Civilization V GPU & CPU Performance In-depth

2 GTX 460s in SLI, updated drivers, updated SLI profile and I still get massive corruption and issues when I enable SLI. Runs fairly decent on just one card, but that's not why I have SLI... it's not new technology so I don't understand why they can't get it working correctly.

I'm actually playing this quite well with my Athlon X4 630 and GTS 250 @ 1080p with 2xAA. The frame rate is in the mid 30s (so long as you don't zoom all the way out), but you don't need a high frame rate in a turn based strategy game.

OK, having played this game now for a number of hours on my i7-930, GTX 460 1GB SLI rig at max settings (and I mean max everything - resolution, AA, etc.), the only "bumps" I run into are late into the game when it's processing all the moves of the literally dozens (sometimes over a hundred) of individual units across several continents and oceans. Graphically, it continues to look great no matter how far I am into the game - framerate isn't an issue. But it takes longer and longer in-between turns for the game to set itself up for the next round. Nothing traumatic - 10-20 seconds between rounds at the very end of a lengthy game as opposed to zero delay at the beginning. Definitely not a deal breaker.

So I find this review is spot on, especially in regards to CPU usage.

As far as the game itself, I give it a 9 out of 10 score. Beautiful graphics and animations along with off-the-charts addicting play. Don't know if I've every played a game that gives you that "one more move-itis" addiction like this one does. I never tire of watching the various units engage in their activities, especially battle skirmishes. Dropped a nuclear bomb for the first time and it was gorgeous. Highly recommended no matter what type of gaming genre you prefer.