Can I Run Age of Empires?
Check if your PC meets the system requirements for Age of Empires. View minimum and recommended specs, performance estimates, and find the best deals.

System Requirements
Minimum
- CPU
- 1.8 Ghz+ Dual Core or greater i5 or AMD equivalent
- GPU
- DirectX 11.0 compatible card with Direct3D Feature Level 11_0 or higher support and 1GB of free memory - Intel: HD 4000 (Ivy Bridge CPU)or better GPU - nVidia: GT 430 or better desktop GPU, or GT 425M or better mobile GPU - AMD: Radeon HD 5500 or better Desktop GPU, or Mobility Radeon 5650 or better mobile GPU
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 20 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit
- DirectX
- 11
Recommended
- CPU
- 2.4 Ghz i5 or greater (4 HW threads)
- GPU
- Nvidia GTX 650; AMD HD 5850
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 20 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit
- DirectX
- 11
Requirements Breakdown
To run Age of Empires, you need at least a 1.8 Ghz+ Dual Core or greater i5 or AMD equivalent or equivalent CPU, a DirectX 11.0 compatible card with Direct3D Feature Level 11_0 or higher support and 1GB of free memory - Intel: HD 4000 (Ivy Bridge CPU)or better GPU - nVidia: GT 430 or better desktop GPU, or GT 425M or better mobile GPU - AMD: Radeon HD 5500 or better Desktop GPU, or Mobility Radeon 5650 or better mobile GPU or equivalent GPU, and 4 GB of RAM. For the recommended experience, World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus recommends a 2.4 Ghz i5 or greater (4 HW threads) CPU, a Nvidia GTX 650; AMD HD 5850 GPU, and 16 GB of RAM. Hardware benchmark data for this game's requirements is incomplete. The assessment above is based on the raw specification text only.
This analysis is based on benchmark scores and may not reflect exact real-world performance.
About Age of Empires
- Developer
- World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Categories
- Strategy
- Metacritic
- 69
- Steam Reviews
- 84% Positive
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Benchmark Requirements
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