SimCity 4 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

SimCity 4
Developer:
Maxis
Publisher:
Electronic Arts
Release date:
14 January 2003 (21 year ago)
User score:
4.1 / 5 (44 votes)

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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.

PassMinimum requirements

Pass Graphics card:
Supported Direct3D capable video card with DirectX 7.0 or greater and 32 MiB of VRAM
Pass CPU:
Pentium 3 500 MHz or equivalent
Pass 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
minimum
Any

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
minimum
Any

Your CPU can run SimCity 4 at minimum settings according to Maxis.


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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