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Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth System Requirements

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Minimum on Windows: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7 · Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz · 256 MB ATI HD3650 or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD 3000 or better integrated graphics · 2 GB RAM · 8 GB available space · Version 11; DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card; Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.

Minimum vs Recommended

Windows
Component Minimum Recommended
OS Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7 Windows® Vista SP2 / Windows® 7
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
Graphics 256 MB ATI HD3650 or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD 3000 or better integrated graphics AMD HD5000 series or better (or ATI R9 series for Mantle support), nVidia GT400 series or better, or Intel IvyBridge or better integrated graphics
Memory 2 GB RAM 4 GB RAM
Storage 8 GB available space 8 GB available space
Notes Version 11; DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card; Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX. Version 11; DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card; DirectX: DirectX version 11, or Mantle (with supported video card)
macOS
Component Minimum
OS 10.12 (Sierra)
Processor Intel Core i3 (2.2 ghz)
Graphics ATI Radeon 4850 / nVidia 640M /Intel HD 4000
Memory 4 GB RAM
Storage 8 GB available space
Notes NOTICE: It is possible for Mac and PC to become out of sync during updates or patches. Within this short time period, Mac users will only be able to play other Mac users. NOTICE: The following video chipsets are unsupported for Civilization: Beyond Earth (Mac) • ATI Radeon X1000 series, HD 2400, 2600, 3870, 4670, 6490, 6630 • NVIDIA GeForce 7000 series, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, 320, 330, GT 120 • Intel GMA series, HD 3000
Linux
Component Minimum
OS SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04
Processor Intel Core i3, AMD A10
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 260
Memory 4 GB RAM
Storage 8 GB available space
Notes Don't meet the above requirements? That doesn't mean your configuration wont run Civilization: Beyond Earth. Visit the Beyond Earth community page to share your experience with other Linux players and learn about how to send bugs to Aspyr. Your feedback will help us improve Civilization: Beyond Earth Linux and future AAA Linux releases!

These are the requirements the publisher lists on Steam.

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth: questions

What are the minimum system requirements for Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth on Windows?

OS: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7; Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz; Graphics: 256 MB ATI HD3650 or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD 3000 or better integrated graphics; Memory: 2 GB RAM; Storage: 8 GB available spaceFrom the Windows table above

What are the recommended system requirements for Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth on Windows?

OS: Windows® Vista SP2 / Windows® 7; Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU; Graphics: AMD HD5000 series or better (or ATI R9 series for Mantle support), nVidia GT400 series or better, or Intel IvyBridge or better integrated graphics; Memory: 4 GB RAM; Storage: 8 GB available spaceFrom the Windows table above

What are the minimum system requirements for Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth on macOS?

OS: 10.12 (Sierra); Processor: Intel Core i3 (2.2 ghz); Graphics: ATI Radeon 4850 / nVidia 640M /Intel HD 4000; Memory: 4 GB RAM; Storage: 8 GB available spaceFrom the macOS table above

What are the minimum system requirements for Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth on Linux?

OS: SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04; Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD A10; Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 260; Memory: 4 GB RAM; Storage: 8 GB available spaceFrom the Linux table above

Are there system requirements for Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth on macOS?

Yes: the source lists requirements for macOS, and they are in the macOS table above.From the platforms the source describes

Are there system requirements for Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth on Linux?

Yes: the source lists requirements for Linux, and they are in the Linux table above.From the platforms the source describes

How much storage does Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth need?

Windows, Minimum: 8 GB available space; Windows, Recommended: 8 GB available space; macOS, Minimum: 8 GB available space; Linux, Minimum: 8 GB available spaceFrom the Storage row above

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