Civ VII PC system requirements are now available!

[V. Soma]

the game needs CPU capable of AVX2 Instruction Set Extension

my question - can this obstacle later be patched out?
I bought the game not knowing this... and I have CPU older than this AVX2 technology...

 

[The_J]

No, cannot as far as I am aware, that would need a major rework.
I think you're better off with getting a refund for the game :/.

 

[kent77]

With apologies, another "will Civ VII be playable on my laptop" query (I've searched and can't find the answer):

I have a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 with these specs:

• CPU: 11th Gen Intel® Core i7-116567 @ 2.80GHz
• memory: 16.0 GB
• graphics: Intel Iris Xe Graphics (8 GB)

I understand it's an integrated graphics card but I can't figure out what it's comparable with. I am able to run Millennia okay (though it gets hot!) if I dial the game graphics settings down, and have had no issues with Civ VI or Humankind, but the stated minimum system requirements for Civ VII do have bigger numbers, so I'm thinking I may be an edge case at best...

 

[The_J]

Could you attach your DXDiag? (How? See https://www.minitool.com/news/dxdiag.html )
Iris Xe could be sufficient or could be not, that depends on the exact specs.

 

[kent77]

Could you attach your DXDiag? (How? See https://www.minitool.com/news/dxdiag.html )
Iris Xe could be sufficient or could be not, that depends on the exact specs.

Sure--thanks for taking a look!

 

[The_J]

Given that your graphics card has 8 GB Memory it should be an Intel Arc 580, 750 or 770, which are all supported.
In principle you should be able to play Civ7, I would give it a try.
First update your graphics drivers though, as they are a bit outdated.
Don't forget to that you can return the game to Steam in case it does not work (needs to be... within 14 days though, I think).

 

[kent77]

Given that your graphics card has 8 GB Memory it should be an Intel Arc 580, 750 or 770, which are all supported.
In principle you should be able to play Civ7, I would give it a try.
First update your graphics drivers though, as they are a bit outdated.
Don't forget to that you can return the game to Steam in case it does not work (needs to be... within 14 days though, I think).

Thank you—I’ll give it a try!

 

[StargazingDog]

With apologies, another "will Civ VII be playable on my laptop" query (I've searched and can't find the answer):

I have a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 with these specs:

• CPU: 11th Gen Intel® Core i7-116567 @ 2.80GHz
• memory: 16.0 GB
• graphics: Intel Iris Xe Graphics (8 GB)

I understand it's an integrated graphics card but I can't figure out what it's comparable with. I am able to run Millennia okay (though it gets hot!) if I dial the game graphics settings down, and have had no issues with Civ VI or Humankind, but the stated minimum system requirements for Civ VII do have bigger numbers, so I'm thinking I may be an edge case at best...

A quick search of benchmarks shows this is just slightly below the minimum requirements. It will probably work, but you will need to use low settings.

 

[V. Soma]

I have received this from 2K Support:

The game does require an AVX2 chip Processor, and please keep in mind that it has to be of the 4th Generation from Intel (i.e. i5-4690) or higher.

 

[Lebo44]

Hi,

I know that the specs below meet the current recommended requirements (with small margin). But do you think these offer enough margin in case further game enhancements (f.e. DLC/bigger maps) will increse the requirements?

Processor
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7435HS Processor (3.10 GHz up to 4.50 GHz)

Graphic Card
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6

Memory
16 GB DDR5-4800MT/s (SODIMM)(2 x 8 GB)

 

[The_J]

I think you got a bit more than a small margin, although you don't reach the optimal settings.
I would not worry about the DLC, as this should put a minor strain on the system. Big maps are another thing, that is always a problem.
You can always buy Civ7 and give it a try. We have a mod with bigger map sizes, there you can see how your machine handles it. If you use the advances start, you can directly see it in the modern age, AND potentially get through one age AND be able to return it in case you are not satisfied with the performance.

 

[Lebo44]

I think you got a bit more than a small margin, although you don't reach the optimal settings.
I would not worry about the DLC, as this should put a minor strain on the system. Big maps are another thing, that is always a problem.
You can always buy Civ7 and give it a try. We have a mod with bigger map sizes, there you can see how your machine handles it. If you use the advances start, you can directly see it in the modern age, AND potentially get through one age AND be able to return it in case you are not satisfied with the performance.

Thank you