SimCity System Requirements

Can I Run SimCity

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Here are the SimCity System Requirements (Minimum)

  • CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better or Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.0 GHz or better
  • CPU SPEED: Info
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • VIDEO CARD: ATI Radeon HD 2x00 or better /nVidia GeForce 7800 or better /Intel Series 4 integrated graphics or better
  • DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 256 MB
  • PIXEL SHADER: 3.0
  • VERTEX SHADER: 3.0
  • OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
  • FREE DISK SPACE: 10 GB
  • SOUND CARD: Yes

SimCity Recommended Requirements

  • CPU: Intel Core i5 or faster
  • CPU SPEED: Info
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • VIDEO CARD: nVidia GTX 275 or better, or ATI 5850 or Better
  • DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 896 MB
  • PIXEL SHADER: 4.0
  • VERTEX SHADER: 4.0
  • OS: Windows 7
  • FREE DISK SPACE: 10 GB
  • SOUND CARD: Yes

What Will Run It?

Below are some gaming computers with images that show how many games will run on each. Each computer was tested against the minimum and recommended requirements of over 8,500 of the latest PC games. Click here for more options.

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