Most system specs are identical to those of FM 2020.
The main difference is that FM21 increased the minimum required memory from 2GB to 4GB and seems to have dropped Intel Pentium 4 as a good enough processor to run this game. Also it no longer supports macOS 10.11.6 (El Capitan) and 10.12.6 (Sierra).
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FM21 Windows System Requirements
Requires 64-bit processor and operating system- Windows 7 (SP1)
- Windows 8/8.1
- Windows 10 (1903/May 2019 Update)
Intel Core 2 or AMD Athlon 64
1.8 GHz or higher
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics Cards: Cards equal to or better than the following:
- Intel GMA X4500
- NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
- AMD/ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
DirectX Version 11
Hard Drive Space: 7 GB available space
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FM2021 MAC System Requirements
Operating Systems (64-bit only):- macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra
- macOS 10.14.6 Mojave
- macOS 10.15.5 Catalina
- macOS 11 Big Sur
Intel Core 2 Duo – 1.8 GHz or higher
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics Cards: Cards equal to or better than the following:
- Intel GMA X4500
- NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
- AMD/ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
macOS 10.14 and later requires Metal API: Version 1; macOS 10.13 and earlier requires OpenGL: Version 2.1
Hard Drive Space: 7 GB available space

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Discussion: Football Manager 2021 Minimum System Requirements
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https://www.footballmanager.com/news/match-engine-ai-fm21
Seems there will be more (maybe twice as many) calculations during a game, hence the need for a better processor.