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PC System Requirements

NEED FOR SPEED: MOST WANTED

EA Graphics LibraryWindows 7 64-bit20 GB

Release Date

Oct 30, 2012

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Engine

EA Graphics Library

Graphics API

DirectX 10.1 compatible

PC PERFORMANCE BRIEF

NEED FOR SPEED: MOST WANTED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) turns police chases and open-world arcade driving into the main attraction, with a looser, more crash-happy feel than many other NFS entries. It is all about speed, takedowns, and escaping heat at the last second.

This version reimagines the name around easy drop-in competition, flashy crashes, and a city designed to keep pursuit pressure close by. It is less about narrative swagger than about fluid event-hopping and the quick thrill of turning a normal drive into a police chase.
2 GB Minimum RAM
4 GB Recommended RAM
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Steam Requirement Tiers

Steam provides minimum and recommended PC requirement tiers.

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Windows Listing

Official OS listing: Windows Vista.

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API Support

Official DirectX listing: DirectX 10.1 compatible.

System Requirements

Specs sourced from the official Steam store page. Steam provides official minimum and recommended PC requirement tiers.

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Minimum System Requirements

Official Steam minimum tier

CPU2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ or Althon X2 2.7 GHz)
GPUDirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 series, with ATI RADEON 3870 or higher performance)
RAM2 GB RAM
OSWindows Vista (Service Pack 2 and all available windows updates) 32-bit
Storage20 GB available space
Sound CardDirectX-compatible sound card
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Recommended System Requirements

Official Steam recommended tier

CPUQuad-Core CPU
GPUDirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 or ATI RADEON 6950)
RAM4 GB RAM
OSWindows 7 (Service Pack 1 and all available windows updates) 64-bit
Storage20 GB available space
Sound CardDirectX-compatible sound card

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