Sid Meier's Civilization V on GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is well above Sid Meier's Civilization V's recommended spec. We estimate 300+ fps at 1080p high (range 300+, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect 300+ fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	300+	300+	300+
medium	300+	300+	300+
high	300+	300+	300+
ultra	300+	300+	300+

Estimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+. Data updated 2026-09-24.

Best settings

60 fps at 1080p: ultra preset
60 fps at 1440p: ultra preset
144 fps at 1080p: ultra preset

NVIDIA RTX card: turn on DLSS in quality mode before dropping the preset; FSR and XeSS also work if the game lacks DLSS.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti back.
With the recommended CPU: CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 300+.

Video memory

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 8 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Sid Meier's Civilization V on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
GeForce GTX 1650	300+	300+	-73%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	300+	300+	-62%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	300+	300+	-42%
Radeon RX 6600	300+	300+	-37%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	300+	300+	-32%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	300+	300+	-29%
Radeon RX 7600	300+	300+	-21%
GeForce RTX 4060	300+	300+	-19%
GeForce RTX 3070	300+	300+	-5%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	300+	300+	—
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	300+	+19%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	300+	+33%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300+	+37%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+78%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+85%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+195%