SimCity System Requirements: Can You Run It?

SimCity system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.

SimCity system requirements
Developer:
Maxis
Publisher:
Electronic Arts
Release date:
2 March 2013 (12 years ago)
User score:
4.7 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
no data

Official system requirements for PC

To run SimCity, you'll need at least 1.5 GB of RAM. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce 7800 GT. As for your CPU, an Athlon 64 X2 3600+ is the minimum.

Minimum

Graphics card:
ATI X1800 or better* nVidia 7800 or better* Intel 4100 Integrated Graphics or better* * Minimum of 256MB of on-board RAM and Shader 3.0 or better support
CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.0GHz or better
Memory:
1.5GB (Windows XP) 2GB (Windows Vista / Windows 7) 2GB (built-in graphical chipset)
File size:
no data
Operating system:
Windows XP/Vista/7
DirectX:
no data

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
60 @ medium
1366×768
60 @ high
1366×768

GeForce RTX 3060 is 70.2x faster than GeForce 7800 GT. Your GPU can run the game at minimum settings.


SimCity FPS calculator

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

medium / 768p
140−150
high / 768p
100−110
ultra / 1080p
55−60

Performance on your CPU

i5-12400

Core i5-12400 is 30.5x faster than Athlon 64 X2 3600+. Your CPU can run the game at minimum settings.


Community ratings

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4.7 20 votes

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