Cities: Skylines II on GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
Yes, at lower settings. The GeForce RTX 3060 8GB meets Cities: Skylines II's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~31 fps at 1080p high (range 25–37, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. Its 8 GB of video memory is below the 10 GB the game recommends. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the GeForce RTX 3080 10GB (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.
Estimated FPS by preset
| Preset | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | 52 | 37 | 22 |
| medium | 40 | 28 | 17 |
| high | 31 | 21 | 13 |
| ultra | 25 | 17 | 10 |
Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+. Data updated 2026-09-24.
Best settings
- 60 fps at 1080p: not reachable
- 60 fps at 1440p: not reachable
- 144 fps at 1080p: not reachable
NVIDIA RTX card: turn on DLSS in quality mode before dropping the preset; FSR and XeSS also work if the game lacks DLSS.
What limits performance
- Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the GeForce RTX 3060 8GB back.
- Processor needed for ~31 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
- With the recommended CPU (Core i5-12600K): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~31 fps.
Video memory
- GeForce RTX 3060 8GB: 8 GB
- Minimum spec: 4 GB (+4 GB headroom)
- Recommended spec: 10 GB (2 GB short)
Cheapest upgrade for each target
1080p, 60 fps, High
GeForce RTX 3080 10GB
~60 fps vs 31 now (est.)
+95% GPU performance
1440p, 60 fps, High
Radeon RX 7900 XT
~61 fps vs 21 now (est.)
+182% GPU performance
4K, 60 fps, High
GeForce RTX 5090
~63 fps vs 13 now (est.)
+389% GPU performance
Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Cities: Skylines II; usually the cheapest.
Cities: Skylines II on popular graphics cards (high preset)
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | vs GeForce RTX 3060 8GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1650 | 14 | 10 | -55% |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 20 | 14 | -36% |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6GB | 29 | 21 | -5% |
| GeForce RTX 3060 8GB | 31 | 21 | — |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 32 | 22 | +5% |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12GB | 35 | 24 | +14% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 36 | 25 | +18% |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 40 | 28 | +32% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 41 | 29 | +34% |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | 48 | 34 | +57% |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | 61 | 42 | +98% |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | 68 | 47 | +120% |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 70 | 49 | +127% |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 91 | 63 | +195% |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 94 | 66 | +207% |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 150 | 105 | +389% |
Cities: Skylines II on other hardware
- GeForce GTX 1650
- GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
- Radeon RX 6600
- GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
- GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
- Radeon RX 7600
- GeForce RTX 4060
- GeForce RTX 3070
- GeForce RTX 4070
- Radeon RX 7800 XT
- GeForce RTX 5070
- Radeon RX 9070 XT
- GeForce RTX 4080
- GeForce RTX 5090
- Steam Deck OLED
- ROG Ally X
- ROG Xbox Ally X
- Legion Go 2
- MSI Claw 8 AI+
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