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The Sims 3 Minimum System Requirements

Windows Computers

Windows XP

• OS: Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
• CPU: 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
• Memory: 1 GB RAM
• Storage: At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content
• Video Card: 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0

Windows Vista

• OS: Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)
• CPU: 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
• Memory: 1.5 GB RAM
• Strorage: At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content
• Video Card: 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0

For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires at least:

• Video Card: Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA X3000 or above.
• CPU: 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent
• Memory: 0.5 GB additional RAM

Supported Video Cards

NVIDIA GeForce series:

FX 5900, FX 5950
6200, 6500, 6600, 6800,
7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
9600, 9800, GTX 260, GTX 280

ATI Radeon™ series:

9500, 9600, 9800
X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
2400, 2600, 2900
3450, 3650, 3850, 3870,
4850, 4870

Intel® Extreme Graphics:

GMA X3x00 series

Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slower. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly. Intel integrated chipsets featuring underclocked parts will not perform adequately.

Integrated chipsets such as the ATI Xpress and the NVIDIA TurboCache variants will have low settings selected, but should run satisfactorily.

Please note that attempting to play the game using video hardware that isn't listed above may result in reduced performance, graphical issues or cause the game to not run at all.

The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista.

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Apple Mac Computers

• OS: Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
• CPU: Intel Core Duo Processor
• Memory: 2 GB of RAM
• Storage: 6.1 GB free hard drive space, with atleast 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games.
• Video Card: ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Intergarted GMA X3100

Supported Video Cards:

NVIDIA GeForce series:

7300, 7600
8600, 8800
9400M, 9600M GT
GT 120, GT 130

ATI Radeon Series:

X1600, X1900
2400, 2600
3870
4850, 4870

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA):

GMA 3-Series