Can My PC Run Cities: Skylines?

Game details

Developer

Colossal Order

Publisher

Paradox Interactive

Released

10 March 2015

About Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.

What PC do I need for Cities: Skylines?

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

Graphics card

Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 580 (1.5 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 560 (4 GB)

Processor

Intel® Core™ I7 2700K | AMD® Ryzen 7 2700X

Memory

16 GB RAM

Storage

4 GB

Operating system

Windows® 10 Home 64 bit

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

Can my laptop run Cities: Skylines?

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 Nvidia® GeF 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.

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