Can I run Cities: Skylines II?
Cities: Skylines II needs at least Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB) | AMD Radeon RX 480 (8 GB), and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB) | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (16 GB) is recommended. Below: estimated FPS for popular graphics cards and a free check for your own PC.
- ReleaseOct 24, 2023
- Playing now10 902
- Steam user reviews57 % positive
- Steam DeckUnsupported
- ProtonDBgold
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Cities: Skylines II system requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit | Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit | Windows® 11 |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i7-6700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600X | Intel® Core™ i5-12600K | AMD® Ryzen™ 7 5800X |
| Graphics | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 970 (4 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 480 (8 GB) | Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 3080 (10 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 6800 XT (16 GB) |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Storage | 60 GB available space | 60 GB available space |
Estimated FPS in Cities: Skylines II
High settings, no upscaling, with a fast processor (Ryzen 7 7800X3D). Estimates from the game's requirements, not benchmarks.
✓ Checked against real benchmarks, values corrected for this game.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | 5120×1440 | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6GB | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| GTX 1660 Super | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| RTX 2060 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| RTX 3060 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
| RTX 4060 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| RTX 4060 Ti 8GB | 27 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | 29 | 22 | 14 | 13 |
| RTX 5060 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| RTX 5060 Ti 8GB | 32 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | 35 | 26 | 17 | 16 |
| RX 9060 XT | 32 | 24 | 16 | 15 |
| RTX 3070 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 7 |
| RTX 4070 | 40 | 29 | 17 | 15 |
| RTX 5070 | 47 | 35 | 20 | 18 |
| RX 7800 XT | 42 | 31 | 20 | 19 |
| RX 9070 XT | 61 | 45 | 30 | 27 |
| RTX 5070 Ti | 60 | 44 | 29 | 27 |
| RTX 4080 | 63 | 47 | 31 | 29 |
| RTX 5080 | 69 | 51 | 34 | 31 |
| RTX 4090 | 82 | 61 | 40 | 37 |
| RTX 5090 | 104 | 77 | 51 | 47 |
For your own PC: enter your graphics card and processor under Will it run on my PC? and you get the estimated FPS at every resolution and quality, with or without upscaling. Hardware you already entered on this site is filled in automatically.
Cities: Skylines II is limited by the processor in big battles or large late-game saves with many units, buildings or objects: there the real FPS can be much lower than the estimate above, which reflects a normal scene.
Cities: Skylines II supports DLSS/FSR. The numbers above are native, no upscaling. With DLSS Quality, real FPS are roughly 40% higher, e.g. an RTX 4070 at 1080p: ~40 native → ~55 with DLSS Quality.
Steam Deck, Valve rating: Unsupported
Which graphics card do I need for Cities: Skylines II?
The cheapest current graphics card that reaches each goal, paired with a fast processor.
- 1080p High · 60 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB ~61 FPSView on Amazon* ↗Newegg ↗
- 1440p High · 60 FPSGeForce RTX 5090 32 GB ~77 FPSView on Amazon* ↗Newegg ↗
- 1440p High · 144 FPSNot reachable with a single graphics card upgrade, limited by the game or the processor
- 4K High · 60 FPSNot reachable with a single graphics card upgrade, limited by the game or the processor
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Frequently asked questions
- Can I run Cities: Skylines II?
- Cities: Skylines II needs at least Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB) | AMD Radeon RX 480 (8 GB), and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB) | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (16 GB) 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 Cities: Skylines II?
- Minimum: graphics Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB) | AMD Radeon RX 480 (8 GB), processor Intel® Core™ i7-6700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600X, RAM 8 GB RAM. Recommended graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB) | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (16 GB).
- What PC do I need for Cities: Skylines II?
- For 1080p at high settings and 60 FPS, the cheapest current graphics card that gets there is the Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB (an estimated 61 FPS), paired with a fast processor. The PC builder puts together a complete, compatible parts list for Cities: Skylines II.
- Can I run Cities: Skylines II on the Steam Deck?
- Cities: Skylines II is rated Unsupported on Steam Deck by Valve. On Linux and SteamOS, ProtonDB users rate it gold. Pick the Steam Deck profile above, or see the Steam Deck page, for an estimated Deck frame rate.
