The Sims 4 System Requirements: Can You Run It?
- 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
Official The Sims 4 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 requirements
Minimum requirements- 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)
- RAM:
- 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 requirements
- Graphics card:
- NVIDIA GTX 650 or better
- CPU:
- Intel core i5 or faster, AMD Athlon X4
- RAM:
- 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
The Sims 4 performance on your PC
The Sims 4 performance on your GPU
GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
GeForce RTX 3060 is 9.7x faster than GeForce GTX 650. Your graphics card can run The Sims 4 at recommended settings according to The Sims Studio.
Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions
The Sims 4 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.
The Sims 4 performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.
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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