Can I Run Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete?
Firaxis Games · 2006
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.
Estimated FPS at 1080p
GAMERSPECS ESTIMATEEstimated using the GamerSpecs performance model. Actual FPS may vary depending on drivers, cooling, power limits, background applications, and game updates.How is this calculated? →Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete is a moderately demanding strategy game from 2006. On a mid-range GPU like the RTX 4060 it averages around 120 FPS at 1080p, while budget cards manage roughly 54 FPS and high-end hardware pushes about 228 FPS. Most gaming PCs from the last several years should handle it comfortably.
Budget GPU
GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT
~50–60 FPS
Low Performance
Mid-range GPU
RTX 4060 / RX 7600
~110–130 FPS
Great
High-end GPU
RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX
~205–250 FPS
Excellent
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Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete System Requirements
The official minimum and recommended PC specs for Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete, component by component.
Minimum
Windows® 2000/XP (only), Pentium® II 400 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 1.7 GB Free HDD space, Windows® 2000/XP compatible video card*, Windows® 2000/XP compatible sound card*, DirectX® version 9.0b (included) or higher * Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 9.0b or higher.
Requirements sourced from the official Steam store listing.
Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete — FAQ
Can I run Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete?+
On a mid-range GPU like an RTX 4060 you can expect around 120 FPS at 1080p in Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete. Budget GPUs get about 54 FPS and high-end GPUs around 228 FPS. Use the checker on this page to test your exact CPU, GPU, RAM and OS against the official requirements.
Can Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete run without a graphics card?+
No — Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete is too demanding for integrated graphics. You'll need a dedicated GPU.
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FPS values displayed on GamerSpecs are estimates. Actual game performance may vary depending on hardware configuration, drivers, cooling, power limits, background applications, and game updates.