Can My PC Run Cities: Skylines II?

Game details

Developer

Colossal Order

Publisher

Paradox Interactive

Released

24 October 2023

Engine

Unity

About Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II simulates every citizen individually, which makes it one of the most CPU- and memory-limited games in the catalogue. Late-game cities are far heavier than the published specification implies.

Common questions about running Cities: Skylines II

Each link runs a real comparison against the published specification.

• Can a GeForce GTX 970 run Cities: Skylines II?
• Can a Radeon RX 480 run Cities: Skylines II?
• Can a GeForce RTX 3080 run Cities: Skylines II?
• Can a Radeon RX 6800 XT run Cities: Skylines II?
• What else runs on 8 GB of RAM?
• Estimate Cities: Skylines II performance at your resolution

What PC do I need for Cities: Skylines II?

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

Graphics card

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

Processor

Intel Core i5-12600K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Memory

16 GB RAM

Storage

60 GB

Operating system

Windows 10 64-bit

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

Can my laptop run Cities: Skylines II?

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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