SimCity 4 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

- Developer:
- Maxis
- Publisher:
- Electronic Arts
- Release date:
- 14 January 2003 (22 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.1 / 5 (45 votes)
Official SimCity 4 system requirements for PC
To run SimCity 4, you'll need at least 128 MB of RAM and 1.6 GB of free disk space.
Minimum requirements
Graphics card:
- Supported Direct3D capable video card with DirectX 7.0 or greater and 32 MiB of VRAM
CPU:
- Pentium 3 500 MHz or equivalent
RAM:
- 128 MiB of RAM (Windows 98) / 256 MiB of RAM (Windows Me/2000/XP)
- File size:
- 1.6 GiB free hard disk space
- Operating system:
- Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
- DirectX:
- DirectX 7.0
SimCity 4 performance on your PC
SimCity 4 performance on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
RTX 3060
Your GPU can run SimCity 4 at minimum settings according to Maxis.
SimCity 4 performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
i5-12400
Your CPU can run SimCity 4 at minimum settings according to Maxis.
Your gaming PC configuration
FAQ
When was SimCity 4 released?
SimCity 4 was released on 14 January 2003.
How much RAM do I need for SimCity 4?
You need a minimum of 128 MB RAM for SimCity 4.
How many GB is SimCity 4?
SimCity 4 occupies about 1.6 GB of disk space.
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