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The Sims 3 — system requirements & benchmark status
This game is in the catalog, but no published review benchmarks have been collected for it yet — so this page carries no frame-rate numbers, no verdicts and no estimates. Below are the publisher's own system requirements and what they say about the hardware the game targets. A game joins the calculator only when published review benchmarks cover both its CPU and GPU sides.
Developer: The Sims Studio, Maxis · Publisher: Electronic Arts · Released: Jan 27, 2011 · Genres: Simulation
Game facts and system requirements are as published on Steam (checked 4 November 2026).
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System requirements — The Sims 3
As published by the publisher on Steam (checked 4 November 2026). Requirements are the publisher's target figures, not measurements — they describe the hardware the developer aims at, not the frame rate any part delivers.
| Component | Minimum (Steam) |
|---|---|
| OS * | Windows XP (Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista (Service Pack 1) |
| Processor | (XP) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; (Vista) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent |
| Memory | (XP) 1 GB; (Vista) 1.5 GB |
| Graphics | 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 |
| Notes | *Please note that the GeForce 6100 and 7100 cards are not supported |
| Hard Drive | At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content |
| Built-in Graphics | Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA X3000 or above. |
| Supported Video Cards | Nvidia GeForce series: FX5900 or greater, G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150, GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 275, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295; ATI Radeon™ series: ATI Radeon 9500 series of greater, X300, X600, X700, X800, X850, X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950, 2400, 2600, 2900, 3450, 3650, 3850, 3870, 4850, 4870 series or greater; Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA): GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series |
Hardware demand level
Low — estimated from the graphics card named in the minimum requirements above (integrated graphics). The demand level classifies the publisher's published requirements only; it is not a benchmark result and predicts no frame rate.
Benchmark status
Not yet measured. Bottleneck Verdict adds a game to the calculator when published review benchmarks cover both sides at the game's highest settings, native resolution, no upscaling — the same bar the measured games met. Until then this page claims no performance figures for The Sims 3.
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