Matrix Line Ratios
Production ratios for the six matrix lines, using only the counts the research confirms.
At a glance
DSP is ratio-driven: you build a tileable “matrix line” that turns raw belts into one saturated matrix belt, then copy-paste it. The two tables below come from the DSP Wiki Matrix Production data. Numbers depend on belt tier, assembler tier, and proliferator mode, so calibrate to your own setup.
Ingredient belts per saturated matrix belt
Belts of ingredients needed to fully saturate one output belt of each matrix:
| Matrix | Ingredient belts |
|---|---|
| Electromagnetic | 1 Circuit Board + 1 Magnetic Coil |
| Energy | 2 Energetic Graphite + 2 Hydrogen |
| Structure | 1 Titanium Crystal + 1 Diamond |
| Information | 2 Processor + 1 Particle Broadband |
| Gravity | 0.5 Graviton Lens + 0.5 Quantum Chip (outputs 2 per cycle) |
| Universe | 1 belt each of Antimatter, Electromagnetic, Energy, Structure, Information, Gravity |
Production labs per saturated output belt
Number of production-mode Matrix Labs needed to saturate one output belt, by belt tier:
| Belt | Electro | Energy | Structure | Info | Gravity | Universe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mk.I | 18 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 72 | 90 |
| Mk.II | 36 | 72 | 96 | 120 | 144 | 480 |
| Mk.III | 90 | 180 | 240 | 300 | 360 | 450 |
The Mk.II Universe figure of 480 is as listed on the wiki and looks anomalous next to the rest. Double-check it in-game before you build to it.
Simple confirmed anchors
- 6 basic smelters consume one Mk.I ore belt (most smelting recipes are 1 ore per second).
- 2 miners, each on 6 veins, fill one Mk.I belt.
- A vertical stack of 3 Matrix Labs producing Electromagnetic Matrix outputs 60 matrices per minute.
- On Mk.I assemblers, multiply required machine counts by 4/3, since they run at 0.75x speed.
Watch out for
- Do not commit to exact assembler counts for deep chains (processors, quantum chips, and the like) from a table. Run a calculator such as dyson-calculator.com or dysonsphereblueprints.com, since counts shift with belt tier, proliferator mode, and assembler tier.
- Gravity Matrix outputs 2 per cycle, which is why its ingredient belts read as 0.5 each. Do not treat it like the other matrices.
Related
- The tiers and unlocks: the matrix ladder cheatsheet.
- Feeding those lines: the smelting and mall cheatsheet.