Can I run Ancient Cities?
Ancient Cities needs at least NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX-560 (4 GB) for Full HD resolu, and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 (8 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 590 (8 GB) for Full HD resolu is recommended. Below: estimated FPS for popular graphics cards and a free check for your own PC.
- ReleaseMar 24, 2023
- Playing now13
- Steam user reviews64 % positive
- Steam DeckPlayable
- ProtonDBbronze
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Ancient Cities system requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows® 10 x64 | Windows® 10 x64 |
| Processor | Intel® i7-6700 / AMD® Ryzen 5 1600 | Intel® i5-10400 / AMD® Ryzen 5 3600 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX-560 (4 GB) for Full HD resolution | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 (8 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 590 (8 GB) for Full HD resolution |
| Memory | 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Storage | – | – |
Estimated FPS in Ancient Cities
High settings, no upscaling, with a fast processor (Ryzen 7 7800X3D). Estimates from the game's requirements, not benchmarks.
Not yet checked against benchmarks, a rough estimate that can be off by 25 % or more.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6GB | 39 | 21 | 10 |
| GTX 1660 Super | 56 | 30 | 15 |
| RTX 2060 | 64 | 35 | 17 |
| RTX 3060 | 102 | 76 | 46 |
| RTX 4060 | 111 | 75 | 32 |
| RTX 4060 Ti 8GB | 131 | 89 | 38 |
| RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | 131 | 97 | 59 |
| RTX 5060 | 134 | 91 | 39 |
| RTX 5060 Ti 8GB | 154 | 105 | 45 |
| RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | 154 | 114 | 69 |
| RX 9060 XT | 144 | 106 | 65 |
| RTX 3070 | 144 | 98 | 42 |
| RTX 4070 | 176 | 130 | 79 |
| RTX 5070 | 210 | 155 | 94 |
| RX 7800 XT | 185 | 137 | 83 |
| RX 9070 XT | 223 | 199 | 121 |
| RTX 5070 Ti | 223 | 198 | 120 |
| RTX 4080 | 223 | 209 | 127 |
| RTX 5080 | 223 | 223 | 139 |
| RTX 4090 | 223 | 223 | 164 |
| RTX 5090 | 223 | 223 | 208 |
Steam Deck, Valve rating: Playable
Which graphics card do I need for Ancient Cities?
The cheapest current graphics card that reaches each goal, paired with a fast processor.
- 1080p High · 60 FPSIntel Arc B580 12 GB ~111 FPSView on Amazon ↗
- 1440p High · 60 FPSIntel Arc B580 12 GB ~82 FPSView on Amazon ↗
- 1440p High · 144 FPSRadeon RX 9070 16 GB ~181 FPSView on Amazon ↗
- 4K High · 60 FPSRadeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB ~65 FPSView on Amazon ↗
Prices change often, check the current price in the store. Price check: 10/7/2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- Can I run Ancient Cities?
- Ancient Cities needs at least NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX-560 (4 GB) for Full HD resolu, and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 (8 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 590 (8 GB) for Full HD resolu is recommended. Enter your graphics card and processor above to see your estimated FPS, or check your whole Steam library at once.
- What are the system requirements for Ancient Cities?
- Minimum: graphics NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX-560 (4 GB) for Full HD resolu, processor Intel® i7-6700 / AMD® Ryzen 5 1600, RAM 6 GB RAM. Recommended graphics card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 (8 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 590 (8 GB) for Full HD resolu.
