Cities: Skylines II
About Cities: Skylines II
Cities: Skylines II is Colossal Order's deep city-building and management simulation, a sequel to the first game (2015). Players build a city from scratch, meeting the population's needs through road/infrastructure planning, zoning, tax policy, and public transit networks. Compared to the first game, it offers a far more detailed economic simulation, improved traffic AI, and a level of simulation depth where each individual citizen has their own needs and happiness. Though it faced criticism over performance issues at launch, it retains the potential to be one of the deepest simulations in the city-building genre through subsequent optimization updates.
Cities: Skylines II System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements
Recommended System Requirements
Cities: Skylines II — Estimated FPS by GPU
| Graphics Card (GPU) | Estimated FPS |
|---|---|
| RTX 4090 | 82 |
| RTX 4070 SUPER | 66 |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 55 |
| RTX 3060 | 50 |
| GTX 1660 SUPER | 42 |
Calculated at 1080p · High settings, with Ryzen 7 7700X held constant.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the Cities: Skylines II system requirements?
Minimum System Requirements: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB / AMD Radeon RX 570, Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 8 GB. Recommended System Requirements: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, 16 GB.
How many FPS will Cities: Skylines II run at, and can my PC handle it?
With our reference setup (1080p, High settings, Ryzen 7 7700X), FPS Driver estimates about 82 FPS in Cities: Skylines II on the RTX 4090, 55 FPS on the RTX 4060 Ti and 42 FPS on the GTX 1660 SUPER. Pick your exact hardware in the calculator above for a personal estimate.
What's the difference between minimum and recommended requirements?
For Cities: Skylines II, the minimum configuration is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB / AMD Radeon RX 570, Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 8 GB, while the recommended one is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, 16 GB. Minimum requirements are the least hardware needed to run the game at its lowest settings, usually around 30 FPS. Recommended requirements are the hardware suggested for a smoother experience at medium-high settings, typically around 60 FPS.
How can I get more FPS in Cities: Skylines II?
Strategy and simulation games are mostly CPU- and RAM-bound in the late game, so lower unit or population detail, shadow quality and simulation-heavy effects before touching resolution. Cities: Skylines II recommends 16 GB of RAM, so check your memory before changing any other setting. Keep your graphics card drivers up to date, lower a few graphics settings (shadows, reflections, draw distance), close unnecessary background apps, and try disabling V-Sync. If you're considering a hardware upgrade: Hardware By Game