber but recovers crucial information and a bracelet device from the remains of what might have been Earth's last Sirian. In order to power the Time-Lock, two dormant but incredibly powerful plasma-energy generators need to be activated. Hellfire from Charlie team inserts Sam to bring both online. This is slowly accomplished and Team Charlie is staged to enter the Time-Lock. Sam is relieved of duty and in the process of being extracted from Cairo, but is shot down once again and is forced to flee towards the lost ruins of Nubia. Traversing through more tombs, Sam gets back in touch with Hellfire and learns that Mental's forces have overrun the human military and killed them all shortly before dying herself. Now determined to finish what the Sirians has started, Sam vows to use the Time-Lock himself and kill Mental in the past before he can destroy humanity in the present. Sam then makes one last travel to Hatshepsut Temple, where the Time-Lock is located. The struggle to this destination ends with Sam killing Ugh-Zan IV. With Ugh-Zan IV dead, the Time-Lock then activates, displaying an inter-dimensional portal to 3000 B.C., the timeline where the Sirians became extinct. Sam calls Mental on Stein's phone and is answered by Mental's daughter, Judy. She tells him that Mental is planning to "moon" him. Sam notices the Moon plummeting rapidly within Earth's atmosphere and escapes through the Time-Lock to 3000 B.C. as the Moon impacts Earth, destroying the planet.





