Game information
Components analysis
On this Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (2007) page we cross-check official Steam requirements with Components catalog scores (TechPowerUp, Geekbench). Pick your GPU and CPU above for verdict and estimated FPS per preset — real catalog data, not benchmarks recorded on your PC.
About the game
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
Screenshots
Click an image to view full size
DLC & extra content
1
▾
Official add-ons for this game.
-
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Demo
Steam
Official PC requirements
Data from the Steam store page
Minimum
Minimum: Windows 2000 (plus Service Pack 1 or higher), Windows XP Home or Professional (plus Service Pack 1 or higher), or Windows Vista; 1.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor, 256 MB RAM, 64 MB video card with hardware T&L (GeForce 2, Radeon 7500 or better), DirectX 7 compatible sound card, 1.7 GB of free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c (included)
Recommended: 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent (or better), 512 MB RAM, 128 MB video card with DirectX 8 support (pixel and vertex shaders), DirectX 7 compatible sound card, 1.7 GB of free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c (included)
Recommended
Catalog reference
Internal scores used to estimate compatibility
Minimum GPU
400
Recommended GPU
400
Minimum CPU
1014
Recommended CPU
1014
