Sid Meier's Civilization® V PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a Intel HD Graphics 4000-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a Intel HD Graphics 4000. Among the games we track, it is very light on modern hardware.
- Minimum GPU
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- Recommended GPU
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- RAM
- 2–4 GB
- Disk
- 8 GB
Which graphics cards clear it
All 165 desktop cards we track, sorted against the publisher's minimum and recommended card.
What the publisher lists
Quoted from the Steam store page — see the original. Where we could place a named part, our closest match is underneath.
| Part | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics card | 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics matches Intel HD Graphics 4000 | 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better matches Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz matches AMD Phenom 9850 | 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU matches AMD Phenom 9850 |
| Memory | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Video memory | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Windows | Windows | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | DirectX 9 | Same as minimum |
Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest
Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a AMD Phenom 9850-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 114 | 114 | 114 | Recommended |
Answers about Sid Meier's Civilization® V on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs Sid Meier's Civilization® V?
The publisher's minimum is 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the Intel HD Graphics 4000.
How much RAM does Sid Meier's Civilization® V need?
2 GB at minimum, 4 GB recommended.
How much storage space does Sid Meier's Civilization® V take?
8 GB of free space.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Sid Meier's Civilization® V?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Sid Meier's Civilization® V?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
If your PC runs Sid Meier's Civilization® V, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
