SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition System Requirements [2024]

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1. There are also all-new tutorials available to help you get started.System Compatibility SimCity was tested for performance and hardware compatibility when it was originally launched.

2. Choose from all-new road types including wide-avenues, suspension bridges, or one-way streets, as well as map out seamless regional networks that whisk Sims from one city to another.

3. Take complete control of your city's transportation system, and solve U-Drive-It missions — from fighting crime to tackling disasters.

4. While the classic gameplay of SimCity 4 remains unchanged, unexpected performance and graphics issues with newer systems may occur.

5. If you experience any performance or graphics issues, we recommend running in Windowed Mode and/or Compatibility Mode to maintain the intended experience.

6. Wreak havoc with all-new disasters including a UFO invasion, massive wrecks at railroad crossings, and the occasional car fender bender.

7. SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack.

8. Have the ultimate level of control over your city's transportation network by completely taking charge of roads, rail, air, waterways, and even vehicles.

9. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.

10. U-Drive It! missions will be presented for you to solve, such as chasing down a bank robber or apprehending a car-jacker.

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System Requirements and Specifications

Windows PC 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

No maximum Pc system requirements!!

Macintosh 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

Recommended:

OS: 10.12 (Sierra)
Processor: 2.2GHz Intel Quad Core or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Video Memory: 512 MB
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5750 / NVidia Geforce 650M

Linux Requirements

No minimum linux requirements!!
No maximum linux requirements!!

Can my PC Run SimCity? How to check your PC Specifications

Find specs for all Windows versions:

Windows 10 and Windows 11 specifications:

Step 1. Open Windows Explorer, locate "This PC".
Step 2. Right-click "This PC" icon and select the "Properties" option.

Windows 8 specifications:

Processor, memory and operating system: Click the Windows Start Button » Settings Tile » PC and Devices » PC Info.

Windows 7 specifications:

Step 1. Right-click the “Computer” icon to open the menu » Select the "Properties" option.

SimCity System Requirements