Can I Run Empire of Sin?
Empire of Sin is a role playing strategy game from Romero Games, released in 2020. Paradox Interactive published it. It offers a single player campaign. A pad covers most of the game, though parts of it still expect a keyboard. 9 languages are covered by the store listing. Completionists have 57 achievements to work through. Its 6 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. Its Steam review count passes 4 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Builds exist for macOS as well as Windows.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i3-530 or AMD® Phenom™ II X3 720 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 (1GB) or AMD® Radeon™ R7 250 (2GB), AMD® Radeon™ Vega 11 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 10 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows® 10 Home 64 bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 3400G |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 770 (2GB) or AMD® Radeon™ RX 470 (4GB) |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 10 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows® 10 Home 64 bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a noir setting, moving through systems the player balances from above. 13 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. The view is from an isometric view. Simulation heavy building games lean harder on the processor as the map fills, so late game performance rarely matches the opening hours.
Why Empire of Sin is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Empire of Sin. Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 ( scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Empire of Sin within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Empire of Sin at the floor and Empire of Sin at the recommended tier are not the same experience. The install is small at roughly 10 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Empire of Sin?
Empire of Sin is light on hardware. Its minimum, Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 (1GB) or AMD® Radeon™ R7 250 (2GB), AMD® Radeon™ Vega 11, 4 GB RAM, about 10 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 3.27x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 1.84x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.82x |
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 Empire of Sin'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
Can my PC run Empire of Sin?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Empire of Sin?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel® Core™ i3-530 or AMD® Phenom™ II X3 720; GPU: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 (1GB) or AMD® Radeon™ R7 250 (2GB), AMD® Radeon™ Vega 11; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit.
How much storage does Empire of Sin need?
Empire of Sin needs about 10 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Empire of Sin?
The RTX 3060 runs Empire of Sin comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Empire of Sin?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Empire of Sin is the GPU.