Can I Run The Sims 4?
The Sims 4 is an adventure casual game from Maxis, released in 2020. Electronic Arts published it. The game supports a single player campaign. It is free to play at the base tier. At 6 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. Over 83 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Steam lists support for 18 languages. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3-3220 (2 cores, 4 threads), AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz (4 cores) or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | 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 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 26 GB |
| OS | 64 Bit Required. Windows 10 |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel core i5 (4 cores), AMD Ryzen 5 or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | 1 GB of Video RAM, NVIDIA GTX 650, AMD Radeon HD 7750, or better |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 51 GB |
| OS | 64 Bit Windows 10 |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in an open sandbox, moving through dense spaces with several routes through each problem. There are 5 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why The Sims 4 is demanding
The install is small at roughly 51 GB. The Sims 4 needs only 1 GB of video memory. The Sims 4 needs only 8 GB of RAM. A 64 bit version of Windows is required.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run The Sims 4?
The Sims 4 targets a mainstream modern PC: 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 and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to 1 GB of Video RAM, NVIDIA GTX 650, AMD Radeon HD 7750, or better for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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What are the minimum system requirements for The Sims 4?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3-3220 (2 cores, 4 threads), AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz (4 cores) or better; GPU: 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; 4 GB RAM; OS: 64 Bit Required. Windows 10.
How much storage does The Sims 4 need?
The Sims 4 needs about 26 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for The Sims 4?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Sims 4 is the CPU.