The Sims 4 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

The Sims 4 system requirements
Developer:
The Sims Studio
Publisher:
Electronic Arts
Release date:
2 September 2014 (11 years ago)
User score:
4.2 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
no data

System requirements for PC

To run The Sims 4, you'll need at least 4 GB of RAM and 17 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the GeForce 6600, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an GeForce GTX 650. As for your CPU, an Core 2 Duo E4300 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core i5-655K or better.

Minimum

Graphics card:
128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0. Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better, Intel GMA X4500 or better
CPU:
1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4000+ or equivalent (For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 or equivalent)
Memory:
4 GB RAM
File size:
17 GB available space
Operating system:
64 Bit Required. Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10
DirectX:
Version 9.0

Recommended

Graphics card:
NVIDIA GTX 650 or better
CPU:
Intel core i5 or faster, AMD Athlon X4
Memory:
8 GB RAM
File size:
18 GB available space
Operating system:
64 Bit Windows 7 (SP1), 8, 8.1, or 10
DirectX:
Version 9.0

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
recommended
GeForce GTX 650
60 fps @ medium
1366×768
60 fps @ high
1920×1080
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080

GeForce RTX 3060 is 9.7x faster than GeForce GTX 650. Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.


The Sims 4 FPS calculator

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

medium / 768p
180−190
high / 1080p
170−180
ultra / 1080p
150−160

Performance on your CPU

i5-12400
recommended
Core i5-655K

Core i5-12400 is 9.3x faster than Core i5-655K. Your CPU can run The Sims 4 at recommended settings according to The Sims Studio.


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