Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on GeForce RTX 2060 12GB

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is well above Sid Meier’s Civilization VI's recommended spec. We estimate ~150 fps at 1080p high (range 120–180, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~105 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Its 12 GB of video memory covers the 2 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset1080p1440p4K
low255179107
medium19513782
high15010563
ultra1208450
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: high 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 2060 12GB back.
  • Processor needed for ~150 fps: Ryzen 3 3100 or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
  • With the recommended CPU (FX-8350): CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 150.

Video memory

  • GeForce RTX 2060 12GB: 12 GB
  • Minimum spec: 1 GB (+11 GB headroom)
  • Recommended spec: 2 GB (+10 GB headroom)

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card1080p1440pvs GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
GeForce GTX 16506747-56%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB9365-38%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB14098-7%
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB150105—
Radeon RX 6600153107+2%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB167117+11%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU173121+16%
Radeon RX 7600193135+29%
GeForce RTX 4060197138+31%
GeForce RTX 3070230161+53%
GeForce RTX 4070290203+93%
Radeon RX 7800 XT300+226+116%
GeForce RTX 5070300+233+122%
Radeon RX 9070 XT300+300++189%
GeForce RTX 4080300+300++200%
GeForce RTX 5090300+300++378%

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on other hardware

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