Age of Empires IV PC benchmark
Real gameplay on 2 of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Nov 28, 2023.
- Smooth 60+ FPS
- Playable 30–59 FPS
- Struggles under 30 FPS
The big number is the best average without upscaling. Striped bars use FSR or other upscaling.
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Age of Empires IV | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G + RX6600 | PC Benchmark | Max Settings | 1080p, Nov 28, 2023
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Radeon RX 6600 8GB + Ryzen 5 5600G
Graphics card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB Check price on Amazon (opens Amazon in a new tab)
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- Max, Campaign Map 189 FPS
- Max, Campaign Map 279 FPS
- Max, Skirmish66 FPS
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- Low + 70% render scale118 FPS
- Medium + 70% render scale47 FPS
- High + 70% render scale26 FPS
- High15 FPS
720pWatch this test on YouTube
- Low + 70% render scale144 FPS
- Medium + 70% render scale80 FPS
- High + 70% render scale40 FPS
- High28 FPS
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Age of Empires IV system requirements
Official PC requirements per the game’s Steam page, checked Oct 26, 2026. Compare them with the hardware above: my RX 6600 and RX 9060 XT rigs both use a Ryzen 5 5600G and 16 GB of RAM.
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64bit | Windows 11 64bit | Windows 10 64bit | Windows 11 64bit |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-6300U or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G | CPU with AVX support required | 3.6 GHz 6-core (Intel i5) or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | CPU with AVX support required |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Intel HD 520 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 | Nvidia GeForce 970 GPU or AMD Radeon RX 570 GPU with 4GB of VRAM |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 50 GB available space | 50 GB available space |
The card that runs Age of Empires IV smoothly
Age of Empires IV ran at 89 FPS on my Radeon RX 6600 8GB + Ryzen 5 5600G rig (Max, Campaign Map 1, 1080p). On the Vega 7 (5600G) it reached 28 FPS. The card in that rig is the XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB.
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