Need for Speed: Shift System Requirements

The NFS Shift system requirements ask for a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Pentium 4 2.00GHz. However, the recommended CPU is an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400. In terms of game file size, you will need at least 6 GB available. The minimum graphics card required to run the game is an NVIDIA GeForce 6200. However, we would recommend a GPU equivalent to an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 for the best experience. The minimum memory requirement for Need for Speed Shift is 1 GB installed on your computer, but we would recommend having 4 GB of RAM.

Looking for the other game in the Shift series? Check the NFS Shift 2 system requirements.

Need for Speed: Shift will run on PC system with Windows XP (Service Pack 3) / Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) / Windows 7 and upwards.

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