Test System

Test System Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.5 GHz

(Skylake, 8192 KB Cache) Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VIII Hero

Intel Z170 Memory: G.SKILL 16 GB Trident-Z DDR4

@ 3000 MHz 15-16-16-35 Storage: 2x Patriot Ignite 960 GB SSD Power Supply: Antec HCP-1200 1200W Cooler: Cryorig R1 Universal 2x 140 mm fan Software: Windows 10 64-bit Anniversary Edition Drivers: NVIDIA: 373.06 WHQL

AMD: Catalyst 16.10.2 Beta Display: Acer CB240HYKbmjdpr 24" 3840x2160

Benchmark scores in other reviews are only comparable when this exact same configuration is used.

Graphics Memory Usage

Performance

We used the latest public Steam release version of Civilization VI (not a press pre-release).Using a GTX Titan X, which has 12 GB of VRAM, we tested the game's memory usage. As you can see, the game's memory requirements are not too high. Even with Ultra settings and memory usage dialed all the way up, the game only needs between 3-4 GB VRAM.