It's time to battle through history once more in the latest entry of the landmark Age of Empires franchise. Age of Empires 4 brings the mainline series back for the first time in more than a decade, spanning several eras of warfare.

Age of Empires IV System Requirements

15 Jun 2021 - Specs reviewed

Minimum Requirements, Predicted

OS: Win 7 64
Processor: Intel Core i3-560 3.3GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 805
Graphics: AMD Radeon R7 360X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
System Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 40 GB Hard drive space
DirectX 11 Compatible Graphics Card

Recommended Requirements, Predicted

OS: Win 7 64
Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz / AMD FX-8370
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
System Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 40 GB Hard drive space

PC System Analysis For Age of Empires IV Requirements

Age of Empires IV requires at least a Radeon RX 580 8GB or GeForce GTX 1060 to meet recommended requirements running on high graphics setting, with 1080p resolution. This hardware should achieve 60FPS. You should also have 8 GB system memory. Make sure your GPU can run DirectX 11 or Age of Empires IV won’t run. This means you will require a 5 year old PC to play smoothly.

FPS System Benchmark

70 FPS

High

Graphics Card

GTX 1060

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Genres: Strategy, Historic

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Age of Empires IV System Requirements

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GD Verdict

Minimum Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

2 GB

4 GB

Win 7 64

DX 11

40 GB

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Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

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HDD Space

GD Verdict

2 GB

6 GB

Win 7 64

DX 11

40 GB

FPS

Predicted Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

GD Verdict

Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz

FX-8370

GeForce GTX 1060

Radeon RX 580 8GB

6 GB

8 GB

Win 7 64

DX 11

40 GB

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Age of Empires IV PC Release Date:

28 Oct 2021

Alternative Game Tags: aoe4, aoeiv, age of empires iv, age of empires 4, ageofempires4, ageofempiresiv

Age of Empires IV vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

CPU

Core i7-4790 4-Core 3.6GHz

21%

Graphics Card

Radeon RX 480X 4GB

15%

RAM

12GB

50%

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