On a AMD RX 9060 XT (8GB) (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-class CPU), Cities: Skylines II runs at roughly 63 FPS at 1440p with our optimized settings — up from about 63FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The AMD RX 9060 XT (8GB) is a strong 1440p graphics card with 8GB of VRAM, and Cities: Skylines II is a demanding, graphically heavy game. Paired with the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, it runs well at 1440p — about 63 FPSwith FrameCoach's optimized settings. That already clears a smooth frame rate on High, so our tuning keeps the visuals as high as possible instead of chasing extra frames.
Across resolutions you can expect around 105 FPS at 1080p and 63 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 61 FPS at 4K. The biggest free win is FSR upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.
| Resolution | All-High FPS | Optimized FPS |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 105 | 105 |
| 1440p | 63 | 63 |
| 4K | 36 | 61 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the AMD RX 9060 XT (8GB) averages around 63 FPS at 1440p in Cities: Skylines II — up from about 63 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the AMD RX 9060 XT (8GB) averages roughly 63 FPS in Cities: Skylines II — a smooth experience.
Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Global Illumination and Volumetrics down a notch. The full per-setting breakdown is above.
FPS figures are estimates from a generalized model (hardware tier × game load × per-setting weights), not live benchmarks — real performance varies by scene, drivers and game version.