Can I Run Cities: Skylines?
Check if your PC meets the system requirements for Cities: Skylines. View minimum and recommended specs, performance estimates, and find the best deals.
System Requirements
Minimum
- CPU
- IntelĀ® Coreā¢ I7 930 | AMDĀ® FX 6350
- GPU
- NvidiaĀ® GeForceā¢ GTS 450 (1 GB) | AMDĀ® R7 250 (2 GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake)
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 4 GB
- OS
- WindowsĀ® 10 Home 64 Bit
- DirectX
- 9.0
Recommended
- CPU
- IntelĀ® Coreā¢ I7 2700K | AMDĀ® Ryzen 7 2700X
- GPU
- NvidiaĀ® GeForceā¢ GTX 580 (1.5 GB) | AMDĀ® Radeonā¢ RX 560 (4 GB)
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 4 GB
- OS
- WindowsĀ® 10 Home 64 bit
- DirectX
- 11
Performance Estimates
Estimates based on benchmark scores, not real-world testing.
| Hardware | Estimated Tier |
|---|---|
| RTX 4090 + Ryzen 9 7950X | High 100fps+ |
Requirements Breakdown
To run Cities: Skylines, you need at least a IntelĀ® Coreā¢ I7 930 | AMDĀ® FX 6350 or equivalent CPU, a NvidiaĀ® GeForceā¢ GTS 450 (1 GB) | AMDĀ® R7 250 (2 GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) or equivalent GPU, and 8 GB of RAM. For the recommended experience, Colossal Order recommends a IntelĀ® Coreā¢ I7 2700K | AMDĀ® Ryzen 7 2700X CPU, a NvidiaĀ® GeForceā¢ GTX 580 (1.5 GB) | AMDĀ® Radeonā¢ RX 560 (4 GB) GPU, and 16 GB of RAM. This is an estimate based on benchmark scores, not exact FPS testing.
This analysis is based on benchmark scores and may not reflect exact real-world performance.
About Cities: Skylines
- Developer
- Colossal Order
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Categories
- Strategy, Simulation
- Metacritic
- 85
- Steam Reviews
- 93% Positive
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Benchmark Requirements
Hardware benchmark scores for the required components. Higher = more powerful.