System requirements for Age of Empires 4 are what you'd expect from a real-time strategy game of its caliber. Despite its enhanced graphics and 4K educational videos, it's not going to burn your rig, that's for sure. If you've been patiently waiting for the next installment in the Age of Empires franchise and wondering "Can I run it?" the answer is most likely “Yes!” ".
Before we dive in, it's important to point out that the system requirements for Age of Empires 4 are slightly different for Steam, Game Pass, and the Microsoft Store when it comes to storage.
Microsoft and World's Edge suggest you had around 50GB before installing Age of Empires 4. My Steam download came in at around 37GB when all was said and done.
However, Microsoft warns that you'll need up to 90GB free when downloading from the Microsoft Store, and some who downloaded AoE 4 via Game Pass have reported more than 200GB needed due to 4K video files.
Here are the minimum, low, recommended, and ideal system requirements for Age of Empires 4, as defined by Microsoft and World's Edge. Whether you're playing on a high-end gaming rig or a mid-range gaming laptop, you're unlikely to need to shell out new hardware to run this one.
Minimum System Requirements
- Processor: Intel i5-6300U or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
- GPU : Intel HD 520 ou AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
- VRAM : N/A
- RAM: 8 Go
- Disque dur/SSD : 50 Go
- Operating System: Windows 10
Low system requirements
- Processor: Intel i5-4460T or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
- GPU: Nvidia GTX 760 or AMD Radeon HD 7950
- VRAM : 2 Go
- RAM: 8 Go
- Disque dur/SSD : 50 Go
- Operating System: Windows 10
Recommended configuration
- Processor: Intel i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- GPU : Nvidia Geforce 970 ou AMD Radeon RX 570
- VRAM : 4 Go
- RAM: 16 Go
- Disque dur/SSD : 50 Go
- Operating System: Windows 10/11
Ideal system configuration
- Processor: Intel i7-9700 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- GPU: Intel RTX 2070 or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
- VRAM : 8 Go
- RAM: 16 Go
- Disque dur/SSD : 50 Go
- Operating System: Windows 10
If you're looking to hit the higher end of the graphics spectrum and maintain stable frames while playing Age of Empires 4, you'll want to fall somewhere between the recommended and ideal system requirements. I'm able to hit 50-60fps with all graphics settings up to 2K with a GTX 1080 8GB and i7-7700K, for what it's worth. For more on Age 4, consider heading to our other Age of Empires 4 guides.
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