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Can I Run Sid Meier's Civilization® IV?

Firaxis Games · 2006

With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time.

Estimated FPS at 1080p

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Sid Meier's Civilization® IV 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® IV System Requirements

The official minimum and recommended PC specs for Sid Meier's Civilization® IV, component by component.

Minimum

Windows 2000/XP, 1.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent, 256MB RAM, 64 MB Video Card w/ Hardware T L (GeForce 2/Radeon 7500 or better) DirectX7 compatible sound card, 1.7GB of free hard drive space, DirectX9.0c (included) Recommended: Windows 2000/XP, 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent/better, 512 MB RAM, 128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 8 support (pixel and vertex shaders), DirectX7 compatible sound card, 1.7GB of free hard drive space, DirectX9.0c (included)

Requirements sourced from the official Steam store listing.

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV — FAQ

Can I run Sid Meier's Civilization® IV?+

On a mid-range GPU like an RTX 4060 you can expect around 120 FPS at 1080p in Sid Meier's Civilization® IV. 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® IV run without a graphics card?+

No — Sid Meier's Civilization® IV is too demanding for integrated graphics. You'll need a dedicated GPU.

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