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Can you run Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition? PC requirements and settings

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Strategy), came out on Steam on September 2, 2013. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended card1024 MB DirectX 11 compatible graphics card.
Minimum card512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 3, vertex texture fetch support).
Recommended RAM4 GB

Estimate per graphics card

No frame-rate estimate for this game

The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both the minimum and the recommended specs. Rather than an invented number, we give none. ORION does the maths on your own PC, with your card, processor and screen, then measures the real frame rate while you play.

Official specs

Minimum and recommended requirements

Minimum

OS
XP/ Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8
Processor
2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor
Memory
2GB RAM
Graphics
512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 3, vertex texture fetch support).
DirectX
9.0c
Storage
35 GB HD space

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 / Windows 8
Processor
2nd Generation Intel Core i5 processor (or greater)
Memory
4GB RAM
Graphics
1024 MB DirectX 11 compatible graphics card.
DirectX
11
Storage
35 GB HD space

Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.

Where to buy

Buy Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

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On your PC

The same estimate with your own hardware, and the settings applied for you

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Questions

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition at 1080p?

The publisher recommends: 1024 MB DirectX 11 compatible graphics card. Minimum: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 3, vertex texture fetch support). The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both minimum and recommended specs, so we give no frame-rate estimate for this game. ORION does the maths on your own PC.

How much RAM does Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition need?

The publisher recommends 4 GB of RAM (minimum: 2 GB).

How much storage does Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition take?

The official page asks for 35 GB HD space of storage.

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