The Sims 3 System Requirements: Can You Run It?
The Sims 3 system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.
- 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
Official 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
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
Performance levels below the bar correspond to the target FPS shown on each marker for that preset/resolution.
GeForce RTX 3060 is 402.7x faster than Radeon 9500 PRO. Your GPU can run the game at minimum settings.
The Sims 3 FPS calculator
Average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). May vary depending on your OS and other factors.
Performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400 is 81.8x faster than Athlon XP 2400+. Your CPU can run the game at minimum settings.
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