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Can you run The Sims 4? PC requirements and settings

The Sims 4, by Maxis (Adventure, Casual, Simulation), came out on Steam on June 18, 2020. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended card1 GB of Video RAM, NVIDIA GTX 650, AMD Radeon HD 7750, or better
Minimum card128 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
Recommended RAM8 GB

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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
64 Bit Required. Windows 10
Processor
3.3 GHz Intel Core i3-3220 (2 cores, 4 threads), AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz (4 cores) or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
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
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
26 GB

Recommended

OS
64 Bit Windows 10
Processor
Intel core i5 (4 cores), AMD Ryzen 5 or better
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
1 GB of Video RAM, NVIDIA GTX 650, AMD Radeon HD 7750, or better
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
51 GB

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

On your PC

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Questions

The Sims 4 at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for The Sims 4 at 1080p?

The publisher recommends: 1 GB of Video RAM, NVIDIA GTX 650, AMD Radeon HD 7750, or better. Minimum: 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. 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 The Sims 4 need?

The publisher recommends 8 GB of RAM (minimum: 4 GB).

How much storage does The Sims 4 take?

The official page asks for 51 GB of storage.

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