Please don't distribute or upload elsewhere. Since this is being continuously updated.
There's also GameBanana as a secondary download site, though that will only contain the latest version, Tools, Troubleshoot and Guide.
https://gamebanana.com/tools/6866
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Changelogs
Version 20240308
Updates the Tool's database
Version 20231215
Improved Nvidia RTX Ampere support
Improved Nvidia RTX Hopper support
Improved Nvidia RTX Ada support
Version 20231202
Improved Intel graphics support
Version 20231127
Improved AMD RX 7000 series support
Version 20231103
Improved Intel Raptor Lake support
Version 20231008
Delete DeviceConfig.log on start, due to the stupidity of users
Improved Intel Arc series
Version 20230804
Improved Intel Arc series
Version 20230709
Add the all, new, latest and greatest, RTX 40 series
Version 20230603
Add the all, new, latest and greatest, RTX 40 series
Add AMD Radeon RX 7000 series
Version 20230505
Improved GeForce RTX 30 series support
Version 20230425
Add the all, new, latest and greatest, RTX 40 series
Version 20230224
Improved GeForce RTX 30 series support
Improved GeForce RTX 20 series support
Version 20230213
Add the all, new, latest and greatest, RTX 40 series
Version 20230109
Add the all, new, latest and greatest, RTX 40 series
Version 20230101
Improved GeForce RTX 30 series support
Version 20221222
Improved GeForce RTX 30 series support
Version 20221214
Add AMD Radeon RX 7000 series
Version 20221124
Add the all, new, latest and greatest, RTX 40 series
Version 20221114
Improved Graphics Cards Rule
Remove Save Diagnostics option
Remove Text instead of Icon option
Version 20221019
Improved GeForce 600 Mobile series support
Version 20221012
Add the all, new, latest and greatest, RTX 40 series
Version 20221006
Add the all new Intel lastest Arc series graphics processing
Improved Intel Alder Lake graphics support
Version 20220925
Improved Radeon RX 6000 series support
Version 20220914
Improved GeForce GTX 16 series support
Improved Radeon RX Vega series support
Version 20220731
Improved GeForce RTX 20 series support
Application Update
Version 20220629
Improved GeForce GTX 16 series support
Version 20220623
Fixed an if-elseif-else statement under Intel
Version 20220621
Add the all new Intel lastest Arc series graphics processing
Version 20220512
Improved Radeon RX 6000 series support
Improved Radeon RX Vega series support
Version 20220421
Improved Radeon RX 6000 series support
Version 20220416
Add the all, new, latest and greatest, RTX 30 series (RTX 3090 Ti)
Version 20220325
Improved GeForce RTX 30 series support
Improved GeForce RTX Ampere series support
Version 20211107
Add the Intel UHD graphics series (Alder Lake)
Add the Intel Iris Xe graphics series
Version 20210929
Improved GeForce RTX 30 series support
Improved GeForce 800M series support
Improved Quadro series support
Improved Quadro RTX series support
Improved RTX A-series support
Version 20210909
Improved GeForce RTX 30 series support
Update Application's DeviceID Database
Version 20210803
Improved Radeon RX 6000 series support
Version 20210612
Add the all, new, latest and greatest, RTX 30 series (RTX 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti)
Improved RTX 30 series support
Add Nvidia RTX A-series
Version 20210414
Add the all, new, latest and greatest, RTX 3050 series
Improved DID message box
Version 20210331
Simplify Nvidia's Uber rule set
Fixed if-elseif-else statement
Version 20210319
Add the Intel UHD graphics series (Rocket Lake)
Improved Nvidia graphics support (non-GeForce)
Improved Intel graphics support
Add AMD Radeon RX 6000 series support (RX 6700 series)
High-level card will default to 1920x1080
Medium-level card will default to 1280x720
Automatic Device ID detection
Version 20210225
Add the all new Nvidia latest and greatest GeForce RTX 30 series (RTX 3060)
Improved GeForce 400 series
Improved GeForce 300 series
Critical Fix on the database
Classic button
Version 20210212
Add the all new Nvidia latest and greatest GeForce RTX 30 series (Laptop)
Improved Nvidia GeForce 10 series support (GT 1010)
Version 20201225
Proper message box when Steam Library VDF not found
Improved Graphics detection method
Version 20201216
Quadro NVS Workstation - Tesla and newer
Quadro NVS Mobile - Full Support
Version 20201203
Add the all new Nvidia latest and greatest GeForce RTX 30 series, GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Version 20201201
Improved Intel Comet Lake support
Version 20201122
Ability to revert fix
Version 20201118
Add AMD Radeon RX 6000 series support (RX 6800 series)
Version 20201112
Improved Diagnostic (Get The Sims 3 Directory you're locating and DeviceID)
Version 20201111
Improved GeForce 900 mobile series support
Version 20201101
Add the all new, latest and greatest GeForce RTX 30 series - RTX 3070
Improved GeForce 900 mobile series support
Version 20200918
Add the all new, latest and greatest GeForce RTX 30 series - RTX 3090, 3080
Version 20200917
Add the all new, latest and greatest GeForce RTX 30 series - RTX 3080
Add Intel Gen12 graphics support
Improved Intel Gen11 graphics support
Improved Intel Gen8 graphics support
Improved Intel Gen7 graphics support
Add Radeon Pro W5700 and W5500
Add Radeon RX 5300
Version 20200827
Add Geforce MX300 support
Add Geforce MX400 support
Improved Quadro Turing support
Improved RTX 20 series support
Improved GTX 16 series support
Update Troubleshooting Guide
Version 20200627
Improved AMD Graphics support (HD 7/8000 series, APU related)
Improved Nvidia Graphics support (700 series)
Settings now forwarded
Patreon support
Tool-tip when mouse is hovered on button (main page only)
Version 20200404
AMD Renoir APU
Intel Comet Lake Iris Graphics
Improved Intel graphics support
Version 20191205
- Add AMD Radeon RX 5300M
// App Related Update // - Add Unsupported device in the list (*) -Add Intel DeviceID
(*) - Need Feedback
Version 20191122
Adds the all new, latest and greatest Nvidia GeForce GTX 16 SUPER (1650 SUPER)
APP RELATED - Add extra Nvidia Vendor IDs
Version 20191030
Adds the all new, latest and greatest Nvidia GeForce GTX 16 SUPER (1660 SUPER)
Version 20191022
APP RELATED - Add a crude way to detect the GPU vendor and device ID
APP RELATED - Add file detection for [I] on [Save], so you don't need to restart the app
Version 20191021
Add AMD FirePro S10000
Version 20191017
Improved AMD Radeon HD 6800 support
Improved AMD Radeon HD 6800M support
Improved AMD Radeon HD 5900 support
Improved AMD Radeon HD 5800 support
Improved AMD Radeon HD 5500 support
Improved AMD Radeon HD 5000 support
Version 20191016
Add AMD Radeon RX 5500 Series
Version 20191008
Add the latest Ice Lake Gen 11 Graphics support
Add Gemini Lake Graphics support
Add a simple save log error to your Documents
Improved Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 series support
Improved Nvidia Quadro P2000 series support
Improved AMD APU support
Improved AMD Radeon HD 8300 series
Improved AMD Radeon HD 8200 series
Improved AMD Radeon HD 8100 series
Improved AMD Radeon R4 series
Improved AMD Radeon R3 series
Improved AMD Radeon R2 series
Version 20190724
Adds the all new, latest and greatest Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Improved Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Improved Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Update List of Support Table
Version 20190707
- Add the all new, latest and greatest RTX SUPER series cards
-- Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
-- Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
- Add the new AMD Radeon RX 5700 series cards.
Version 20190424
Add the all new, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
Add NVS 810 and 510 support
Improved Nvidia Quadro support (Kepler and Maxwell)
Version 20190326
Add Intel Whiskey Lake Graphics support
Add intel Amber Lake Graphics support
Improved Intel Coffee Lake support
Improved Intel Graphics Optimisation Rules
Version 20190319
Add the all new GeForce RTX 20 series Max-Q
Add the latest Nvidia MX 200 series
Improved GeForce MX100 series mobile support
Improved GeForce 900 series mobile support
Version 20190315
Add the all new, GTX 1660
Add AMD Radeon WX support
Improved AMD Radeon VII support
Reduced Message Boxes on App Information
Version 20190224
Add the all new, GTX 1660 Ti
Version 20190211
Improved Nvidia Quadro support (Pascal and Turing)
Version 20190210
Improved AMD Radeon HD 8000'D' series support
Improved AMD Radeon HD 8000'G' series support
Improved AMD Radeon HD 7000'D' series support
Improved AMD Radeon HD 7000'G' series support
Improved AMD Radeon RX Vega series support
Version 20190208
Add AMD Radeon VII
Rule Settings Add (AMD GPU only, may not work)
Version 20190205
Fixed a critical bug found on the Graphics Rule
Add AMD Radeon HD 8000 'D' series
Add AMD Radeon HD 8000 'G' series
Version 20190109
Add the all, new, latest and greatest, RTX 2060
Add GTX 1060 GDDR5X
Improved Quadro RTX support
Version 20181221
Add another MX150 support
Add the all, new, latest and greatest, RTX TITAN
Version 20181214
Automatically check if The Sims 3 is on Steam or Origin
Version 20181213
Add Zubor AMD APU
Add AMD Raven Ridge APU
Remove duplicate Device ID (AMD only)
Improved Graphics Rules
Version 20181211
Add non-GL RTX 2080 Ti, 2080, 2070
Add RTX 2080 Mobile
Improved Quadro Pascal support
Moved the Nvidia GT 200-700 series into High preset
Improved Consumer Kepler support
Improved Consumer Fermi support
Version 20181205
Able to select The Sims 3 (Steam) directory if it exist on multiple in the Steam Libraries (Need feedback on this one)
Requires Administrator privilege (missing from the development reset)
Version 20181201
- Added Steam support (Highly experimental, and requires feedback)
Version 20181130
- Add Intel Coffee Lake HD & Iris Graphics - Add Intel Haswell Mobile HD & Iris Graphics - Improved Nvidia Quadro Kepler Mobile support
// App Related Update // The app was completely created from scratch, on Windows 10 and Visual Studio 2017
- Add Use Registry Value Button - User Interface revamped -- Can enable use text instead of image - Will check if The Sims 3 executable exists after registry - Bug fix on Locating Registry Key - Removed Directory Warning, since there's a Use Registry Value button
Main:
- Adds the newest, latest and greatest Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 into the database!
Others:
- Adds Nvidia Tesla V100
- Adds AMD FirePro cards
- Adds AMD RX Vega M
Version 20180919
- Adds the newest, latest, powerful and greatest RTX 20 series!
Version 20180824
-Add GeForce 10-series mobile support
-Add Quadro GV100 support
Version 20180519
- Use the Windows Registry Key to locate your The Sims 3 download
Version 20180328
- Improved Titan V support
- Add Vega 12 device ID
Version 20171211
- Add GTX Titan V
- Add Nvidia Quadro Pascal series
Version 20171103
- Add GTX 1070 Ti - Add MX150, 1070 and 1080 (Notebook) - Add Coffee Lake iGPU support - Add GTX Titan Xp - Finalised HD 5xx and 6xx support (Limited or no Server and Iris Pro Graphics) - Finalised Apollo Lake support - Minor improved support Pascal notebook - Improved User Interface
Version 20170907
- Improved RX Vega support (include Frontier Edition)
Version 20170722
- Added RX Vega and Polaris 12 device ID (Untested)
Version 20170517
- Add GeForce GT 1030 - Slightly improved Skylake and Kaby Lake support (Desktop and Mobile) - Mildly improved Skylake and Kaby Lake support (Server) - Limited Apollo Lake support - Skylake and Kaby Lake will set to automatic high settings
Version 20170515
- Add Radeon RX 580 and 570 - GeForce 10 series notebook (No 1070 and 1080) - Limited Skylake and Kaby Lake support - Slightly better Haswell and Broadwell support
Version 20170405
- Improve support for Intel HD Graphics (Desktop Haswell to Desktop Kaby Lake only) - Add Nvidia Quadro Support (Fermi to Pascal, limited) - Add GT 420 and GTX 465 support - Graphics Cards Rules optimisation
Version 2017038
- Add R9 280, R7 260, R7 250X, R7 250 support - GT 740 and GTX 750 auto set to High - GT 710, 720, 730 auto set to Medium - R7 200 series auto set to High - R5 200 series auto set to Medium
About This is an easy app that adds most of the GPU after year 2013 to the list and its rules.
Directions
Before even applying this patch, please run the game first, in order to determine if the game is working in the first place. If the game doesn't work BEFORE you apply this patch, it's not this tool's fault, it's something on your end. Refusing to follow directions, it's not my issue.
No, the Tool's Database is SEPARATE FROM THE GAME. If a newer card seemingly supported in the readme, but the App fails to say it's supported, DO NOT STOP AND COMPLAIN LIKE IT'S END OF THE WORLD. RUN THE FREAKING GAME.
Please, you must have a genuine copy of the game, not a pirated one.
1. Click on TS3_GPU_Addon.exe 2. Find your The Sims 3 installation directory (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronics Arts\The Sims 3, no it's not under your Documents, it only contains settings and saves) 3. Click Apply
There are many graphics devices of the same name, but it does have different device identification. While it may list your graphics chipset support, it may not.
Small (Laptop) and embedded solution may have limited support.
AMD and Intel graphics devices may have limited support.
Due to the Graphics Card Rule, some lower end graphics devices may automatically be set to high/ultra graphical settings. If you aren't satisfied with the performance, turn the graphical settings down.
Not responsible if it damages your system in anyway.