Can I run Cities: Skylines II?
Cities: Skylines II (2023) is a simulation game and a very demanding game for a PC. This is one of the heaviest PC games: high settings need a fast, recent graphics card.
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Choose the graphics card, processor and memory closest to yours. Not sure? On Windows press Win + R, type dxdiag and look at "Processor", "Memory" and the Display tab.
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 |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| 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) |
| Storage | 60 GB available space | 60 GB available space |
Source: the official Cities: Skylines II Steam page, checked October 2026.
Which PC runs Cities: Skylines II?
To play it you need at least a Radeon RX 570 class graphics card, an Intel Core i5-8400 class processor and 8 GB of RAM. For the recommended (high) settings: a GeForce RTX 5070 or faster, an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X class processor and 16 GB of RAM.
Graphics card: minimum
- Radeon RX 570
- GeForce GTX 1650
- GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Graphics card: high settings
- GeForce RTX 5070
- GeForce RTX 3090
- Radeon RX 9070 XT
Processor: minimum
- Intel Core i5-8400
- AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Intel Core i7-8700
Processor: high settings
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Intel Core i7-12700
- Intel Core i9-12900K
How common PCs do: GTX 1650 + Core i5-8400 + 16 GB: 66%, low settings only; RTX 3060 + Ryzen 5 5600 + 16 GB: 84%, medium to high settings; Laptop with integrated graphics + 8 GB: 40%, below the minimum, not playable well.
Parts with the same speed (and newer, faster ones) work too. Laptop versions of a graphics card are usually a little slower.
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Cities: Skylines II: questions
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