SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition System Requirements

SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition Minimum PC System Requirements

• OS *: Windows XP
  
• Processor: PIII 500 or equivalent
  
• Memory: 256MB
  
• Graphics: 32MB supported Direct3D capable video card with DirectX 7.0 or greater
  compatible driver
  
• DirectX®: DirectX 8.1
  
• Hard Drive: 1.6GB
  
• Supported 3D Accelerator Hardware: SimCity 4 Deluxe / Rush Hour requires a 32MB 3D Direct3D chipset, and a display that is at least 800x600 in size, and supports 16 or 32-bit color. It is recommended to always install the latest certified drivers for all your hardware
  

 

Supported Graphics Chipsets

Cards with these chipsets are officially supported by the SimCity 4 hardware graphics driver:
nVidia: http://www.nvidia.com

• nVidia TNT2, TNT2 M64, & TNT2 Ultra
  
• nVidia GeForce SDR, GeForce DDR, GeForce Quadro, GeForce2 GTS, GeForce2 MX, GeForce2 GTS, GeForce3, GeForce4 MX, GeForce4 Ti 4200/4400/4600/4800 SE, and GeForceFX 5200/5600/5800/5900
  

ATI: http://www.ati.com

• ATI Radeon 7000, 7200, 7500, 8500, 9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800
  
• Known Issues: Due to hardware limitations with the ATI Radeon series, some buildings and graphic effects will be temporarily turned off while scrolling. There is a known ATI driver defect that results in SimCity advisor animations dropping polygons. To fix this, please download ATI driver 7.79 or later (also referred to as CATALYST 02.4) from http://www.ati.com on the Internet.
  

Matrox: http://www.matrox.com

• Matrox G400, G450, G550, Parhelia
  

SiS: http://www.sis.com

• SiS 315, Xabre 400
  

Software Mode: SimCity 4 also provides a software-based graphics driver which will work with most video cards. 32MB of video memory is recommended. The graphics mode driver can be selected from the Graphics Options panel in the game, or may be run from the command line using the switch -d:Software. The following video chipsets will run the game properly in software mode:

• PowerVR KYRO, KYRO II
  
• Trident Blade 64
  

SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition Minimum MAC System Requirements

Minimum:

• OS: 10.12 (Sierra)
  
• Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)
  
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
  
• Hard Disk Space: 2 GB
  
• Video Memory: 256 MB
  
• Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVidia Geforce 8800 / Intel HD 3000
  
• Additional: Macintosh mouse and keyboard required.
  
  
• NOTICE: This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive)
  
• NOTICE: The following video chipsets are unsupported for SimCity4 Deluxe: ATI RADEON HD 2400, 2600, NVIDIA 8600m, Intel Integrated GMA 950, Intel Integrated x3100
  
• NOTICE: SimCity4 Deluxe Mac is localized into French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Japanese

SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition has specific system requirements to ensure smooth gameplay. The minimum settings provide basic performance, while the recommended settings are designed to deliver the best gaming experience. Check the detailed requirements to ensure your system is compatible before making a purchase.