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What are the system requirements for Cities: Skylines on PC?

Component 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
Memory 8 GB RAM 16 GB RAM
Graphics 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)
DirectX Version 9.0c Version 11
Storage 4 GB available space 4 GB available space
Additional Notes Broadband Internet connection Broadband Internet connection
Component Minimum: Recommended:
OS OS X 10.11 (64-bit) OS X 10.11 (64-bit)
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.0GHz Intel Core i5-3470, 3.20GHz
Memory 6 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
Graphics nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 5670, 512 MB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards) nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards)
Storage 4 GB available space 4 GB available space
Additional Notes Broadband Internet connection Broadband Internet connection
Component Minimum: Recommended:
OS Ubuntu 12.04 (64-bit) Ubuntu 14.10 (64-bit)
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 3.2GHz Intel Core i5-3470, 3.20GHz or AMD FX-6300, 3.5Ghz
Memory 6 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
Graphics nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 5670, 512 MB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards) nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards)
Storage 4 GB available space 4 GB available space
Additional Notes Broadband Internet connection Broadband Internet connection

What are the system requirements for Cities: Skylines on PC?

To run Cities: Skylines on your PC, you need at least a Intel® Core™ I7 930 | AMD® FX 6350 processor and a Nvidia® GeForce™ GTS 450 (1 GB) | AMD® R7 250 (2 GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) graphics card. For the best experience, a Intel® Core™ I7 2700K | AMD® Ryzen 7 2700X CPU and Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 580 (1.5 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 560 (4 GB) GPU are recommended. The game also requires a minimum of 8 GB RAM RAM, 4 GB available space of disk space, Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit as your operating system, and DirectX 9.0c. Check the full specification table above and compare it with your hardware to make sure Cities: Skylines will run smoothly on your setup.

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What GPU do I need for Cities: Skylines?
The minimum GPU required for Cities: Skylines is Nvidia® GeForce™ GTS 450 (1 GB) | AMD® R7 250 (2 GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake). For optimal performance, a Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 580 (1.5 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 560 (4 GB) or better is recommended.
How much RAM does Cities: Skylines need?
Cities: Skylines requires at least 8 GB RAM of RAM. The recommended amount is 16 GB RAM for the best experience.
How much disk space does Cities: Skylines require?
You need at least 4 GB available space of available storage space to install Cities: Skylines.
Can I run Cities: Skylines on Mac or Linux?
The system requirements listed on this page are for the PC (Windows) version of Cities: Skylines. Check the official store page for Mac or Linux compatibility.
What CPU is needed for Cities: Skylines?
The minimum CPU for Cities: Skylines is Intel® Core™ I7 930 | AMD® FX 6350. For better performance, a Intel® Core™ I7 2700K | AMD® Ryzen 7 2700X processor is recommended.
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