Can ATI Radeon 3100 play civilization

"ATI RADEON 3100 graphics
Features up to 256MB–1406MB dynamically allocated shared memory"

Very playable?

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD... you that that can handle Civilization?

 

Assuming you mean Civ IV, it'll squeeze by. For a turn-based strategy game, Civ IV is pretty graphically intensive (built on the same engine as Oblivion and Fallout 3).

 

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Just saying...

 

Graphically, they'll both probably run similarly to the 8400 GS you have now.

GPU is important for Civ4 for making the graphics run smoothly, but don't ignore the CPU, either. If the "slowness" is long AI turn times, you need a more powerful CPU, not GPU. And a 1.6 GHz Core 2 isn't fast enough to give fast AI turn times in all situations.

If you mean Civ3, the CPU is the only real factor with any halfway modern GPU. And in both Civ3 and Civ4, if you play large enough maps, a 1.6 GHz Core 2 won't be enough.

One other note on the CPU - no Civilization game can take advantage of multiple cores, so upgrading to a quad core won't do you any good there. You're better off with a higher clockspeed Core 2 Duo.