Solution 1: Updating Graphics Drivers (for cards which support DX 11) We have listed a number of workarounds for both cases.
This will affect the game performance a lot but it will be playable to some extent. If your GPU supports the version but still doesn’t run the game, don’t be dis-hearted yet there is still a way through which you can run the game but it will drastically reduce your frames per second (~10). In this case, DirectX 12 is also supported. This signifies the compatibility with DirectX 11. Here underneath Drivers, you will see Feature Levels.
Wait for the status bar at the bottom-left to complete loading all the signatures. You can easily check if your graphics hardware supports DirectX 11.
Although in official documentation Civilization VI requires you to have DirectX 11, it seems there are still errors involved. Nowadays, even semi-moderate GPU’s have the compatibility to support DirectX 11. Newer games built in such a way that for optimum performance, they require you to have at least a specific version of DirectX. Now, what is DirectX? DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (API’s) that handle tasks related to multimedia, video, and games. What do you mean by ‘Compatible Graphics’?Ĭivilization VI requires that your computer at least has a graphics card that supports DirectX 11 installed and running.
