System requirements · PC
Sid Meier's Civilization VII PC system requirements
Sid Meier's Civilization VII needs at least an Intel i5-4690 / Intel i3-10100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 processor, 8 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 460 / Intel Arc A380 graphics card, on Win 10 64 Bit.
For the recommended settings: an Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X processor, 16 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD RX 6600 / Intel Arc A750 graphics card. It takes 20 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Win 10 64 Bit Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel i5-4690 / Intel i3-10100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 460 / Intel Arc A380 | NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD RX 6600 / Intel Arc A750 |
| DirectX | Version 12 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Storage | 20 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
How demanding is Sid Meier's Civilization VII?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 45% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (8 GB).
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Storage: Larger than 57% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (20 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 | Sequoia Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | M1 8 Core | M2 Pro 10 Core |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | M1 | M2 Pro |
| Storage | 25 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Requires an Apple processor Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
Linux and SteamOS
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Ubuntu 22.04 | Ubuntu 24.04 |
| Processor | Intel i5-4690 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580 | NVIDIA RTX 2070 / AMD RX 6700 |
| Storage | 25 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
Sid Meier's Civilization VII is also available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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