Civilization 6 Graphics And Performance Issues [100% Fix]

It can be hard to get Sid Meier’s Civilization VI to run on some hardware or software setups because it is so complicated and full of small details. But it’s not thought to be a trouble game. Like any other game, it can have bugs and glitches, which are issues with the graphics or other visual parts of the game, like images that don’t show up right or a low frame rate. So, if you get the “Civilization 6 Graphics And Performance Issues” message, it could mean that the game’s graphics settings aren’t set correctly. Civilization 6 players have reported problems with the game’s images and speed.

The most common mistakes that make it impossible to play are:

Civilization 6 Crashing:

• When you try to load Civilization 6, the game crashes.
• Starts up and crashes
• Getting crashed on the next turn
• It crashes all the time on Xbox, Xbox Series X, PC (Windows 11, 10), Nintendo Switch, Mac, and iPad.
• It crashes all the time in multiplayer
• Not going off

No graphics card that works with Civilization 6 was found.

Starting Civilization 6 but not getting started (Windows 11, 10, Mac)

Civ 6 has bugs with the graphics (Mac), flashing graphics, screen breaking, and menu bugs.

Civilization 6 System Requirements

For Windows PC

 Minimum:

• OS: Window 7 64bit, 8.1 64bit, and 10 64bit
• CPU: at least an Intel Core i3 2.5 GHz or an AMD Phenom II 2.6 GHz
• RAM: 4 GB of RAM
• HARD DRIVE: at least 12 GB
• DVD-ROM: Needed for installation from a disc
• VIDEO CARD: 1 GB DirectX 11 Video Card (Nvidia 450 or AMD 5570)

 Recommended:

• OS: Window 7 64bit, 8.1 64bit, and 10 64bit
• CPU: AMD FX8350 4.0 GHz or a fourth-generation Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz
• RAM: 8 GB RAM
• HARD DRIVE: at least 12 GB
• DVD-ROM: Needed for installation from a disc
• VIDEO CARD: 2 GB DirectX 11 Video Card (at least an AMD 7970 or an Nvidia 770)

For Mac

MINIMUM:

Needs an operating system and hardware that are 64 bits.

• OS: Mojave, version 10.14.6
• Processor: Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz 
• RAM size: 6 GB.
• Visuals: 1 GB Video Game Intel Iris Pro, Radeon HD 6970, GeForce 775M, and this is the minimum.
• Storage: 15 GB is available.

Please be aware, however, that these are the minimal system requirements for Civ 6 and that the game may not run smoothly on these configurations. The following system requirements, or better, are recommended by the game developer for optimal Performance and graphic quality:

• OS: Mac OS X 10.15 (Catalina)
• CPU: Intel Core i5 3.0 GHz (4 cores)
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Hard Disk Space: 22 GB
• VIDEO CARD: at least 2GB Intel UHD 630, 4GB NVIDIA 970, or 4GB AMD R9 390

It’s also important to remember that these specs are only for the base game. Extra material or extra packs may change how well the game runs. As it turns out, there is a bug in Civ 6 graphics on Mac that can cause the screen and images to flicker.

Here is a list of the most common problems that people are having right now. To fix each problem, you will find an answer or hack that fits it. Let’s get started and fix your mistakes!

Civ 6 Crashing Troubleshoot

Why does my Civ game keep crashing?

In many cases, Civilization 6 may be failing. For example, some popular reasons are

• Outdated or mismatched drivers: Make sure the drivers for your graphics and sound card are up to date and work with the game.
• Disabling software that conflicts: Some programs, like antivirus or routers, can stop the game from running properly and lead to crashes. Try turning off or briefly removing the apps to see if that fixes the problem.
• Storage Issues: If your machine doesn’t have enough memory or storage, your game might be crashing. The game will only work if your hard drive and RAM are fully loaded.
• Insufficient cooling: If your computer is too hot, the game might not work properly. Your computer should be well-ventilated, and the cooling device should be working properly.
• Issues with the game’s logic: Some crashes may be due to bugs or glitches that are already known. For fixes to these problems, check to see if any changes or patches have been distributed.

Besides all the crash types, there is an error reported by players when Civ 6 can’t click anything after launching the game, and it’s impossible to click on any buttons. Additionally, users are reporting that crashing errors appear on Windows 11 due to OS troubles or game crashes.

How to fix Civilization 6 crashing?

Update your Graphic DriversProblems like crashes, slow Performance, and graphics glitches can be caused by drivers that are out of date or don’t work with your computer. You can make sure that your computer has the most up-to-date version of the software that runs your graphics card by changing your drivers. You can do this by checking the website of the company that made your graphics card (NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel) to see if there are any new drivers for it. Make sure you have the most recent version of DirectX as well.

You can also use Device Manager on your Windows PC to update your graphics drivers by:

• Pick up the menu that comes up when you press the Windows key + X.
• Find the Display ports group and make it bigger.

• Press and hold on your graphics card for a second, then choose “Update driver.”
• Choose “Search automatically for new driver software.”

• Windows will look for updates and tell you to install them if it finds any. To finish the update process, follow the steps shown on the screen.
• You’ll need to restart your computer for the changes to take place after the update is done.

No compatible graphics device was found.

Your GPU is to blame for this problem because it’s old. This error message says, “No compatible graphics device found” because your graphics card can’t handle DirectX 12.

If you want to keep things running easily and avoid any GPU driver mistakes, use a full driver update helper. With just a few clicks, it will fix all of your issues. It would help if you used Outbyte Driver Updater to fix several PC and game issues.

Workarounds:

You can use your GPU and DirectX11 to play the game in two different ways, but both of them have terrible speed problems and low frame rates. Don’t worry about that; we’ll fix the speed problem later. First, we need to make sure that the game works with DirectX11. To do this, follow the steps below for your game.

First Method:

1. Once more, press Windows + R and type “dxcpl.” (If you can’t find this, install the Windows SDK, which you can do for both Windows 7 and Windows 8. Windows 10 shouldn’t need anything, and the app should be easy to find.
2. Add “SteamApps\common\Sid Meier’s Civilization VI\Base\Binaries\Win64Steam\CivilizationVI.exe” to the list by clicking on “Edit List.”
3. Next, check the “Force WARP” box at the bottom of the window. Then, click “Apply” to close this window.
4. The last step is to open “Documents\My Games\Sid Meier’s Civilization VI\AppOptions.txt” and set AllowSWRenderer to 1 and FullScreen to 2.

The game should run, but as we already said, it will be very slow, and you’ll need a powerful CPU to even be able to play it, which is unlikely if your GPU is bad to begin with.

Also, read on to learn how to fix the frame rates after you’ve used this fix.

Second Method:

→Find “Sid Meier’s Civilization VI\Base\Binaries\Win64Steam” and click on it. A file called “Civilization VI” and a file called “CivilizationVI_DX12” will be run.

→Starting the game “Civilization VI” will use Directx 11, which should fix your issues. The DirectX 12 file seems to be what Civilization 6 uses by default.

If you used the above methods, you should be able to fix the Civilization VI “no compatible graphics device” error. The game should now run fine but with some speed problems.

Sid Meier’s Civilization 6 Performance Issues

You might not be able to play the game because of problems with how it runs, such as Low FPS, FPS Drops, or Stuttering. It could be because the game isn’t optimized well, or it could be your PC. To fix them, you need to make Windows run better by using the solutions below.

Workarounds:

1. If you use AMD, go to the Task Manager and turn off Raptr. Turn off any other heavy programs that might be running in the background. To fix frame rate drops, try setting “Tessellation mode” to 8x/16x and “Texture Filtering Quality” to Performance in the most recent version of Radeon software.
2. If you use Nvidia, go to the Control Panel and click on 3D Settings. In “Power Management Mode,” make sure that “Prefer Maximum Performance” is chosen.
3. If the screen flickers or the frame rate is slow, turn off Crossfire/SLI and play the game with just one GPU. To turn off Steam Overlay as well, In the Steam Library, right-click on the game and choose “Game Properties.”

Conclusion

We hope that by now, you’ve fixed all of your Sid Meier’s Civilization 6 mistakes and are now having fun with the game. It goes for any problems with playing Civilization 6. 

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