The Sims 3 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

The Sims 3 system requirements
Developer:
The Sims Studio
Publisher:
Electronic Arts
Release date:
2 June 2009 (16 years ago)
User score:
4.3 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
no data

System requirements for PC

To run The Sims 3, you'll need at least 1 GB of RAM and 6.1 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the Radeon 9500 PRO. As for your CPU, an Athlon XP 2400+ is the minimum.

Minimum

Graphics card:
Graphics: GeForce FX 5900 / Radeon 9500, Graphics Ram: 128 MB
CPU:
XP (Service Pack 2): Pentium IV 2.0 GHz / Athlon XP 2000+ Vista (Service Pack 1): Pentium IV 2.4 GHz / Athlon XP 2400+
Memory:
1 GB (XP (Service Pack 2)) 1.5 GB (Vista (Service Pack 1))
File size:
At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
Operating system:
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1
DirectX:
The latest version of DirectX 9.0c

Performance on your PC


Performance on your GPU

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

RTX 3060
30 fps @ low
800×600
60 fps @ medium
1024×768
60 fps @ high
1280×1024

GeForce RTX 3060 is 428.1x faster than Radeon 9500 PRO. Your GPU can run The Sims 3 at minimum settings according to The Sims Studio.


The Sims 3 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
700−750
medium settings / 768p
200−210
high settings / 1024p
180−190

Performance on your CPU

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

i5-12400

Core i5-12400 is 82.2x faster than Athlon XP 2400+. Your CPU can run The Sims 3 at minimum settings according to The Sims Studio.


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