Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)

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The Need for Speed	1994
Need for Speed II	1997
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (series)
Need for Speed: High Stakes	1999
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed	2000
Need for Speed: Underground (series)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (series)
Need for Speed: Carbon	2006
Need for Speed: ProStreet	2007
Need for Speed: Undercover	2008
Need for Speed: Shift (series)
Need for Speed: World	2010
Need for Speed: The Run	2011
Need for Speed Rivals	2013
Need for Speed (2016)	2016
Need for Speed Payback	2017
Need for Speed: Edge	2017
Need for Speed Heat	2019
Need for Speed Unbound	2022

Key points

Poorly optimized, disable Vsync to improve the in-game performance.^[1]^[2] See Vertical sync (Vsync).

General information

Need for Speed Website

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com

Origin
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.

All versions require Origin.

System	Location

System	Location

System	Native	Notes
Origin

Instructions

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Optimal settings.
Need for Speed Most Wanted (2012) Optimal Video Settings 2.png

More optimal settings.
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Other optimal settings.

Racer_S realistic plugin adds advanced Steering and Force Feedback settings in addition to TrackIR support

3D modes	State	Notes

Devices
TrackIR		Use the Racer_S realistic plugin.

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista SP2	7 SP1
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz Dual Core	Quad-core CPU
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible	1024 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible