4X Grand StrategyFiraxis Proprietary (DirectX 12)

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII FPS Calculator

Civilization VII delivers the revolutionary 4X empire builder with historical ages, leader switching, and intricate procedural world maps.

DeveloperFiraxis Games
CPU DependencyEXTREME
GPU DependencyMEDIUM
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII

Calculate Sid Meier’s Civilization VII FPS for Your Rig

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YOUR ESTIMATED PERFORMANCE
187FPS
168
206
EXPECTED RANGE: 168–206 FPS
Competitive High-Refresh StandardNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 + AMD Ryzen 5 5600 @ 1080P

Flawless 144Hz+ performance. Delivers buttery-smooth frame pacing for competitive 144Hz & 165Hz gaming monitors.

TARGET FPS:
✓ Target Achieved (+43 FPS headroom)Your PC delivers over 144 FPS on HIGH settings.
1% LOW FLOOR135 FPS
FRAME RENDER TIME5.35 ms
BOTTLENECKGPU Bound (Optimal Gaming State)
CONFIDENCEMedium
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Competitive & Optimal Settings for Sid Meier’s Civilization VII

Civ 7 benefits immensely from fast multi-core CPUs (e.g. 7800X3D/9800X3D) to eliminate late-game turn calculation delays.

Recommended Resolution: 1440PRecommended Preset: ULTRA

Reference Hardware Performance (1080p Ultra Baseline)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 409024 GB VRAM
299 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super12 GB VRAM
186 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40608 GB VRAM
115 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT16 GB VRAM
178 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 76008 GB VRAM
113 FPS

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII Performance FAQs

Is Civ 7 CPU or GPU intensive?

Civ 7 is primarily CPU bound during turn processing and AI diplomatic calculations on Huge map sizes.