Can My PC Run Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition?

Strategy

Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.

Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition PC Requirements

Minimum Requirements

CPU: 2.4 GHz Intel® Pentium® or greater or AMD® Athlon® equivalent CPU
GPU: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible hardware accelerated video card with shader version 2.0 support, 256 MB video memory Display: Minimum screen resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels Sound: Directx9.0c compatible sound card Hard Drive: 15 GB free hard disk space formatted as NTFS Peripherals: Windows compatible mouse and keyboard Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.
VRAM: Not stated
RAM: 1 GB
Storage: Not stated
OS: Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista™
DirectX: Not stated
Network: Not stated

Recommended Requirements

The publisher has not published a recommended specification for this title.

✓ Independently verified against the publisher 2026-08-23Source: Steam store page

Game details

Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
Publisher: SEGA
Released: 4 March 2009

About Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition

Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.

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What PC do I need for Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's minimum specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible hardware accelerated video card with shader version 2.0 support, 256 MB video memory Display: Minimum screen resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels Sound: Directx9.0c compatible sound card Hard Drive: 15 GB free hard disk space formatted as NTFS Peripherals: Windows compatible mouse and keyboard Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.
Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel® Pentium® or greater or AMD® Athlon® equivalent CPU
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Operating system: Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista™

Not sure how your parts compare? Run the check above or read what these tiers mean.

Can my laptop run Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible hardware accelerated video card with shader version 2.0 supp named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.