Sid Meier's Civilization V: PC requirements & FPS
Official minimum and recommended specs, and the frame rate to expect on your hardware.
Estimated FPS by graphics card
Estimates from the official requirements, not benchmarks (±20%).
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5090 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 5060 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| Radeon RX 7600 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| Arc B580 | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈300 |
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How we estimate: a PC exactly at the recommended spec is taken as ~60 FPS at 1080p Medium and one at the minimum spec as ~30 FPS at 1080p Low; your CPU and GPU scores are compared with those, then fixed multipliers for resolution and preset apply. Real results vary with drivers, patches and upscalers.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | — | — |
| Graphics | 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT · 13256 MB nVidia 7900 GS · not recognised | 512 MB ATI 4800 series · not recognised512 MB nVidia 9800 series · not recognised512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better · 15 |
| Memory | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Video memory | 0.25 GB | — |
| Storage | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
| Operating system | Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7 | Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7 |
From the publisher's Steam page; each part is matched to our performance score (1–10,000). Some parts could not be recognised.
Cheapest PC for Sid Meier's Civilization V at 60 FPS
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About the game
Sid Meier's Civilization V is a turn-based strategy game in which players lead a civilization from the ancient era through the future. Players found cities, research technologies, build improvements, train military units, and engage in diplomacy with AI or human opponents. Victory can be achieved through domination, science, culture, diplomacy, or by having the highest score when time runs out. The game features a hex-based tile system, city-states as minor factions, and ranged combat that prevents unit stacking on a single tile.
Questions about this game
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Game data: IGDB.com · official requirements and artwork from the publishers' Steam pages.