Can My PC Run SPORE?

Action Adventure RPG Strategy Simulation

Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.

SPORE PC Requirements

Minimum Requirements

CPU: 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium® 4 or equivalent
GPU: 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 DirectX®: The latest version of DirectX 9.0c or higher Hard Drive: At least 4 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for creations For computers using built-in graphics chipsets under Windows, the game requires at least: Intel Integrated Chipset, 945GM or above 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent 768 MB RAM
VRAM: Not stated
RAM: 1 GB
Storage: Not stated
OS: Microsoft Windows® XP with Service Pack 1 and Vista
DirectX: Not stated
Network: Not stated

Recommended Requirements

The publisher has not published a recommended specification for this title.

✓ Independently verified against the publisher 2026-08-23Source: Steam store page

Game details

Developer: Maxis™
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: 19 December 2008

About SPORE

Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.

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What PC do I need for SPORE?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's minimum specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card: 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 DirectX®: The latest version of DirectX 9.0c or higher Hard Drive: At least 4 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for creations For computers using built-in graphics chipsets under Windows, the game requires at least: Intel Integrated Chipset, 945GM or above 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent 768 MB RAM
Processor: 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium® 4 or equivalent
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Operating system: Microsoft Windows® XP with Service Pack 1 and Vista

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Can my laptop run SPORE?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the 128 MB Video Card named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.