Cities Skylines: These are the system requirements
Before you buy Cities Skylines, you should compare the system requirements with your own computer. Only with the right graphics card and a sufficiently powerful processor can you really enjoy the city building game. In our practical tip, we have summarized both the minimum and recommended system requirements for you.
Minimum system requirements for cities skylines
- Operating system: For cities skylines you need at least Windows Vista 64 bit or newer, Ubuntu from version 12.04 64 bit and OS X from version 10.9
- CPU: In order for the game to run reasonably smoothly, you need an Intel Core 2 Duo with 3.0 GHz or an AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ with 3.2 GHz.
- Hard disk space: You should shovel around 4 GB free on your hard disk.
- RAM: You should have at least 4 GB RAM for cities skylines.
- Graphics card: The developers require an ATI Radeon HD 5670 with 512 MB RAM or an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 with 512 MB RAM as graphics card.
- DirectX: You need at least DirectX 11 on your computer. If you have not yet installed it, Cities Skylines does it automatically.
- Internet: You also need a broadband internet connection to play.
The recommended system requirements for Cities Skylines
The following system requirements will help you achieve nicer, smoother results when playing. So it's best to upgrade your computer:
- Operating system: For the game to work properly, you need at least Windows 7 64 bit, Ubuntu from version 14.10 64 bit and OS X from version 10.10.
- CPU: The developers recommend an Intel Core i5-3470 with 3.20 GHz or an AMD FX-6300 with 3.5 GHz as processor. If you have an even better CPU, the game runs more smoothly and with more FPS.
- Hard disk space: Of course, nothing changes in the space required. Here it remains at 4 GB.
- RAM: However, you should increase the RAM size properly compared to the minimum requirements. You can only get everything out of Cities Skylines with at least 6 GB of RAM.
- Graphics card: An AMD Radeon HD 7870 with 2 GB RAM or an nVidia GeForce GTX 660 with 2 GB RAM is recommended as a graphics card. Of course, newer models are even better.
- DirectX: The DirectX version remains unchanged here. With version 11 the game runs very well.
So that you can start off perfectly right away, we have put together the best tips for cities skylines in the next practical tip.