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

Need for Speed: Shift
Developer:
Slightly Mad Studios
Publisher:
Electronic Arts
Release date:
15 September 2009 (14 years old)
Our user score:
3.5 / 5 (130 votes)

Official Need for Speed: Shift system requirements for PC

These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run Need for Speed: Shift at minimal and recommended settings. Although these requirements are usually approximate, they can still be used to determine the indicative hardware tier needed to play the game.

PassMinimum requirements

Pass Graphics card:
256 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 3.0*
Pass CPU:
Intel Core™2 Duo 1.6 GHz or faster
Pass 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

PassRecommended requirements

Pass Graphics card:
Graphics card with 512MB of RAM support Pixel Shader 3 (PCI-Ex)
Pass CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz or AMD 64 X2 2 GHz
Pass 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

Need for Speed: Shift performance on your PC


Need for Speed: Shift performance with your GPU

GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

RTX 3060
minimum
Any
recommended
Any
30 fps @ low
800×600
60 fps @ medium
1024×768
60 fps @ high
1366×768
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

Need for Speed: Shift FPS calculator: average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). FPS may vary depending on your operating system and other factors.

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

Need for Speed: Shift performance with your CPU

Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

i5-12400
recommended
Core 2 Duo E4700

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