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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

Deterministic estimates based on Sid Meier's Civilization® IV’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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Sid Meier's Civilization® IV System Requirements

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.

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