Cities: Skylines on GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Yes. The GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is well above Cities: Skylines's recommended spec. We estimate ~140 fps at 1080p high (range 112–168, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~98 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Its 6 GB of video memory covers the 5 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.
Estimated FPS by preset
| Preset | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | 238 | 167 | 100 |
| medium | 182 | 127 | 76 |
| high | 140 | 98 | 59 |
| ultra | 112 | 78 | 47 |
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: ultra preset
- 60 fps at 1440p: ultra preset
- 144 fps at 1080p: medium preset
This GeForce card has no tensor cores, so DLSS is not available. Use FSR or XeSS in quality mode before dropping the preset.
What limits performance
- Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB back.
- Processor needed for ~140 fps: Ryzen 5 5500X3D or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
- With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 7 2700X): CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 140.
Video memory
- GeForce GTX 1060 6GB: 6 GB
- Minimum spec: 1 GB (+5 GB headroom)
- Recommended spec: 5 GB (+1 GB headroom)
Cheapest upgrade for each target
Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Cities: Skylines; usually the cheapest.
Cities: Skylines on popular graphics cards (high preset)
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | vs GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1650 | 100 | 70 | -29% |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 140 | 98 | — |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6GB | 210 | 147 | +50% |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 230 | 161 | +64% |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12GB | 250 | 175 | +79% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 260 | 182 | +86% |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 290 | 203 | +107% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 295 | 207 | +111% |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | 300+ | 241 | +146% |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | 300+ | 300+ | +211% |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | 300+ | 300+ | +246% |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 300+ | 300+ | +257% |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 300+ | 300+ | +364% |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 300+ | 300+ | +382% |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 300+ | 300+ | +668% |
Cities: Skylines on other hardware
- GeForce GTX 1650
- 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+
More about the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
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