PC requirements
Empire: Total War System Requirements
Empire: Total War needs at least 2.4 GHz Intel® Pentium® or greater or AMD® Athlon® equivalent CPU, 1 GB RAM (XP,) 2 GB RAM (Vista™) and 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible hardware accelerated video card with shader version 2.0 support, 256 MB video memory graphics.
| Component | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Processor | 2.4 GHz Intel® Pentium® or greater or AMD® Athlon® equivalent CPU |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM (XP,) 2 GB RAM (Vista™) |
| Graphics | 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible hardware accelerated video card with shader version 2.0 support, 256 MB video memory |
| Storage | 15 GB free hard disk space formatted as NTFS |
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Quick answers
Running Empire: Total War on PC
Can my PC run Empire: Total War?
Compare your CPU, GPU and RAM against the minimum column below. If your parts match or beat every minimum row, the game will launch — though you may need to lower settings. Matching the recommended column is what gets you 60fps at 1080p.
How much storage does Empire: Total War need?
15 GB free hard disk space formatted as NTFS