Europa Universalis V System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Europa Universalis V system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.

Your gaming PC configuration

Developer:: Paradox Tinto
Publisher:: Paradox Interactive
Release date:: 4 November 2025 (recently)
User score:: 3.8 / 5
Hardware demand level:: 7.1 / 10 - highly demanding
Ray tracing support:: no data

Official system requirements for PC

To run Europa Universalis V, you'll need at least 16 GB of RAM. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the Radeon RX 580, but for a better experience, the developers recommend using an Radeon RX 6700 XT. As for your CPU, an Core i7-8700K is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core i7-14700K or better.

Minimum

Graphics card:: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1060 (6GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 580 (8GB)

CPU:: Intel® Core™ i7-8700K | AMD® Ryzen™ equivalent

Memory:: 16 GB RAM

File size:: no data

Operating system:: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit

DirectX:: no data

Performance on your PC

Performance on your GPU

Performance levels below the bar correspond to the target FPS shown on each marker for that preset/resolution.

RTX 3060

minimum
Radeon RX 580

recommended
Radeon RX 6700 XT

GeForce RTX 3060 is 1.9x faster than Radeon RX 580, but 1.2x slower than Radeon RX 6700 XT. Your GPU can run the game at minimum settings, but not recommended settings.

Performance on your CPU

i5-12400

minimum
Core i7-8700K

recommended
Core i7-14700K

Core i5-12400 is 1.4x faster than Core i7-8700K, but 2.8x slower than Core i7-14700K. Your CPU can run the game at minimum settings, but not recommended settings.