What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in The Sims 4 at 1080p?

In a published test (Notebookcheck) the GTX 1060 averages 164 FPS at 1080p High: the least powerful card in our data with a 60+ FPS result at 1080p High or Ultra.

Can a GTX 1650 run The Sims 4?

By our estimate it gets about 127 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 81 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.

What are the minimum system requirements for The Sims 4?

Steam lists 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0. Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better… graphics, 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3-3220 (2 cores, 4 threads), AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz (4 cores) or better and 4 GB of RAM as the minimum.

Measured FPS benchmarks

The Sims 4 FPS

2014
73/100 · 653 ratings

Adventure
Casual
Simulation
Free To Play

Measured · 8 results5 GPUs · Notebookcheckestimate within ±30%: 0/8

Check FPS on your GPU

The Sims 4 was released in 2014. We list 8 published FPS results for it from Notebookcheck, covering 5 graphics cards. Steam lists 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0. Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForc… as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today. Against those results our estimate landed within ±30% 0 of 8 times.

Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for The Sims 4, so our estimates assume it runs uncapped. V-Sync, an in-game limiter or your monitor's refresh rate can still hold it lower.

Measured results

Published · with sources

60+ FPS 30–59 under 30 lower bound (frame cap, CPU or VRAM limit). Average FPS from published tests.

GTX 1060High164Notebookcheck
GTX 1060Ultra148Notebookcheck
Intel Iris XeUltra48.3Notebookcheck
Radeon Vega 8High31.5Notebookcheck
Intel UHD Graphics 630High29.1Notebookcheck
Radeon Vega 8Ultra27.7Notebookcheck
Intel UHD Graphics 620High25.2Notebookcheck
Intel UHD Graphics 620Ultra17.7Notebookcheck

At 1080p the fastest measured card, GTX 1060, averages 164 FPS; the slowest, Intel UHD Graphics 620, 18 FPS.

Estimate vs measured

0/8 within ±30% · median -37%

Each dot is one published result: how far our model's figure for the same card and setting was from it. The shaded band is ±30%.

All 8 comparisons

GPU	Setting	Measured	Estimate	Diff.
GTX 1060	1080p High	164 FPS	≈99 FPS	-40%
GTX 1060	1080p Ultra	148 FPS	≈80 FPS	-46%
Intel Iris Xe	1080p Ultra	48.3 FPS	≈27 FPS	-44%
Radeon Vega 8	1080p High	31.5 FPS	≈22 FPS	-30%
Radeon Vega 8	1080p Ultra	27.7 FPS	≈18 FPS	-35%
Intel UHD Graphics 630	1080p High	29.1 FPS	≈18 FPS	-38%
Intel UHD Graphics 620	1080p High	25.2 FPS	≈16 FPS	-37%
Intel UHD Graphics 620	1080p Ultra	17.7 FPS	≈13 FPS	-27%

Our estimate on 10 reference GPUs

Estimate ±30%

Model figures, not measurements: dashed bars with their ±30% band. How they are made.

RTX 4090360model max
RTX 5070 Ti360model max
Radeon RX 9070 XT360model max
RTX 4070322225–419
Radeon RX 7800 XT275193–358
RTX 4060 Ti246172–320
RTX 4060196137–255
RTX 3060158111–205
Radeon RX 660013796–178
GTX 16508157–105

Cards that run The Sims 4 at 60+ FPS

1080p High · cheapest first

Current cards, by launch price. Solid chips are measured results; dashed ones are our estimate (±30%).

Intel Arc B580launch price $249≈143 FPSAmazon
Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈151 FPSAmazon
RTX 5060launch price $299≈216 FPSAmazon

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Player reports

0 reports

No player reports for The Sims 4 yet.

Screenshots

Steam

System requirements

Steam

Minimum

GPU: 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0. Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better, Intel GMA X4500 or better
CPU: 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3-3220 (2 cores, 4 threads), AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz (4 cores) or better
RAM: 4 GB

The Sims 4 FPS questions

What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in The Sims 4 at 1080p?: In a published test (Notebookcheck) the GTX 1060 averages 164 FPS at 1080p High: the least powerful card in our data with a 60+ FPS result at 1080p High or Ultra.
Can a GTX 1650 run The Sims 4?: By our estimate it gets about 127 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 81 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
What are the minimum system requirements for The Sims 4?: Steam lists 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0. Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better… graphics, 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3-3220 (2 cores, 4 threads), AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz (4 cores) or better and 4 GB of RAM as the minimum.