System requirements · PC
Need for Speed Rivals PC system requirements
Need for Speed Rivals needs at least an Intel 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo or AMD 2.8 GHz Athlon X2 processor, 4 GB of RAM and an AMD Radeon 3870 512 MB or higher performance; NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance; Intel HD 4000 Integrated 512 MB or higher performance graphics card, on Windows 7 (Service Pack 2) 32-Bit.
For the recommended settings: an Intel Quad-Core CPU or AMD Six Core CPU, 8 GB of RAM and an AMD Radeon 7870 3GB or higher performance; NVIDIA GeForce GT660 3GB or higher performance graphics card. It takes 30 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 7 (Service Pack 2) 32-Bit | Windows 7 (Service Pack 2) |
| Processor | Intel 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo or AMD 2.8 GHz Athlon X2 | Intel Quad-Core CPU or AMD Six Core CPU |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon 3870 512 MB or higher performance; NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance; Intel HD 4000 Integrated 512 MB or higher performance | AMD Radeon 7870 3GB or higher performance; NVIDIA GeForce GT660 3GB or higher performance |
| Storage | 30 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Sound card | DirectX compatible | DirectX 11 compatible |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
How demanding is Need for Speed Rivals?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 15% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (4 GB).
It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
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Storage: Larger than 69% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (30 GB).
Compared with the minimum requirements of every game that has a requirements page on gamekeys.deals. We compare memory and storage only: processor and graphics card names cannot be ranked reliably from Steam's text.
Other platforms
Need for Speed Rivals is also available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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