
FPS estimates
Sid Meier's Civilization FPS
- 1991
- 89/100 · 265 ratings
- Strategy
- Turn-based strategy
Sid Meier's Civilization was released in 1991. No published benchmark of Sid Meier's Civilization is in our dataset yet, so every FPS figure on this page is an estimate. Steam lists Tandy, EGA, VGA, or SVGA graphics card as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today.
Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for Sid Meier's Civilization, so our estimates assume it runs uncapped. V-Sync, an in-game limiter or your monitor's refresh rate can still hold it lower.
Our estimate on 10 reference GPUs
Estimate ±30%Model figures, not measurements: dashed bars with their ±30% band. How they are made.
- RTX 4090360model max
- RTX 5070 Ti360model max
- Radeon RX 9070 XT360model max
- RTX 4070360model max
- Radeon RX 7800 XT360model max
- RTX 4060 Ti360model max
- RTX 4060360model max
- RTX 3060298209–387
- Radeon RX 6600258181–335
- GTX 1650153107–199
Cards that run Sid Meier's Civilization at 60+ FPS
1080p High · cheapest firstCurrent cards, by launch price. Solid chips are measured results; dashed ones are our estimate (±30%).
- Intel Arc B580launch price $249≈269 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈285 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈360 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
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System requirements
SteamMinimum
- GPU
- Tandy, EGA, VGA, or SVGA graphics card
- CPU
- Intel 386SX
Sid Meier's Civilization FPS questions
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Sid Meier's Civilization at 1080p?
- By our estimate (±30%), the GTX 1650 is the least powerful of our 10 reference cards to reach 60 FPS at 1080p High, at about 153 FPS. No published benchmark of Sid Meier's Civilization at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
- Can a GTX 1650 run Sid Meier's Civilization?
- By our estimate it gets about 240 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 153 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
- What are the minimum system requirements for Sid Meier's Civilization?
- Steam lists Tandy, EGA, VGA, or SVGA graphics card graphics and Intel 386SX as the minimum.
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