Can I Run The Architect: Paris?
The Architect: Paris (TA:P) is a construction game.Turn the capital of France into a medieval looking city or a futuristic one, build a business district surrounded by parks, create gigantic plazas wo...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs) or AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs) @ 2.5GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 or AMD R9 280 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 40 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64 bits |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHZ (4 CPUs) or AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4GHZ (8 CPUs) |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 or AMD RX VEGA-56 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 40 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64 bits |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Can you run The Architect: Paris?
Older hardware holds up here: The Architect: Paris runs on modest graphics, with NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 or AMD R9 280 enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Runs well | 1.31x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.74x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.33x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs well |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against The Architect: Paris's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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What are the minimum system requirements for The Architect: Paris?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs) or AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs) @ 2.5GHz; GPU: NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 or AMD R9 280; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64 bits.
How much storage does The Architect: Paris need?
The Architect: Paris needs about 40 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run The Architect: Paris?
The RTX 3060 runs The Architect: Paris comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for The Architect: Paris?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Architect: Paris is the GPU.