EA has made updates to Sims 4 Base Game System Requirements ahead of the game going free.
The Sims 4 Base Game has a new set of system requirements.
The latest change has been spotted by @lowpolypancake on Twitter, who spotted a bump in System Requirements. The latest EA Help Article now has a new set of System Requirements, with updates primarily to CPU and System Storage. These changes have been announced quietly on EA Help a few days before The Sims 4 has been set to go free.
Check out the new System Requirements for The Sims 4:
Sims 4 System Requirements – PC / Windows
These are the requirements for The Sims 4 base game, no Packs included. If you want to download Packs, make sure to check that your computer meets the additional requirements.
Minimum
- Operating system: 64-bit required. Windows 10
- Processor (CPU): 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3-3220 (2 cores, 4 threads), AMB Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz (4 cores) or better
- Memory (RAM): At least 4 GB RAM
- Hard drive (free space): At least 50 GB of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games.
- Disc drive: DVD-ROM drive required for installation from disc only, for physical copies of the game.
- Graphics card (video): 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0
- Supported Graphics cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better, Intel GMA X4500 or better
- DirectX version: DirectX 11 Compatible
- Input: Keyboard and mouse
- Internet connection online requirements: Required for game activation and optional for game updates
Recommended
- Operating system: 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5 (4 cores) or faster, AMD Ryzen 5 or better
- Memory (RAM): 8 GB RAM
- Hard drive (free space): At least 50 GB of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games
- DVD drive: DVD-ROM drive required for installation from disc only
- Graphics card (video): 1 GB of Video RAM, NVIDIA GTX 650, AMD Radeon HD 7750, or better
- Direct X version: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
- Input: Keyboard and mouse
- Internet connection: Required for game activation and optional for game updates
Sims 4 System Requirements – Mac
These are the requirements for The Sims 4 base game, no expansions included.
Minimum
- Mac OS version: Metal required. macOS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz Processor or better
- Memory (RAM): At least 4 GB RAM
- Hard drive (free space): At least 15 GB of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games.
- Graphics card (video): NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro or better. Video RAM of 256MB or better.
- Input: Keyboard and mouse
- Internet connection: Internet connection required for product activation
Recommended
- Mac OS version: macOS X 10.11 or later
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or better
- Memory (RAM): 8 GB
- Hard drive (free space): At least 18 GB of free space.
- Graphics card (video): NVIDIA GTX 650 or better
- Input: Keyboard and mouse
- Internet connection: Internet connection required for product activation
How can I tell if my Mac meets those requirements?
Use About this Mac to check how your Mac matches up with the minimum and recommended requirements.
For comparison, these were the previous SIms 4 System Requirements on Windows. You can definitely tell that Storage Requirements got a huge requirement upgrade:
