Can I Run Europa Universalis IV?
Europa Universalis IV is a simulation strategy game from Paradox Development Studio, released in 2013. Paradox Interactive published it. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. Metacritic places it at 87. Over 95 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS and Linux. It is old enough that no current GPU generation existed when it shipped, so modern hardware tends to be far past what it can use. Cloud saves are enabled. Because it hooks into the Steam Workshop, what a player installs on top can matter more for performance than the official figures. There are 373 achievements to chase.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i3-2105 / AMD® FX 4300 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5850 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 6 GB |
| OS | Windows® 10 Home 64 bit |
| DirectX | 9 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i3 3240 / AMD® FX 8120 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 6 GB |
| OS | Windows® 10 Home 64 bit |
| DirectX | 9 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a historical setting, moving through a map at national or global scale. The publisher supplies 10 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Europa Universalis IV is demanding
At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. The DirectX requirement is undemanding, at version 9. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. The install is small at roughly 6 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Europa Universalis IV?
Europa Universalis IV targets a mainstream modern PC: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5850 and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Frequently asked questions
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What are the minimum system requirements for Europa Universalis IV?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel® Core™ i3-2105 / AMD® FX 4300; GPU: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5850; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit.
How much storage does Europa Universalis IV need?
Europa Universalis IV needs about 6 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Europa Universalis IV?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Europa Universalis IV is the CPU.