STEAM / MINIMUM SPECS

The Sims™ 3

Steam PC minimums and estimated Android hardware requirements

Most supported devices meet the requirement4 GB RAM

720p · Low · 30FPS is a conversion target, not a measured result or a guarantee.

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Requirement breakdown

CPU: (XP) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; (Vista) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalentSnapdragon 845
GPU: 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0Snapdragon 845
RAM: (XP) 1 GB; (Vista) 1.5 GB1 GB

CPU/GPU tiers are individual estimates; all requirements are needed for a complete estimate. The RAM row shows the Steam requirement, which may differ from estimated RAM above.

Original Steam PC minimum requirements

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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
DirectX®: 
Hard Drive: At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content
Sound: 
Built-in Graphics: Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA X3000 or above. 
2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent 
0.5 GB additional RAM
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 
*Please note that the GeForce 6100 and 7100 cards are not supported

Steam data collected: 2026-10-20 · Mapping: 2026-10-20.v2

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