Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The GeForce RTX 3050 8GB is well above Sid Meier’s Civilization VI's recommended spec. We estimate ~123 fps at 1080p high (range 99–148, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~86 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Its 8 GB of video memory covers the 2 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	210	147	88
medium	160	112	67
high	123	86	52
ultra	99	69	41

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: medium 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 3050 8GB back.
Processor needed for ~123 fps: Core i3-9100F 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 123.

Video memory

GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 8 GB
Minimum spec: 1 GB (+7 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 2 GB (+6 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 5600 XT

~60 fps vs 52 now (est.)

+16% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Sid Meier’s Civilization VI; usually the cheapest.

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

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
GeForce GTX 1650	67	47	-46%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	93	65	-24%
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	123	86	—
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	140	98	+14%
Radeon RX 6600	153	107	+24%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	167	117	+35%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	173	121	+41%
Radeon RX 7600	193	135	+57%
GeForce RTX 4060	197	138	+59%
GeForce RTX 3070	230	161	+86%
GeForce RTX 4070	290	203	+135%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	226	+162%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	233	+170%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+251%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+265%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+481%