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Can I Run Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade?

Relic Entertainment · 2007

Deep under the central desert of Kronus, a vast honeycomb of skull-lined tunnels and funeral chambers house the awakening Necron menace.

Estimated FPS at 1080p

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Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade is a moderately demanding strategy game from 2007. On a mid-range GPU like the RTX 4060 it averages around 120 FPS at 1080p, while budget cards manage roughly 54 FPS and high-end hardware pushes about 228 FPS. Most gaming PCs from the last several years should handle it comfortably.

Budget GPU

GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT

~50–60 FPS

Low Performance

Mid-range GPU

RTX 4060 / RX 7600

~110–130 FPS

Great

High-end GPU

RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX

~205–250 FPS

Excellent

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Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade System Requirements

The official minimum and recommended PC specs for Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade, component by component.

Minimum

Windows 2000/XP, 2.0 Ghz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP or equivalent processor, 512 MB RAM, 3.5 GB free hard drive space, 64 MB DirectX 9.0b compatible AGP video card with Hardware Transformation and lighting, 16-bit DirectX 9.0b compatible sound card, DirectX 9.0c, Mouse, Keyboard Recommended: 2.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent, 512 MB system RAM (required for 8-player multiplayer games), nVidia GeForce 3 or equivalent with 64 MB of Video RAM , Sound Blaster X-Fi Series Required for Multiplayer: Internet: Cable modem, DSL modem, or better for online multiplayer play; Network: LAN or broad

Requirements sourced from the official Steam store listing.

Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade — FAQ

Can I run Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade?+

On a mid-range GPU like an RTX 4060 you can expect around 120 FPS at 1080p in Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade. Budget GPUs get about 54 FPS and high-end GPUs around 228 FPS. Use the checker on this page to test your exact CPU, GPU, RAM and OS against the official requirements.

Can Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade run without a graphics card?+

No — Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade is too demanding for integrated graphics. You'll need a dedicated GPU.

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