Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is the next game to be announced in the Civilization franchise, a beloved franchise that has been going since 1991, with multiple spin-offs in the franchise. The next main game in the franchise was announced during Summer Games Fest 2024 and is slated for a 2025 release. As of today, the official system requirements have been announced, and the Ultra settings are asking quite a lot of players. At the moment, there have been no Mac requirements listed, so it’s uncertain whether the game will be arriving on Mac as it releases on PC, if it’ll come at a later date, or if there are no plans to put it onto Mac at all. Civilization VI was put onto Mac and Linux, so it’s likely that the game will also be released on Mac at some point in its lifespan. Below are the PC system requirements for Civilization VII, as announced today on X.
| MINIMUM | RECOMMENDED | ULTRA | |
| GRAPHICS PRESET | Low | Medium | High |
| RESOLUTION | 1080p | 1080p | 4K |
| FPS | 30 FPS | 60 FPS | 60 FPS |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-10100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | Intel Core i7-14700F / AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 460 / Intel Arc A380 | NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD RX 6600 / Intel Arc A750 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT |
| MEMORY | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM | 32 GB RAM |
| STORAGE | 20 GB SSD | 20 GB SSD | 20 GB SSD |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Windows 10/11 64-Bit | Windows 10 / 11 64-Bit | Windows 10 / 11 64-Bit |
| DIRECTX | Version 12 | Version 12 | Version 12 |
While the lower settings are quite reasonable, as are the recommended settings, dedicated fans in the comments are already posting their shock at the intense requirements for the ULTRA settings. Typically, Civilization games aren’t that hardware intensive, and players can still run the game on great graphics without their hardware running hot. However, it seems that Firaxis has a different idea for this game.
However, considering that the ultra settings will allow the game to run at 4K60, it seems relatively reasonable that an RTX 4070 would be the recommended graphics card for those who want the utmost graphic fidelity in their 4X experience. Some have been quick to come to the defense of Civilization VII’s system requirements, saying that they are justified, but some are saying that it seems unnecessary to need a 4070 for a turn-based game.
At the moment, details about Sid Meier’s Civilization VII are quite slim, as the game was only announced earlier in the year. However, as we get closer to 2025, more details about upcoming features and perhaps information about why the system requirements are what they are are bound to be released.
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