One of the most anticipated games of 2016, Civilization VI, is less than a month away with its release date set on October 21, 2016, and the developers have released the official PC system requirements for the game revealing just what kind of computer you’re going to need to play the latest installment in the Civilization series.
Here are the game’s PC system requirements:
Minimum
- OS: Windows 7 64bit / 8.1 64bit / 10 64bit
- PROCESSOR: Intel Core i3 2.5 Ghz or AMD Phenom II 2.6 Ghz or greater
- MEMORY: 4 GB RAM
- HARD DRIVE: 12 GB or more
- DVD-ROM: Required for disc-based installation
- VIDEO CARD: 1 GB DirectX 11 Video Card (AMD 5570 or nVidia 450)
Recommended
- OS: Windows 7 64bit / 8.1 64bit / 10 64bit
- PROCESSOR: Fourth generation Intel Core i5 2.5 Ghz or AMD FX8350 4.0 Ghz or greater
- MEMORY: 8 GB RAM
- HARD DRIVE: 12 GB or more
- DVD-ROM: Required for disc-based installation
- VIDEO CARD: 2 GB DirectX 11 Video Card (AMD 7970 or nVidia 770 or greater)
Other Requirements
- Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 and 2015 Runtime Libraries, and Microsoft DirectX. Internet connection and acceptance of Steam™ Subscriber Agreement required for activation. See www.steampowered.com/agreement for details.
Surprisingly, the PC system requirements for Civilization VI aren’t that high relatively but it looks like you’re going to need a 64-bit system at minimum to play Civilization VI. It also looks like those who want to run the game at its highest settings with the best performance aren’t going to need an extremely high-end system to do it as the recommended settings only require 8GB of RAM and a 2GB DirectX 11 video card so those with mid-range to lower high-end systems should be able to run Civilization VI pretty well.
As previously mentioned, Civilization VI is set to come out in less than a month on October 21, 2016, and is the latest installment in the long-running franchise.