Can I Run Total War: Pharaoh?
CREATIVE ASSEMBLY released Total War: Pharaoh in 2023. It is an action strategy game, published by SEGA. The game supports a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. Over 3 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. It carries 76 achievements. 12 languages are covered by the store listing. Builds exist for macOS as well as Windows.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i3-2100 / AMD FX-4300 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 / AMD R9 270 |
| RAM | 6 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-Bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i5-6600/Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti / AMD RX 480 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-Bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a wartime setting, moving through a map at national or global scale. 10 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Total War: Pharaoh is demanding
Total War: Pharaoh is undemanding on the graphics side. Its Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti / AMD RX 480 target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear Total War: Pharaoh. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Total War: Pharaoh scales hard with the hardware you give it. The install is small at roughly 50 GB. Total War: Pharaoh needs 64 bit Windows. System memory expectations are modest at 8 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Total War: Pharaoh?
Older hardware holds up here: Total War: Pharaoh runs on modest graphics, with Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 / AMD R9 270 enough to meet the minimum. Add 6 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.93x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.09x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.48x |
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 | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs well |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Total War: Pharaoh'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 Total War: Pharaoh?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Total War: Pharaoh?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i3-2100 / AMD FX-4300; GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 / AMD R9 270; 6 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64-Bit.
How much storage does Total War: Pharaoh need?
Total War: Pharaoh needs about 50 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Total War: Pharaoh?
The RTX 3060 runs Total War: Pharaoh comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Total War: Pharaoh?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Total War: Pharaoh is the GPU.