Spec sheet · Simulation · 2011
The Sims™ 3 PC Requirements
The publisher's listing names no graphics card we can measure, so the table below gives their wording as written .
- Minimum GPU
- —
- Recommended GPU
- —
- RAM
- 1 GB
- Disk
- 7 GB
What the publisher lists
Quoted from the Steam store page — see the original. Where we could place a named part, our closest match is underneath.
| Part | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics card | 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 | Publisher didn't say |
| Processor | (XP) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; (Vista) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent | Publisher didn't say |
| Memory | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Video memory | 1 GB | Publisher didn't say |
| Storage | 7 GB | 7 GB |
| Windows | Windows | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | Publisher didn't say | Same as minimum |
Answers about The Sims™ 3 on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs The Sims™ 3?
The publisher's minimum is 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0.
How much RAM does The Sims™ 3 need?
1 GB at minimum, 1 GB recommended.
How much storage space does The Sims™ 3 take?
7 GB of free space.
