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City Builder · Simulation · Management · 2023

Cities: Skylines II

Deep simulation city-builder that tests your decision-making and hardware.

Base FPS
60
CPU dependence
1.5×
VRAM base
8 GB

Developer: Colossal Order · Publisher: Paradox Interactive

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Workload profile
CPU-heavy

How this title tends to pressure your system during typical gameplay.

VRAM demand
Moderate (8 GB+)

Estimated VRAM floor for stable high settings at 1080p.

Base target
60 FPS

Reference FPS target before applying your exact CPU, GPU, and resolution.

Recommended Settings for Cities: Skylines II

These are title-specific settings with the biggest FPS gain for the least visual tradeoff.

Depth of Field
Disabled

Substantial framerate improvement.

Volumetrics Quality
Disabled

Major frametime stabilizer.

Build Configuration

Algorithm

Resolution-scaled hardware vectors combined with per-game load offsets. Details on Methodology.

Estimated Game FPS
56FPS

Cities: Skylines II · 1080p · realistic optimized settings.

Bottleneck Level
31%

Percentage of frames capped by the weaker component.

CPU-bound at 1080p

Intel Core i5-12400F can't keep NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super fully fed in Cities: Skylines II. Lower resolution amplifies the gap; a faster CPU would unlock frames.

Estimated System Load

CPU Load91%
GPU Load72%

Smart Upgrade Path

Auto-derived from your current build imbalance.

Suggested CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Rebalances your NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super — pushes projected bottleneck under 8%.

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