System requirements · PC
Europa Universalis IV PC system requirements
Europa Universalis IV needs at least an Intel® Core™ i3-2105 / AMD® FX 4300 processor, 4 GB of RAM and an Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5850 graphics card, on Windows® 10 Home 64 bit.
For the recommended settings: an Intel® Core™ i3 3240 / AMD® FX 8120 processor, 8 GB of RAM and an Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti graphics card. It takes 6 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows® 10 Home 64 bit Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i3-2105 / AMD® FX 4300 | Intel® Core™ i3 3240 / AMD® FX 8120 |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5850 | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti |
| DirectX | 9.0c Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Storage | 6 GB HD space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Sound card | Direct X- compatible soundcard | Direct X-compatible soundcard |
| Additional notes | 1 GB RAM Broadband Internet connection Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
How demanding is Europa Universalis IV?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 15% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (4 GB).
It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
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Storage: Larger than 30% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (6 GB).
Compared with the minimum requirements of every game that has a requirements page on gamekeys.deals. We compare memory and storage only: processor and graphics card names cannot be ranked reliably from Steam's text.
Other platforms
Mac
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Mac OS Catalina 10.15 or better Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel® Core 2 or equivalent Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | ATI Radeon HD 6750 / NVIDIA GeForce 320 / NVIDIA GeForce 9600 or higher, 1024MB graphics memory required Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Storage | 6 GB HD space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Broadband Internet connection GLSL 1.3, OpenGL 2.1. Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
Linux and SteamOS
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | 18.04 LTS (64 bit) Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i3-2105 / AMD® FX 4300 | Intel® Core™ i3 3240 / AMD® FX 8120 |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5850 | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti |
| Storage | 6 GB HD space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | 1 GB RAMIDIA GeForce 9600 or higher, 1024MB graphics memory required Broadband Internet connection GLSL 1.3, OpenGL 2.1. Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer | 1 GB RAM Broadband Internet connection GLSL 1.3, OpenGL 2.1. Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer |
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