Gaming
Can the XPS 17 9730 run Cities: Skylines II?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Probably doesn't meet recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce GTX 970 (tier 4), Radeon RX 480 (tier 4); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 4. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050: LIKELY. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 is tier 4; the requirement is tier 4. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is tier 6; the requirement is tier 4. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is tier 7; the requirement is tier 4. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is tier 7; the requirement is tier 4.
Which configuration do you have?
This laptop is sold with 4 graphics options and the answer can differ. Pick yours — nothing is stored.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050: Likely meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 is tier 4; the requirement is tier 4.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is tier 6; the requirement is tier 4.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is tier 7; the requirement is tier 4.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is tier 7; the requirement is tier 4.
How this was judged
Graphics chips are compared by class (an 8-tier rubric), not by benchmark score. The same tier as the requirement is only ever “likely”. Read the tier rubric and its limitations.
- Cities: Skylines II system requirements · publisher requirements
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- Manufacturer spec page for this configuration · manufacturer
- https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/LOQ/LOQ_15ARP10E/LOQ_15ARP10E_Spec.pdf · manufacturer
- https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/Legion/Legion_5_16IRX9/Legion_5_16IRX9_Spec.PDF · manufacturer
- https://rog.asus.com/laptops/rog-zephyrus/rog-zephyrus-g16-2024/spec/ · manufacturer
Published requirements
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-6700K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- GPU
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB) | AMD Radeon RX 480 (8 GB)
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 60 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-12600K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- GPU
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB) | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (16 GB)
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 60 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Home 64 Bit | Windows 11
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — Cities: Skylines II on Steam — System Requirements · retrieved 9/19/2026
The laptop’s figures come from its verified specification page. Requirements are the publisher’s and can change. This compares the laptop with the publisher’s listed native requirements — it does not account for emulation, translation layers or cloud gaming. See how we verify the specs.