Can I Run Europa Universalis V?
Paradox Tinto released Europa Universalis V in 2025. It is a strategy game, published by Paradox Interactive. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. Steam Workshop support means community content is part of the picture, and a heavy mod load can push the real requirements past anything the publisher lists. Over 24 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. There are 75 achievements to chase. Steam lists support for 11 languages. As a new title, the figures below were written against parts you can still buy.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7-8700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 3600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1060 (6GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 580 (8GB) | Intel® Arc™ A380 (6GB) | Intel® Arc™ 140V |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7-14700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 3060 Ti (8GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 6700 XT (12 GB) |
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows® 11 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a historical setting, moving through a map at national or global scale. 16 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. It is played in three dimensions.
Why Europa Universalis V is demanding
The graphics demand in Europa Universalis V is at the top end. Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ( outscores our RTX 3060 reference, and a machine that clears Europa Universalis V comfortably will clear most other things. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Europa Universalis V at the floor and Europa Universalis V at the recommended tier are not the same experience. The install is small at roughly 20 GB. At 32 GB, the RAM requirement is the one most likely to catch an otherwise capable PC out.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Europa Universalis V?
Europa Universalis V is memory-hungry: it wants 16 GB of system RAM, above the 8 GB many machines still ship with. Graphically it is undemanding, Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1060 (6GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 580 (8GB) | Intel® Arc™ A380 (6GB) | Intel® Arc™ 140V clears the minimum, so more RAM, not a new GPU, is the upgrade most players need.
Bottleneck: RAM
Borderline on RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. If you are buying today, plan a modest upgrade to system RAM to be comfortable, otherwise it is worth waiting for a better price or a stronger build.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Below the bar | 0.83x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.47x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.21x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Playable |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs well |
Each card is compared against Europa Universalis V's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Europa Universalis V?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Europa Universalis V?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-8700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 3600; GPU: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1060 (6GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 580 (8GB) | Intel® Arc™ A380 (6GB) | Intel® Arc™ 140V; 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit.
How much storage does Europa Universalis V need?
Europa Universalis V needs about 20 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Europa Universalis V?
The RTX 3060 runs Europa Universalis V well, meeting the title's GPU requirement.
What is the bottleneck for Europa Universalis V?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Europa Universalis V is the RAM.