The Sims 3 Macintosh System Requirements (Updated) The system requirements for the Apple Macintosh computers have been finalized. * Mac OS X 10.5.3 Leopard or higher * Intel Core Duo Processor * 1.5GB RAM * ATI X1600 or NVIDIA 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100 * At least 4 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for creations. For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires at least: * Intel Integrated Chipset GMA X3100 * Dual 2.0GHz CPUs, or 1.7GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent Supported Video Cards NVIDIA GeForce series 7300, 7600, 8600, 8800 ATI Radeon™ series X1600, X1900, HD 2400, HD 2600 Intel® Extreme Graphics GMA X3100 This game will not run on the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards. May 8th: Mac System Requirements have been updated. Please see The Sims 3 Macintosh System Requirements (Updated) - Urban Online Entertainment Forums
The Mac System Requirements have been updated: FOR MAC OS X * Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher * Intel Core Duo Processor * 2 GB RAM * ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100. * At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games * This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards. MAC OS X Supported Video Cards ------------------------------ NVIDIA GeForce series 7300, 7600 8600, 8800 9400M, 9600M GT GT 120, GT 130 ATI Radeon(TM) series X1600, X1900 2400, 2600 3870, 4850, 4870 Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) GMA 3-Series
* PC OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1 or Windows 7 * CPU: (XP) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; (Vista and Windows 7) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent * RAM: (XP) 1 GB RAM; (Vista and Windows 7) 1.5 GB RAM * HARD DRIVE: At least 3.5 GB* of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games. * VIDEO: DirectX 9.0c compatible Video Card with 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 2.0 *9.6 GB if installing with The Sims 3 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, 4890 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. * MAC OS: Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher * CPU: Intel Core Duo Processor * RAM: 2 GB RAM * HARD DRIVE: At least 3.5 GB* of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games. * VIDEO: ATI x1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100 *9.6 GB if installing with The Sims 3 Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce series: 7300, 7600, 8600, 8800, 9400M, 9600M, GT120, GT 130 ATI Radeon™ series: x1600, X1900, HD 2400, HD 2600, HD3870, HD 4850, HD 4870. Please note that this game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (PowerMac).
