Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012) System Requirements: Can You Run It?
- Developer:
- Criterion Games
- Publisher:
- Electronic Arts
- Release date:
- 30 October 2012 (12 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.1 / 5 (567 votes)
- Hardware demand level:
- 0.7 / 10 - not demanding
Official Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012) system requirements for PC
To run Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012), you'll need at least 2 GB of RAM and 20 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce 8800 GT, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce GTX 560. As for your CPU, an Core 2 Duo E4400 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Sempron 3850 or better.
Minimum requirements
Minimum requirements- Graphics card:
- 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)
- CPU:
- 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz)
- RAM:
- 2 GB RAM
- File size:
- 20 GB available space
- Operating system:
- Windows Vista (Service Pack 2 and all available windows updates) 32-bit
- DirectX:
- DirectX 10.0
Recommended requirements
- Graphics card:
- DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950)
- CPU:
- Quad-core CPU
- RAM:
- 4 GB RAM
- File size:
- 20 GB available space
- Operating system:
- Windows 7 (Service Pack 1 and all available windows updates) 64-bit
- DirectX:
- DirectX 11
Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012) performance on your PC
Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012) performance on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
GeForce RTX 3060 is 6.2x faster than GeForce GTX 560. Your GPU can run Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012) at recommended settings.
Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012) performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
Core i5-12400 is 16.7x faster than Sempron 3850. Your CPU can run Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012) at recommended settings.
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