Need for Speed: Most Wanted System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Need for Speed: Most Wanted system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted system requirements
Developer:
EA Black Box
Publisher:
Electronic Arts
Release date:
15 November 2005 (20 years ago)
User score:
4.3 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
no data

Official system requirements for PC

To run Need for Speed: Most Wanted, you'll need at least 256 MB of RAM and 3 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the Radeon HD 7570, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an Radeon 9800 XT. As for your CPU, an Pentium 4 2.4 GHz is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Pentium 4 630 or better.

Minimum

Graphics card:
Video card with 32 MB or more memory and one of these chipsets is required: ATI Radeon 7500 or greater; ATI Radeon Xpress 200; NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/GTS or greater; Intel 950/i915g; S3 GammaChrome S18 Pro
CPU:
1.4 GHz or faster
Memory:
256 MB or more
File size:
3 GB or more free space
Operating system:
Windows XP or 2000
DirectX:
DirectX 9.0c

Recommended

Graphics card:
Atleast an NVidia 5900 or ATi 9800 with 256mb of video memory
CPU:
3 Ghz or faster
Memory:
Atleast 1 GB
File size:
3 GB or more free space
Operating system:
Windows XP
DirectX:
DirectX 9.0c

Performance on your PC

Performance on your GPU

Performance levels below the bar correspond to the target FPS shown on each marker for that preset/resolution.

RTX 3060
recommended
Radeon 9800 XT

GeForce RTX 3060 is 311.0x faster than Radeon 9800 XT. Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted FPS calculator

Average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). May vary depending on your OS and other factors.

high / 768p
60−65
ultra / 1080p
55−60

Performance on your CPU

i5-12400
recommended
Pentium 4 630

Core i5-12400 is 71.1x faster than Pentium 4 630. Your CPU can run the game at recommended settings.

Community ratings

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