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The Sims 4 PC system requirements

The Sims 4 needs at least a processor listed as “3.3 GHz Intel Core i3-3220 (2 cores, 4 threads), AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz (4 cores) or better”, 4 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “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”, on 64 Bit Required. Windows 10.

For the recommended settings: an Intel core i5 (4 cores), AMD Ryzen 5 or better processor, 8 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “1 GB of Video RAM, NVIDIA GTX 650, AMD Radeon HD 7750, or better”. It takes 26 GB of storage.

The Sims 4: minimum and recommended PC requirements (Windows)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	64 Bit Required. Windows 10	64 Bit 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	Intel core i5 (4 cores), AMD Ryzen 5 or better
Memory	4 GB RAM	8 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	1 GB of Video RAM, NVIDIA GTX 650, AMD Radeon HD 7750, or better
DirectX	Version 11 Same for both: minimum and recommended
Storage	26 GB available space	51 GB available space
Network	Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended
Additional notes	Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Same for both: minimum and recommended

How demanding is The Sims 4?

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).
Storage: Larger than 68% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (26 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.