Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on Radeon RX 6500 XT

Meets recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The Radeon RX 6500 XT meets Sid Meier’s Civilization VI's recommended spec. We estimate ~77 fps at 1080p high (range 61–92, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the medium preset (~54 fps on high). Its 4 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	130	91	55
medium	100	70	42
high	77	54	32
ultra	61	43	26

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: medium preset
144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

AMD card: use FSR in quality mode before dropping the preset (XeSS also works). DLSS is not available on Radeon.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the Radeon RX 6500 XT back.
Processor needed for ~77 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (FX-8350): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~77 fps.

Video memory

Radeon RX 6500 XT: 4 GB
Minimum spec: 1 GB (+3 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 2 GB (+2 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

~68 fps vs 54 now (est.)

+26% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 5600 XT

~60 fps vs 32 now (est.)

+87% 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 Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1650	67	47	-13%
Radeon RX 6500 XT	77	54	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	93	65	+22%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	140	98	+83%
Radeon RX 6600	153	107	+100%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	167	117	+117%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	173	121	+126%
Radeon RX 7600	193	135	+152%
GeForce RTX 4060	197	138	+157%
GeForce RTX 3070	230	161	+200%
GeForce RTX 4070	290	203	+278%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	226	+322%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	233	+335%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+465%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+487%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+835%