Can I Run Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation?
Stardock Entertainment released Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation in 2016. It is a simulation strategy game, self published by the studio. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. At more than a decade old it predates every current graphics architecture, which helps compatibility and limits how well it exploits a modern card. Completionists have 54 achievements to work through. Cloud saves are enabled. Its Metacritic score stands at 81. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. With more than 2 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Steam lists support for 6 languages.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Quad-core Intel / AMD Processor |
|---|---|
| GPU | 2 GB GDDR5 NVidia GeForce 660 / AMD R7 360 or better (GeForce 900+ / Radeon 290+ for Vulkan) |
| RAM | 6 GB |
| Storage | 27 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 or Equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | 4 GB GDDR5 NVidia GTX 970 / AMD R9 390 or better |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB HDD |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a science fiction setting. Play is structured around a base the player builds up. There are 6 official screenshots to judge the look from. The view is from an isometric view. What taxes the PC is the number of things being simulated, which means the requirements describe the start of a game, not the end of one.
Why Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation. 4 GB GDDR5 NVidia GTX 970 / AMD R9 390 or better scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation expects 16 GB of system memory. Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation takes about 30 GB of disk space. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation?
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation targets a mainstream modern PC: 2 GB GDDR5 NVidia GeForce 660 / AMD R7 360 or better (GeForce 900+ / Radeon 290+ for Vulkan) and 6 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to 4 GB GDDR5 NVidia GTX 970 / AMD R9 390 or better for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.18x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.23x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.54x |
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 great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| 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 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation'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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Frequently asked questions
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What are the minimum system requirements for Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Quad-core Intel / AMD Processor; GPU: 2 GB GDDR5 NVidia GeForce 660 / AMD R7 360 or better (GeForce 900+ / Radeon 290+ for Vulkan); 6 GB RAM.
How much storage does Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation need?
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation needs about 27 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation?
The RTX 3060 runs Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is the GPU.