Best gaming PC for Anno 1800 (2026)
For Anno 1800 at 1080p/60 in 2026, you need at minimum a AMD Ryzen 5 7600 paired with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB and 16GB of RAM (around £799). For 1440p high settings, step up to a AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB — about £1,299.
The four PC tiers we'd build for Anno 1800
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Comfortably hits 1080p/60fps in Anno 1800 on high settings. Note: late-game CPU load.
Build this at Create PCs →Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Targets 1440p/60fps on high settings in Anno 1800. The 4070 Super has enough VRAM headroom for ray tracing with DLSS Quality. Note: late-game CPU load.
Build this at Create PCs →High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Built for 1440p at 144fps in Anno 1800 with all the visual extras on. The 9800X3D's 3D V-Cache helps in CPU-heavy moments. Note: late-game CPU load.
Build this at Create PCs →Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Designed to max Anno 1800 at 4K/60fps with path tracing and frame generation where supported. Note: late-game CPU load.
Build this at Create PCs →What Anno 1800 actually demands from your PC
Steam's recommended spec for Anno 1800 is NVIDIA GeForce 970 GTX or AMD Radeon RX 480 (4 GB of VRAM, Shader Model 5.1) with 8GB RAM and a Intel i5 4690k, AMD Ryzen 5 1400. That spec was written for the Ubisoft Entertainment team's internal "minimum acceptable" target, not for a buyer in 2026 planning to keep this PC for the next four years.
What makes Anno 1800 more demanding than its spec sheet suggests: late-game CPU load. We've factored this into the tier picks above.
CPU-bound moments: Anno 1800 drops frames during specific high-load scenarios more than its average framerate suggests. Invest in CPU single-thread performance — the Ryzen 7800X3D and 9800X3D are particularly strong here.
What you can skip vs what matters
- Worth spending on: GPU first, then a fast NVMe SSD (most modern games benefit from sub-3000MB/s sustained reads), then RAM at the tier amount.
- Worth skipping at this budget: RGB lighting, exotic cooling, brand-name PSUs above 850W (unless you're building enthusiast tier), and motherboards with more than 4 M.2 slots.
- Don't compromise on: The PSU. A reliable 750W gold-rated unit will outlast two GPU upgrades.
Frequently asked questions
- What's the cheapest PC that can run Anno 1800?
- A AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB build at around £799. That hits 1080p/60 on high settings.
- Is Anno 1800 CPU-heavy or GPU-heavy?
- Anno 1800 leans heavily on the CPU — late-game scenarios stress single-thread performance. A modern X3D chip (Ryzen 7 7800X3D / 9800X3D) makes a noticeable difference.
- Do I need ray tracing for Anno 1800?
- Anno 1800 does not require ray tracing. Any current-generation GPU will deliver the intended visual experience.
- How much RAM do I need?
- For Anno 1800, 32GB is the sensible answer in 2026. 16GB still works for the budget tier but limits future-proofing.