Civilization 5 System Requirements
2K Games and Firaxis Games have revealed the system requirements for Civilization 5 PC. The game available for PC exclusively can be played on most of the modern day computers which are powered by dual core processors at least. The system requirements are not so complex, but still the game requires dual core processors at minimum to work. Developers have revealed both minimum as well as recommended Civilization 5 system requirements for PC.
The minimum system requirements are as follows:
◦Operating System: Windows XP SP3/ Windows Vista SP2/ Windows 7
◦Processor: Dual Core CPU
◦Memory: 2GB RAM
◦Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Free
◦DVD-ROM Drive: Required for disc-based installation
◦Video: 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics
◦Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
◦DirectX: DirectX version 9.0c
The recommended system requirements for Civilization 5 includes following:
◦Operating System: Windows Vista SP2/ Windows 7
◦Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
◦Memory: 4 GB RAM
◦Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Free
◦DVD-ROM Drive: Required for disc-based installation
◦Video: 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better
◦Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
◦DirectX: DirectX version 11
So a minimum of 256 MB graphics card is also required to play this game. This should not be a problem with these days computers as they have very high end configuration.