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Title: The Sims™ 3 Ambitions
Genre: Simulation
Developer: The Sims Studio
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Franchise: The Sims™
Release Date: Jun 2, 2010
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System Requirements

    • OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1 or Windows 7
    • Processor: (XP) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; (Vista and Windows 7) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
    • Memory: (XP) 1 GB RAM; (Vista and Windows 7) 1.5 GB RAM
    • Graphics: A 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
    • DirectX®: 9.0c
    • Hard Drive: At least 2.8 GB of free space (8.9 GB if installing with The Sims 3)with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games.
    • Sound:
    • Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce series: FX5900 or greater, G100, GT Series, GTS Series, GTX Series; 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
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.