Sid Meier's Civilization 4 System Requirements: Can You Run It?
Sid Meier's Civilization 4 system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.

- Developer:
- Firaxis Games
- Publisher:
- 2K Games
- Release date:
- 25 October 2005 (20 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.3 / 5
- Hardware demand level:
- 1 / 10 - not demanding
- Ray tracing support:
- no data
Official system requirements for PC
To run Sid Meier's Civilization 4, you'll need at least 256 MB of RAM and 1.7 GB of free disk space. The game requires a minimum graphics card like the Radeon HD 7570. As for your CPU, an Pentium 4 1.80 is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or better.
Minimum
Graphics card:
- DirectX 9.0c-compatible 64 MB video card with Hardware T&L support ( GeForce 2/Radeon 7500 or better)
CPU:
- 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent
Memory:
- 256 MB RAM (Windows 2000) / 512 MB RAM (Windows XP)
- File size:
- 1.7 GB Free
- Operating system:
- Windows® 2000/XP with SP1 or higher
- DirectX:
- DirectX® version 9.0c (included) or higher
Recommended
Graphics card:
- 128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 8 support (pixel & vertex shaders)
CPU:
- 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent
Memory:
- 512 MB RAM
- File size:
- 1.7 GB Free
- Operating system:
- Windows® 2000/XP with SP1 or higher
- DirectX:
- DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
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.
GeForce RTX 3060 is 28.0x faster than Radeon HD 7570. Your GPU can run the game at minimum settings.
Performance on your CPU
Core i5-12400 is 152.7x faster than Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. Your CPU can run the game at recommended settings.
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