Gaming
Can the MacBook Pro (16-inch, M4 Pro, 2024) run The Sims 4?
Minimum requirements
Meets minimum requirements
Likely meets recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce 6600 series (legacy) (tier 1), Radeon X1300 (tier 1), Intel GMA X4500 (tier 1); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 1. M4 Pro, 14-core CPU, 20-core GPU — Apple M4 Pro 20-core GPU: PASS. Apple M4 Pro 20-core GPU is tier 5; the requirement is tier 1.
How this was judged
Graphics chips are compared by class (an 8-tier rubric), not by benchmark score. The same tier as the requirement is only ever “likely”. Read the tier rubric and its limitations.
- The Sims 4 system requirements · publisher requirements
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_6_series · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_graphics_processing_units · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- Manufacturer spec page for this configuration · manufacturer
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121553 · manufacturer
Published requirements
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3-3220 (2 cores, 4 threads), AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz (4 cores) or better
- 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 · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 26 GB
- OS
- 64 Bit Required. Windows 10; also available on macOS
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Intel core i5 (4 cores), AMD Ryzen 5 or better
- GPU
- 1 GB of Video RAM, NVIDIA GTX 650, AMD Radeon HD 7750, or better · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 51 GB
- OS
- 64 Bit Windows 10; also available on macOS
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — The Sims 4 on Steam — System Requirements · retrieved 9/19/2026
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