Can I Run Cities: Skylines?
Wondering if your PC can run Cities: Skylines? Released in 2015, it is a lightweight title for modern gaming PCs. Below you can detect your graphics card in the browser and get an exact FPS estimate at 1080p, 1440p and 4K, see how popular GPUs perform, and check the official minimum and recommended system requirements — all without downloading anything.
Will it run on your PC?
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System requirements
Minimum
- OS
- Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
- CPU
- Intel® Core™ I7 930 | AMD® FX 6350
- GPU
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTS 450 (1 GB) | AMD® R7 250 (2 GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake)
- RAM
- 8 GB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
- CPU
- Intel® Core™ I7 2700K | AMD® Ryzen 7 2700X
- GPU
- Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 580 (1.5 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 560 (4 GB)
- RAM
- 16 GB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
Cities: Skylines — frequently asked questions
Can I run Cities: Skylines on my PC?
Cities: Skylines is a lightweight game. The fastest way to know is to run the instant in-browser check above — it detects your graphics card and shows your estimated FPS in seconds. You can also compare your GPU against the table below.
Is the Cities: Skylines FPS estimate accurate?
Our estimates come from real benchmark data across reference GPUs, interpolated for your card — typically within about 15%. Measured data points are labelled as such, and you can run the in-browser benchmark for a result tuned to your exact PC.
