Minimum Specifications

Maxis posted the minimum specifications to play Darkspore:

FOR WINDOWS XP

• 3.0 GHz P4 or Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent or faster
• 2 GB RAM
• A 256 MB Video Card with support for Shader Model 3.0
• The latest version of DirectX 9.0c
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3
• Up to 10 GB of hard drive space
• Broadband Internet Connection Required

FOR WINDOWS VISTA

• 3.0 GHz P4 or Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent or faster
• 2 GB RAM
• A 256 MB Video Card with support for Shader Model 3.0
• Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2
• Up to 10 GB of hard drive space
• Broadband Internet Connection Required

FOR WINDOWS 7

• 3.0 GHz P4 or Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent or faster
• 2 GB RAM
• A 256 MB Video Card with support for Shader Model 3.0
• Up to 10 GB of hard drive space
• Broadband Internet Connection Required