Cities: Skylines II on GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
Yes. The GeForce RTX 3080 12GB meets Cities: Skylines II's recommended spec. We estimate ~63 fps at 1080p high (range 50–75, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the low preset (~44 fps on high). Its 12 GB of video memory covers the 10 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.
Estimated FPS by preset
| Preset | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | 107 | 75 | 45 |
| medium | 82 | 57 | 34 |
| high | 63 | 44 | 26 |
| ultra | 50 | 35 | 21 |
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: high preset
- 60 fps at 1440p: low preset
- 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 3080 12GB back.
- Processor needed for ~63 fps: Ryzen 3 3300X 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, ~63 fps.
Video memory
- GeForce RTX 3080 12GB: 12 GB
- Minimum spec: 4 GB (+8 GB headroom)
- Recommended spec: 10 GB (+2 GB headroom)
Cheapest upgrade for each target
1440p, 60 fps, High
Radeon RX 7900 XT
~61 fps vs 44 now (est.)
+38% GPU performance
4K, 60 fps, High
GeForce RTX 5090
~63 fps vs 26 now (est.)
+139% 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 3080 12GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1650 | 14 | 10 | -78% |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 20 | 14 | -69% |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6GB | 29 | 21 | -53% |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 32 | 22 | -49% |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12GB | 35 | 24 | -44% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 36 | 25 | -42% |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 40 | 28 | -36% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 41 | 29 | -34% |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | 48 | 34 | -23% |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | 61 | 42 | -3% |
| GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | 63 | 44 | — |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | 68 | 47 | +8% |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 70 | 49 | +11% |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 91 | 63 | +44% |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 94 | 66 | +50% |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 150 | 105 | +139% |
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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