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Sid Meier's Civilization III FPS

  • 2001
  • 80/100 · 182 ratings
  • Simulator
  • Strategy
  • Turn-based strategy
Estimates only · ±30%
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Sid Meier's Civilization III was released in 2001. No published benchmark of Sid Meier's Civilization III is in our dataset yet, so every FPS figure on this page is an estimate. Steam lists DirectX 9.0c compatible video 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 III, so our estimates assume it runs uncapped. V-Sync, an in-game limiter or your monitor's refresh rate can still hold it lower.

No measured data yet. We have not found a published benchmark of Sid Meier's Civilization III with a source we can link. The figures below come from our model and carry a ±30% band. How the estimate works.

Our estimate on 10 reference GPUs

Estimate ±30%

Model figures, not measurements: dashed bars with their ±30% band. How they are made.

  1. RTX 4090360model max
  2. RTX 5070 Ti360model max
  3. Radeon RX 9070 XT360model max
  4. RTX 4070360model max
  5. Radeon RX 7800 XT360model max
  6. RTX 4060 Ti360model max
  7. RTX 4060360model max
  8. RTX 3060320224–416
  9. Radeon RX 6600277194–360
  10. GTX 1650165115–215

Cards that run Sid Meier's Civilization III at 60+ FPS

1080p High · cheapest first

Current cards, by launch price. Solid chips are measured results; dashed ones are our estimate (±30%).

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System requirements

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Minimum

GPU
DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
CPU
Intel Pentium II 400 MHz

Sid Meier's Civilization III FPS questions

What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Sid Meier's Civilization III 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 165 FPS. No published benchmark of Sid Meier's Civilization III at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
Can a GTX 1650 run Sid Meier's Civilization III?
By our estimate it gets about 258 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 165 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
What are the minimum system requirements for Sid Meier's Civilization III?
Steam lists DirectX 9.0c compatible video card graphics and Intel Pentium II 400 MHz as the minimum.

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