PC System Requirements
NEED FOR SPEED: MOST WANTED
EA Graphics LibraryWindows 7 64-bit20 GB
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.
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
Steam Requirement Tiers
Steam provides minimum and recommended PC requirement tiers.
Windows Listing
Official OS listing: Windows Vista.
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.
M Minimum
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
R Recommended
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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