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[City Planner Plays] The Cities Skylines 2 Hardware Benchmarking, Performance, and Settings Guide (www.youtube.com)
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[โ€“] jet@hackertalks.com 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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Summary

  • ๐Ÿ“… At the start of October, Colossal Order increased the minimum and recommended requirements for City Skylines 2.
  • โš ๏ธ Two weeks later, they admitted they had not achieved the performance benchmarks they targeted, but promised continuous improvement.
  • ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Concerns arise about whether budget and mid-range hardware can provide a satisfactory gaming experience.
  • ๐Ÿ’ป The video creator purchased various hardware to test the game's performance and provide insights on necessary upgrades.
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Initial tests show that older and budget cards can achieve 30 FPS on low settings, while high-end cards can reach 30 FPS on high settings.
  • ๐Ÿ“Š 1% lows were significantly better on high settings for some cards, and disabling Vsync improved overall performance.- ๐Ÿ”„ Resizable BAR should be enabled in the BIOS for a 10% performance boost on compatible CPUs and GPUs.

Highlights

  • ๐Ÿ“… Colossal Order increased requirements for City Skylines 2 but didn't meet performance benchmarks.
  • โš ๏ธ Concerns about budget and mid-range hardware performance.
  • ๐Ÿ’ป The video creator tests various hardware to determine compatibility and necessary upgrades.
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Initial tests show budget and mid-range cards can achieve 30 FPS on low settings.- ๐Ÿ“Š High settings provide better 1% lows for some cards.
  • ๐Ÿ”„ Disabling Vsync improves overall performance.
  • ๐Ÿ”„ Resizable BAR should be enabled in the BIOS for a 10% performance boost.