Find the best laptops for Cities: Skylines

Best Laptops for Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. It's a strategy game produced by Colossal Order and published by by Paradox Interactive released in 2015. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.

Laptop Requirements for Cities: Skylines

The system requirements are moderate, and its advised to have a gaming laptop with a modern graphics processing unit for successfully playing Cities: Skylines. GeForce MX570 or better mobile GPU is necessary.

Most gaming laptops cover the RAM requirement of 16gb, though 8gb is enough to meet the minimum requirements.

Windows System Requirements

Minimum:
  • Operating System: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ I7 930 | AMD® FX 6350
  • Memory (RAM): 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics Processing Unit: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTS 450 (1 GB) | AMD® R7 250 (2 GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake)
  • Storage space: 4 GB available space
Recommended:
  • Operating System: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ I7 2700K | AMD® Ryzen 7 2700X
  • Memory (RAM): 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics Processing Unit: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 580 (1.5 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 560 (4 GB)
  • Storage space: 4 GB available space

Best Windows Laptops for Cities: Skylines

These laptops meet the recommended system requirements and let you enjoy the game on high graphics settings without lag and stutter.

16″
Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 16″
Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 16″
83JT
2026 modelTrusted brand16 GB RAMThin2-in-1 laptopTouchscreen
$1,069.00
16″
Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 16″
Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 16″
83JT
2026 modelTrusted brand16 GB RAMThin2-in-1 laptopTouchscreen
$1,369.00
16″
Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 16″
Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 16″
83JT
2026 modelTrusted brand16 GB RAMThin2-in-1 laptopTouchscreen
$1,169.00
ACEMAGIC Mini
ACEMAGIC Mini
M5
Popular2026 model16 GB RAMLightweightAMD CPUHigh resolution
$679.99
$611.99
13″
ASUS ROG Flow Z13
ASUS ROG Flow Z13
Runs 80% of new games on recommended 8060S GPU2026 model64 GB RAMThin2-in-1 laptop
$2,689.95
16″
Acer Nitro V 16″
Acer Nitro V 16″
Runs 50% of new games on recommended RTX 5050 GPU2026 model32 GB RAMIPS screen
$1,789.99
16″
Acer Nitro V 16″
Acer Nitro V 16″
Runs 80% of new games on recommended RTX 5060 GPU2026 model32 GB RAMIPS screen
$2,059.95
16″
Acer Nitro V 16″
Acer Nitro V 16″
Runs 80% of new games on recommended RTX 5060 GPU2026 model32 GB RAMIPS screen
$1,919.95
16″
HP OmniBook 7 Flip 16″
HP OmniBook 7 Flip 16″
OmniBook
2025 modelTrusted brand32 GB RAMThin2-in-1 laptopTouchscreen
$1,399.99
16″
HP OmniBook 7 Flip 16″
HP OmniBook 7 Flip 16″
OmniBook
2025 modelTrusted brand32 GB RAMThin2-in-1 laptopTouchscreen
$1,249.99
16″
ASUS ROG Strix G16
ASUS ROG Strix G16
Runs 80% of new games on recommended RTX 5060 GPU2026 model16 GB RAMi7 CPU
$1,729.62
16″
ASUS ROG Strix G16
ASUS ROG Strix G16
G615JMR-AS74
Runs 80% of new games on recommended RTX 5060 GPU2025 model16 GB RAMi7 CPU
$1,619.85
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Budget Windows Laptops for Cities: Skylines

These cheaper options meet the minimum system requirements stated by the developer. You may need to lower the graphics settings or the in-game resolution to run the game smoothly.

15″
MALLRACE LX15PRO
MALLRACE LX15PRO
2026 model24 GB RAMThini5 CPU
$989.99
$589.99
15″
Dell Inspiron 3530 15″
Dell Inspiron 3530 15″
RPNRM
2024 modelTrusted brand16 GB RAMThinTouchscreeni5 CPU
$599.00
15″
HP 15-fd0154wm
HP 15-fd0154wm
2026 modelTrusted brand8 GB RAMThinTouchscreeni5 CPU
$524.00
17″
HP 15 17″
HP 15 17″
15
2026 modelTrusted brand12 GB RAMFingerprint Reader
$669.99
$599.49
15″
Lenovo Slim 3 15″
Lenovo Slim 3 15″
IdeaPad Slim 3
2026 modelTrusted brand8 GB RAMThinAMD CPUIPS screen
$579.99
15″
Lenovo Slim 3 15″
Lenovo Slim 3 15″
IdeaPad Slim 3
2026 modelTrusted brand8 GB RAMThinTouchscreeni5 CPU
$899.98
$599.98
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Mac System Requirements

Recommended:
  • Operating System: OS X 10.11 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 3.20GHz
  • Memory (RAM): 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics Processing Unit: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards)
  • Storage space: 4 GB available space

Recommended Macbooks for Cities: Skylines

These laptops meet the system requirements stated by the developer. Macbooks with M1 or M2 CPU may require Rosetta 2 to run the game.

16″
Apple MacBook Pro 16” (2021)
Apple MacBook Pro 16” (2021)
MK1F3LL/A
Trusted brand16 GB RAMThinHigh resolution
$2,699.00
$2,492.51
16″
Apple MacBook Pro 16” (2021)
Apple MacBook Pro 16” (2021)
MK193LL/A
Trusted brand16 GB RAMThinHigh resolution
$2,699.00
16″
Apple MacBook Pro 16” (2021)
Apple MacBook Pro 16” (2021)
Trusted brand16 GB RAMThinHigh resolution
$2,499.00
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These recommendations are based on technical details and requirements. We can't guarantee that the game will run on every laptop.