Im lagging but my computer is good !

[SnowU [ ゆきお前 ]]

Hi,

I'v installed the game today, when i launch it there's no problem at all, the main menu is fluid and everything is fine!
But, when i start a new city, the game is slow, like 20fps i guess...

But my computer is powerfull, at least for this game
Here's my config':

Windows 7
Intel Core i7 -4710HQ (Quad Core 2,5GHz / 3,5 Ghz Turbo)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M (2Go)
8Go RAM

So, what's the problem?!
Why do i lag on this game?

Is it the game or my computer or whatever?

Please answer me ^^

Have a nice day/evening/night :D

[enomis]

I have the same problem :(

[C3K]

Could be something with the game, but could also be something wrong with your memory or CPU.

Runs perfectly for me. W8.1, i7 4790k 4.0 GHz, GeForce GTX 580 (2GB) and 16GB RAM.

A friend of mine has a destop PC and a laptop. Runs fine on the desktop one, which isn't close to mine in specs, but still well above the recommended specs. His laptop struggles the same way you do, however, and even tho it's specs isn't quite up there, it's also well enough above the recommended specs.

In his case, it seems like faulty memory. Windows memtest didn't find anything, but win memtest isn't very good either. He has to restart it a lot, so in his case, it's clear the laptop has issues. Have you had any other problems with the computer at all?

Edit: This game demands very little of your graphics card, and quite a bit of the CPU (but in your case, your CPU should handle this with no problems at all). For me, it seems the heaviest load is on the RAM. Again, 8GB should be more than enough, but if there are any underlying issues with your RAM, I reckon it can mess up the game performance quite a lot.

My opinion, if your computer is the issue, I'm 90% sure it's the RAM, but it's a very big if :p

[HarspudSauce]

Originally posted by Cake3k:

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I've heard that going into your NVIDIA control panel and assigning the card to Cities Skylines fixes the issue on laptops. For some reason the game uses the integrated graphics or something. (?)

Not sure, since I'm running AMD.

Edit: Here:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/255710/discussions/0/610574394239617450

[C3K]

Originally posted by Colton:

Originally posted by Cake3k:

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I've heard that going into your NVIDIA control panel and assigning the card to Cities Skylines fixes the issue on laptops. For some reason the game uses the integrated graphics or something. (?)

Not sure, since I'm running AMD.

Edit: Here:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/255710/discussions/0/610574394239617450

I'll get him to try that, but in his case, the laptop is messing up even on idle, so probably wont help. Good tho know, tho, so thanks :)

[FoxOG]

Laptops are weak. I got a gtx 780 3x oc windforce runs perfectly maxed out even with over a 100k population

[SnowU [ ゆきお前 ]]

Well... What can i do then? Try to Fix via NVIDIA?

[FoxOG]

You can always try with adding more power or priority in the nvidia system panel. Or the game might not be using all of the ram or procesor. Try checking with task manager.

[Itching Pain]

There is actually a tip on the loading screen that says if you have a laptop, make sure that it's running on the dedicated GPU and not the inergrated one. That's likely your problem here. Set the game to run on the dedicated GPU. Sorry I don't know how but I bet ten seconds in google and you will be on your way.

On a side note, Thank you for saying FPS at the start and not just saying "i'm lagging". I hate that term. I means nothing without context.

[Dr. Donger]

Hey I try to play the game as well, my game is on low graphics, but I still have some lag or a weird frame rate effect or something. My computer runs other games fine, such as TF2 and stuff, and my computer itself runs perfectly fine. If you can help, please do.
Computer specs:
Model Name: MacBook Air
Model Identifier: MacBookAir5,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBA51.00EF.B02

[elijahwkensler]

Mine was going really slow but it got faster when I plugged in my laptop

[KiRiN ☪]

I also have this issue im AMD user

[Michiel]

Apparently on the German forum there's a sticky (in English) for hardware issues, perhaps you can check there : https://steamcommunity.com/app/255710/discussions/0/611698195170375047/?l=german

[Shadow_Blade]

I also have this problem, and ive noticed the game caps at just under 4 gb of ram and stays there exactly which makes me believe that its 32 bit (or i have it on that mode)... if anyones knows how to allocate more ram to it (i have 16 gb) that would be very appreciated.

[MarkJohnson]

Originally posted by Shadow_Blade:

I also have this problem, and ive noticed the game caps at just under 4 gb of ram and stays there exactly which makes me believe that its 32 bit (or i have it on that mode)... if anyones knows how to allocate more ram to it (i have 16 gb) that would be very appreciated.

It's none of the above.

Likely it's using your integrated intel graphics instead of your dedicated video card. I assume your laptop has an AMD or nVidia video card.

[Shadow_Blade]

I actually have a desktop (I could have been more specific), i have a i5 6600k, so the cpu is far more powerfull than required, i do as a fact know i am using my integrated graphics (Im planning to get a Dedicated one soon) but through research i know that the hd graphics 530 on there is pretty great actually, i can even play gmod at 1080p max setting 60 fps, even know gmod is pretty easy to run you have to admit thats pretty impressive for an igpu. So i dont think its the graphics capability that would require me to have everything minimum (720p for that matter) and still only get 20 fps.