Can I run Cities: Skylines: system requirements

Developer	Colossal Order
Publisher	Paradox Interactive
Release date	2015
Hardware demand	1.1 / 10

Will your PC handle it

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Runs on High

	Developer minimum	Developer recommended	Your PC
Processor	Intel® Core™ I7 930 \| AMD® FX 6350 no model — see the requirement text below	Intel® Core™ I7 2700K \| AMD® Ryzen 7 2700X no model — see the requirement text below	not set
Graphics card	✓ Radeon R7 250 yours is 2.5× faster	✓ GeForce GTX 580 yours is 1.3× faster	Radeon RX 560
RAM	8 GB	16 GB	not set
VRAM	✓ 2 GB yours is enough	✓ 1 GB yours is enough	4 GB

Estimated FPS

Settings	1080p	1440p	4K
Low	115–150	75–100	40–55
Medium	85–115	55–75	30–45
High	65–90	40–60	25–33
Ultra	50–70	30–45	18–25

CPU not taken into account — pick one to include its limit.

Estimated from the game's system requirements: the minimum spec targets roughly 30–40 FPS on Low, the recommended one 60–70 FPS at 1080p High. Accuracy ±15–20%. No ray tracing, DLSS/FSR or frame generation; laptop graphics at typical power limits.

We compare against the models the publisher named, using our speed score — a guide, not a FPS guarantee.

Official system requirements

	Minimum	Recommended
OS	Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit	Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
Processor	Intel® Core™ I7 930 \| AMD® FX 6350	Intel® Core™ I7 2700K \| AMD® Ryzen 7 2700X
Graphics card	Nvidia® GeForce™ GTS 450 (1 GB) \| AMD® R7 250 (2 GB) \| Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake)	Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 580 (1.5 GB) \| AMD® Radeon™ RX 560 (4 GB)
RAM, GB	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM
Storage	4 GB available space	4 GB available space
DirectX	Version 9.0c	Version 11

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