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Can you run Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit? PC requirements and settings

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, by Criterion Games (Racing), came out on Steam on December 14, 2010. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Minimum cardDirectX 9.0c Compatible 3D-accelerated 256 MB video card with Shader Model 3.0* or higher
Recommended RAM1 GB

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No frame-rate estimate for this game

The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both the minimum and the recommended specs. Rather than an invented number, we give none. ORION does the maths on your own PC, with your card, processor and screen, then measures the real frame rate while you play.

Official specs

Minimum and recommended requirements

Minimum

OS
Windows XP SP3, Windows XP 64-bit SP2, Windows Vista SP2 (32- or 64-bit), or Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit). (Not Supported - Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 are not supported.)
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ; 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista - Windows 7
Memory
1GB (XP), 1.5GB (Vista), 1.5 GB (Windows 7)
Graphics
DirectX 9.0c Compatible 3D-accelerated 256 MB video card with Shader Model 3.0* or higher
Storage
8 GB free hard disk space. Additional space required for DirectX 9.0c installation and for saved games

Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.

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Steam (official store)

On your PC

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Questions

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit at 1080p?

Minimum: DirectX 9.0c Compatible 3D-accelerated 256 MB video card with Shader Model 3.0* or higher. The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both minimum and recommended specs, so we give no frame-rate estimate for this game. ORION does the maths on your own PC.

How much RAM does Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit need?

The publisher recommends 1 GB of RAM.

How much storage does Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit take?

The official page asks for 8 GB free hard disk space. Additional space required for DirectX 9.0c installation and for saved games of storage.

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