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Which graphics card for The Sims™ 3?
Cards on sale, estimated at 1080p.
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To play at all
GeForce RTX 3050 Ultra · 240+ FPS -
60 FPS on medium
GeForce RTX 3050 Ultra · 240+ FPS -
60 FPS on high
GeForce RTX 3050 Ultra · 240+ FPS -
60 FPS on ultra
GeForce RTX 3050 Ultra · 240+ FPS -
120 FPS and more
GeForce RTX 3050 Ultra · 240+ FPS
The Sims™ 3 system requirements
To run The Sims™ 3 you need at least: Processor — (XP) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; (Vista) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent ≈; Graphics card — 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 ≈; Memory (RAM) — 1 GB; Free disk space — 6.5 GB.
The publisher has only released minimum requirements.
≈ The publisher gives a description, not a model; we estimated its performance from the specs.
Requirements as published on store.steampowered.com
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The estimate from requirements is approximate: it's based on publisher requirements and public benchmarks. Real measurements are shown separately: what players got with the FPS Proof app. Real performance also depends on drivers, resolution and game updates.