Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on GeForce RTX 3070
Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%
Yes. The GeForce RTX 3070 is well above Sid Meier’s Civilization VI's recommended spec. We estimate ~230 fps at 1080p high (range 184–276, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~161 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 | 300+ | 274 | 164 |
| medium | 299 | 209 | 126 |
| high | 230 | 161 | 97 |
| ultra | 184 | 129 | 77 |
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 back.
- Processor needed for ~230 fps: Core i7-10700K 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 230.
Video memory
- GeForce RTX 3070: 8 GB
- Minimum spec: 1 GB (+7 GB headroom)
- Recommended spec: 2 GB (+6 GB headroom)
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on popular graphics cards (high preset)
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | vs GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1650 | 67 | 47 | -71% |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 93 | 65 | -59% |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6GB | 140 | 98 | -39% |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 153 | 107 | -33% |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12GB | 167 | 117 | -28% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 173 | 121 | -25% |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 193 | 135 | -16% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 197 | 138 | -14% |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | 230 | 161 | — |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | 290 | 203 | +26% |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | 300+ | 226 | +41% |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 300+ | 233 | +45% |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 300+ | 300+ | +88% |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 300+ | 300+ | +96% |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 300+ | 300+ | +212% |
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on other hardware
- GeForce GTX 1650
- GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
- Radeon RX 6600
- GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
- GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
- Radeon RX 7600
- GeForce RTX 4060
- GeForce RTX 4070
- Radeon RX 7800 XT
- GeForce RTX 5070
- Radeon RX 9070 XT
- GeForce RTX 4080
- GeForce RTX 5090
- Steam Deck OLED
- ROG Ally X
- ROG Xbox Ally X
- Legion Go 2
- MSI Claw 8 AI+