Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on Radeon RX 7900 XT

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The Radeon RX 7900 XT is well above Sid Meier’s Civilization VI's recommended spec. We estimate 300+ fps at 1080p high (range 300+, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~289 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Its 20 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
low300+300+295
medium300+300+226
high300+289174
ultra300+231139
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

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 7900 XT back.
  • Processor needed for 300+ fps: Ryzen 9 9900X3D 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 300+.

Video memory

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT: 20 GB
  • Minimum spec: 1 GB (+19 GB headroom)
  • Recommended spec: 2 GB (+18 GB headroom)

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

Graphics card1080p1440pvs Radeon RX 7900 XT
GeForce GTX 16506747-84%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB9365-77%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB14098-66%
Radeon RX 6600153107-63%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB167117-60%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU173121-58%
Radeon RX 7600193135-53%
GeForce RTX 4060197138-52%
GeForce RTX 3070230161-44%
GeForce RTX 4070290203-30%
Radeon RX 7800 XT300+226-22%
GeForce RTX 5070300+233-19%
Radeon RX 7900 XT300+289—
Radeon RX 9070 XT300+300++5%
GeForce RTX 4080300+300++9%
GeForce RTX 5090300+300++73%

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on other hardware

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