FPS estimates
Sid Meier's Civilization IV FPS
- 2005
- 85/100 · 308 ratings
- Strategy
Sid Meier's Civilization IV was released in 2005. No published benchmark of Sid Meier's Civilization IV is in our dataset yet, so every FPS figure on this page is an estimate. Steam lists Nvidia GeForce 2 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 IV, 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 3060322225–419
- Radeon RX 6600279195–363
- GTX 1650166116–216
Cards that run Sid Meier's Civilization IV 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≈291 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈308 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈360 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
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Screenshots
SteamSystem requirements
SteamMinimum
- GPU
- Nvidia GeForce 2
- CPU
- Intel Pentium 4 1.2 GHz
Sid Meier's Civilization IV FPS questions
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Sid Meier's Civilization IV 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 166 FPS. No published benchmark of Sid Meier's Civilization IV at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
- Can a GTX 1650 run Sid Meier's Civilization IV?
- By our estimate it gets about 259 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 166 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
- What are the minimum system requirements for Sid Meier's Civilization IV?
- Steam lists Nvidia GeForce 2 graphics and Intel Pentium 4 1.2 GHz as the minimum.
