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Can I Run Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword?

Firaxis Games · 2007

Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.

Estimated FPS at 1080p

Deterministic estimates based on Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword’s rendering demand. For your exact CPU + GPU, use the finder below.

Budget GPU

GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT

48 FPS

Low Performance

Mid-range GPU

RTX 4060 / RX 7600

106 FPS

Great

High-end GPU

RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX

201 FPS

Excellent

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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword System Requirements

Minimum

Windows 2000 (plus Service Pack 1 or higher), Windows XP Home or Professional (plus Service Pack 1 or higher), or Windows Vista; 1.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor, 256 MB RAM, 64 MB video card with hardware T L (GeForce 2, Radeon 7500 or better), DirectX 7 compatible sound card, 1.7 GB of free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c (included) Recommended: 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent (or better), 512 MB RAM, 128 MB video card with DirectX 8 support (pixel and vertex shaders), DirectX 7 compatible sound card, 1.7 GB of free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c (in

Requirements sourced from the official Steam store listing.

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