Rise of the Tomb Raider vs SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Rise of the Tomb Raider vs SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition Electronic Arts, Aspyr
Overview
Release Date November 10, 2015 July 20, 2010
Availability Released Released
Developer Feral Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Nixxes Aspyr Media, Electronic Arts Maxis
Publisher Square Enix, Microsoft Studios, Feral Interactive Electronic Arts, Aspyr
Official Site http://www.tombraider.com/us/ http://www.simcity.com/product/simcity4
Age Rating Everyone
Gameplay
Genre Action Strategy, Simulation
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third-person
Average Playtime 14 hours 2 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh PC, iOS, Apple Macintosh
Available On Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store, App Store, Epic Games Store GOG, Steam, App Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows 7 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space OS: Windows XP Processor: PIII 500 or equivalent Memory: 256MB Graphics: 32MB supported Direct3D capable video card with DirectX 7.0 or greater compatible driver DirectX®: DirectX 8.1 Hard Drive: 1.6GB Supported 3D Accelerator Hardware: SimCity 4 Deluxe / Rush Hour requires a 32MB 3D Direct3D chipset, and a display that is at least 800x600 in size, and supports 16 or 32-bit color. It is recommended to always install the latest certified drivers for all your hardware   Supported Graphics ChipsetsCards with these chipsets are officially supported by the SimCity 4 hardware graphics driver: nVidia: http://www.nvidia.com nVidia TNT2, TNT2 M64, & TNT2 Ultra nVidia GeForce SDR, GeForce DDR, GeForce Quadro, GeForce2 GTS, GeForce2 MX, GeForce2 GTS, GeForce3, GeForce4 MX, GeForce4 Ti 4200/4400/4600/4800 SE, and GeForceFX 5200/5600/5800/5900 ATI: http://www.ati.com ATI Radeon 7000, 7200, 7500, 8500, 9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800 Known Issues: Due to hardware limitations with the ATI Radeon series, some buildings and graphic effects will be temporarily turned off while scrolling. There is a known ATI driver defect that results in SimCity advisor animations dropping polygons. To fix this, please download ATI driver 7.79 or later (also referred to as CATALYST 02.4) from http://www.ati.com on the Internet. Matrox: http://www.matrox.com Matrox G400, G450, G550, Parhelia SiS: http://www.sis.com SiS 315, Xabre 400 Software Mode: SimCity 4 also provides a software-based graphics driver which will work with most video cards. 32MB of video memory is recommended. The graphics mode driver can be selected from the Graphics Options panel in the game, or may be run from the command line using the switch -d:Software. The following video chipsets will run the game properly in software mode: PowerVR KYRO, KYRO II Trident Blade 64
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 980Ti 2560x1440 or NVIDIA GTX 970 1920x1080 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100
Community Rating 4.0 / 5 (2,808 ratings) 3.9 / 5 (164 ratings)