System requirements of Anno 1800 Anno 1800 Guide and Tips

Last update: 29 April 2019

Anno 1800 is a game that has a really decent visuals and audio effects, however the beauty of managing an industrial city requires an appropriate hardware configuration. The following section of the tutorial describes the hardware requirements and tips on how to improve game performance and get more frames per second.

• Minimum system requirements - 1080p at 30 frames per second
• Recommended system requirements - 1080p at 60 frames per second
• System requirements - high quality settings
• The main graphical options in Anno 1800
• How to increase the fps in Anno 1800?

Minimum system requirements - 1080p at 30 frames per second

In order to play Anno 1800 at 30 frames per second on low details, you need

Operating system: Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit version,

Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD FX-6350,

RAM: 8 GB,

Video card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon R7 260X.

Recommended system requirements - 1080p at 60 frames per second

If you want to play Anno 1800 on low details but with 60 fps, you will need a computer with the following specification:

Operating system: Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit version,

Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200,

RAM: 8 GB,

Video card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 or AMD Radeon R9 270X.

System requirements - high quality settings

To play on high details and in approx. 30 frames per second, you need at least such equipment:

Operating system: Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit version,

Processor: Intel Core i5-4690K or AMD Ryzen 5 1400,

RAM: 8 GB,

Video card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 or AMD Radeon R9 285.

And to enjoy the highest details and a performance of 60 frames per second you need such hardware:

Operating system: Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit version,

Processor: Intel Core i5-4690K or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X,

RAM: 8 GB,

Video card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 290X.

The main graphical options in Anno 1800

Below we have prepared a detailed description of the main graphics options that you can customize in Anno 1800.

1. Anti-Aliasing - defines the degree of edge smoothing on 3D objects.
2. Shader Quality - determines the quality of rain, smog, streets, structures and reflections.
3. Shadow Quality - adjust the quality of the shadows that are displayed.
4. Post-Processing - Enable/disable additional effects such as sunlight shafts and lens flares.
5. View Distance - determine from what height additional details on the Islands, such as vegetation, or inhabitants, will be visible.
6. Fix Sun Position - means the rotation of the shadows along with the movement of the camera.
7. Enable V-Sync - synchronizes the display rate frequency with the refresh rate of the monitor.
8. Graphics Quality - choose which settings you prefer. The higher the quality, the better the game looks. But it requires a lot of hardware resources.
9. Lighting Quality - you adjust the quality of lighting.
10. Water Quality - you adjust the quality of the appearance of the sea, waves and reflections.
11. Object Quality - you choose how much detail the buildings and vegetation will have.
12. Terrain Quality - this parameter is responsible for the quality and complexity of the terrain.
13. Feedback Quality - you determine how many people are on the streets and are visible during the construction of the city.

How to increase the fps in Anno 1800?

Anno 1800 became famous at the beginning of its launch from having a lot of performance problems, some cluttering and a small number of frames per second. You can fix this in several ways:

1. Make sure you have the latest drivers for your video card installed. While this sounds like a simple tip, the latest drivers can really improve the game's performance and you'll get some FPS.
2. Disable graphical options in the game menu. If you have a small number of frames per second, try to turn off the following graphical options. Change texture quality, reduce anti-aliasing, or reduce the quality of shadows. After that, run the game again and make sure that the speed of the game is already satisfactory.
3. Change the graphics version to DirectX 12. A lot of people got a lot of fps when switching to DirectX 12. Try it cause it may increase the performance of the game for you.
4. Start the game in offline mode. If possible, try running the game offline. In many cases, the game gets a very large charge of extra frames per second and runs much faster in offline mode!
5. Many technical issues have been fixed with subsequent updates to the game. So make sure you play the latest version of the game.