Need for Speed: Shift System Requirements: Can You Run It?

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

Need for Speed: Shift system requirements
Developer:
Slightly Mad Studios
Publisher:
Electronic Arts
Release date:
15 September 2009 (16 years ago)
User score:
3.5 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
no data

Official system requirements for PC

To run Need for Speed: Shift, you'll need at least 1 GB of RAM and 6 GB of free disk space. As for your CPU, an Core 2 Duo E4300 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core 2 Duo E6700 or better.

Minimum

Graphics card:
256 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 3.0*
CPU:
Intel Core™2 Duo 1.6 GHz or faster
Memory:
1 GB RAM; Vista/Windows 7: 1.5 GB RAM
File size:
6 GB
Operating system:
Windows XP (Service Pack 3) or Windows Vista (Service Pack 1) / Windows 7
DirectX:
DirectX 9.0c

Recommended

Graphics card:
Graphics card with 512MB of RAM support Pixel Shader 3 (PCI-Ex)
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz or AMD 64 X2 2 GHz
Memory:
2GB RAM (3GB for Vista)
File size:
6 GB
Operating system:
Windows XP (Service Pack 3) or Windows Vista (Service Pack 1) / Windows 7
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
minimum
Any
recommended
Any
30 @ low
800×600
60 @ medium
1024×768
60 @ high
1366×768
60 @ ultra
1920×1080

Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.

Need for Speed: Shift FPS calculator

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

low / 600p
150−160
medium / 768p
150−160
high / 768p
150−160
ultra / 1080p
150−160

Performance on your CPU

i5-12400
recommended
Core 2 Duo E6700

Core i5-12400 is 19.3x faster than Core 2 Duo E6700. Your CPU can run the game at recommended settings.

Community ratings

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3.5 151 votes

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