Sid Meier's Civilization 4 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Sid Meier's Civilization 4 system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.

Sid Meier's Civilization 4 system requirements
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.

RTX 3060

GeForce RTX 3060 is 28.0x faster than Radeon HD 7570. Your GPU can run the game at minimum settings.



Performance on your CPU

i5-12400

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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