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Can you run Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion? PC requirements and settings

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, by Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment (Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy), came out on Steam on June 12, 2012. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended card1 GB Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 Support (Radeon X3000 Series / GeForce 8000* Series or Better)
Minimum card256 MB Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 Support (Radeon X1650 / GeForce
Recommended RAM4 GB

Estimate per graphics card

No frame-rate estimate for this game

The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both the minimum and the recommended specs. Rather than an invented number, we give none. ORION does the maths on your own PC, with your card, processor and screen, then measures the real frame rate while you play.

Official specs

Minimum and recommended requirements

Minimum

OS
Windows 10 / 8 / Windows 7 SP1
Processor
3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 Processor or Equivalent
Memory
2 GB Available System Memory
Graphics
256 MB Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 Support (Radeon X1650 / GeForce
DirectX
9.0c
Storage
5 GB HD space

Recommended

Processor
Intel Core i5/i7 Processor or Equivalent
Memory
4 GB Available System Memory
Graphics
1 GB Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 Support (Radeon X3000 Series / GeForce 8000* Series or Better)

Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.

Where to buy

Buy Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion

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On your PC

The same estimate with your own hardware, and the settings applied for you

ORION is a free game launcher for Windows. It reads your graphics card, processor and screen, estimates every game in your library, then measures the real frame rate while you play and sets the game up with its "Recommended" profile. No account, no ads.

Questions

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion at 1080p?

The publisher recommends: 1 GB Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 Support (Radeon X3000 Series / GeForce 8000* Series or Better). Minimum: 256 MB Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 Support (Radeon X1650 / GeForce. The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both minimum and recommended specs, so we give no frame-rate estimate for this game. ORION does the maths on your own PC.

How much RAM does Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion need?

The publisher recommends 4 GB of RAM (minimum: 2 GB).

How much storage does Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion take?

The official page asks for 5 GB HD space of storage.

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