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Can I Run Spore?

From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve in a universe of your own creations.Play through Spore's five evolutionary stages: Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization, and Space. Each stage has its own uniq...

Developer Maxis™Publisher Electronic ArtsRelease 2008Genre Action, Adventure, Casual
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System requirements

Minimum requirements

CPU2.0 GHz Intel Pentium® 4 or equivalent
GPU128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
RAM0.5 GB
Storage4 GB HDD

Recommended requirements

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Can you run Spore?

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Can run iton a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the processor is the tightest fit.

Spore targets a mainstream modern PC: 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 and 0.5 GB of RAM for the minimum. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.

Bottleneck: CPU

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Frequently asked questions

Can my PC run Spore?

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What are the minimum system requirements for Spore?

The minimum requirements are CPU: 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium® 4 or equivalent; GPU: 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0; 0.5 GB RAM.

How much storage does Spore need?

Spore needs about 4 GB of HDD storage.

What is the bottleneck for Spore?

On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Spore is the CPU.