Civilization V system requirements: can you run it?

Civilization V
Developer:
Firaxis Games
Publisher:
2K Games
Release date:
Metacritic score:
90 / 100
Our user score:
4.6 / 5 (52 votes)

Official Civilization V PC system requirements

These are the PC specs advised by developers to run at minimal and recommended settings. Those requirements are usually very approximate, but still can be used to determine the indicative hardware tier you need to play the game.

YesMinimum

YesRecommended

Yes Graphics card:
256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics
Yes Graphics card:
512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better
Yes CPU:
Dual Core CPU
Yes CPU:
1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
Yes Memory:
2GB RAM
Yes Memory:
4 GB RAM
File size:
8 GB Free
File size:
8 GB Free
Operating system:
Windows® XP SP3/ Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
Operating system:
Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
DirectX:
DirectX® version 9.0c
DirectX:
DirectX® version 11

Your PC build in Civilization V


Your GPU in Civilization V

GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

RTX 3060
recommended
GeForce 9800 GT
30 fps @ low
1024×768
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080

Civilization V FPS benchmarks

Average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). FPS may vary depending on your operating system and other factors.

low settings / 768p
90−95 FPS
ultra settings / 1080p
60−65 FPS

Your CPU in Civilization V

Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

i5-12400
recommended
A6-5400K

User rating

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4.6 52 votes

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