System requirements · PC
Sid Meier's Civilization V PC system requirements
Sid Meier's Civilization V needs at least an Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz processor, 2 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics”, on Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7.
For the recommended settings: a processor listed as “1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU”, 4 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better”. It takes 8 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz | 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU |
| Memory | 2GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Graphics | 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics | 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better |
| DirectX | DirectX® version 9.0c | DirectX® version 11 |
| Storage | 8 GB Free Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Sound card | DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Optimized for the touch-screen Ultrabook™ device Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
How demanding is Sid Meier's Civilization V?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 5% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (2 GB).
It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
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Storage: Larger than 35% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (8 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 | 10.12 (Sierra) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core) CPU Speed: 2.4 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Video Card (ATI): Radeon HD 2600 Video Card (NVidia): Geforce 8600 Video Card (Intel): HD 4000 Video Memory (VRam): 256MB Multiplayer: Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported. Please note, it is possible for Mac and PC to become out of sync during updates. Within this short time period, Mac users will only be able to play other Mac users. | Not listed |
| Processor | Not listed | Intel Quad Core |
| Memory | Not listed | 4GB |
| Additional notes | NOTICE:This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive) The following video chipsets are not supported for Civilization V: ATI Radeon X1000 series, HD 2400 Nvidia GeForce 7000 series, 8600, 9400 Intel GMA (950/X3100), HD 3000 NOTICE:The Mac version is only available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. | 2.4 GHz 1GB |
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