Dreadnought Sol
Dreadnought Sol has an FPSHQ demand score of 51/100: moderate requirements — runs on mid-range cards like the RTX 3060 / RX 6600. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam.
Dreadnought Sol is a game by The Sherrinford. Steam release date: November 2, 2017. Minimum graphics card per Steam: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650m. It needs at least 4 GB of RAM.
Description
Fight through procedurally generated scenarios and unlock every ship. You are in the last Sol Defense Force's Dreadnought fighting for survival. Humanity has been flushed out of known space by alien resistance who oppose humanity's industrialized growth, it's your job to take it all back.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- The Sherrinford
- Publisher
- The Sherrinford
- Release date
- November 2, 2017
- PC platforms
- Windows
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/722580
Dreadnought Sol system requirements
| Component | Minimum |
|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 |
| Processor | Intel Core i3 |
| Memory | 4 GB ОЗУ |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650m |
| DirectX | версии 8.0 |
| Storage | 2 GB |
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
How big is Dreadnought Sol and does it need an SSD
Dreadnought Sol needs 2 GB of disk space, according to its official system requirements (the game’s Steam page, data as of Nov 8, 2026). requirements
The requirements of Dreadnought Sol do not state a drive type — an SSD is not officially required; it only speeds up loading.
Source: official system requirements (the game’s Steam page), captured Nov 8, 2026. The size is the free space needed to install; updates and DLC can make it grow. store.steampowered.com
Tip: keep extra space beyond the listed size — updates are downloaded first and installed afterwards.
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FPS on different graphics cards
FPS forecast for Dreadnought Sol on current 2024–2026 GPUs. Switch the graphics preset — the table recalculates. Average FPS at 1080p / 1440p / 4K.
| Graphics card | Tier | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5090 | S | 220–370 | 180–305 | 110–185 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 205–345 | 160–265 | 90–155 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 190–325 | 140–240 | 78–135 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 180–305 | 130–220 | 70–120 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 170–290 | 125–210 | 66–115 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 175–295 | 125–210 | 66–115 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 165–280 | 115–200 | 62–110 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 160–275 | 115–190 | 61–105 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 145–250 | 100–175 | 54–92 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 155–265 | 110–185 | 58–98 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 145–245 | 100–170 | 52–88 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 140–235 | 98–165 | 50–86 |
* Average FPS: real measurements where available, otherwise the unified FPSHQ model. Actual FPS depends on the CPU, game patch and drivers. Reference GPU models without overclocking. methodology
📊 FPS by graphics card (1440p, Ultra)
Green — 60+ FPS (comfortable), yellow — 30–60 (playable), red — below 30. Dashed line marks 60 FPS.
Which graphics cards can run Dreadnought Sol
The most affordable cards the FPSHQ model expects to reach 60+ FPS at 1080p High. This is an estimate, not a measurement.
- GeForce GTX 1070 ≈61 FPS
- Radeon RX 5600 XT ≈64 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti ≈68 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1080 ≈69 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2060 ≈69 FPS
- GeForce RTX 3050 ≈69 FPS
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Can my PC run Dreadnought Sol?
Dreadnought Sol (2017): FPSHQ load index 51 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 84–140 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 80–135 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 6 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650m; minimum RAM: 4 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Nov 8, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 51 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 99 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 108 FPS model estimate
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