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Can you run Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising? PC requirements and settings

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising, by Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux) (Strategy), came out on Steam on March 11, 2010. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Publisher's recommended cardA 256MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900, or equivalent
Minimum cardA 128MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / ATI X1600, or equivalent
Recommended RAM2 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 XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
Processor
P4 3.2 GHz (single core) or any Dual Core processor
Memory
1 GB RAM (XP), 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
Graphics
A 128MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / ATI X1600, or equivalent
Storage
6.5 GB of uncompressed Hard Drive space

Recommended

OS
Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
Processor
AMD Athlon 64x2 4400+ or any Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory
2 GB RAM (XP and Vista)
Graphics
A 256MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900, or equivalent
Storage
6.5 GB of uncompressed Hard Drive space

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

Where to buy

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On your PC

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

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Questions

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising at 1080p?

The publisher recommends: A 256MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900, or equivalent. Minimum: A 128MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / ATI X1600, or equivalent. 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 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising need?

The publisher recommends 2 GB of RAM (minimum: 1 GB).

How much storage does Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising take?

The official page asks for 6.5 GB of uncompressed Hard Drive space of storage.

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