Can My PC Run Starfield?

Game details

Developer

Bethesda Game Studios

Publisher

Bethesda Softworks

Released

6 September 2023

Engine

Creation Engine 2

About Starfield

Starfield requires an SSD in both tiers and is notably heavy on the CPU in cities such as New Atlantis. It has no built-in DirectX 11 fallback — a DirectX 12 capable GPU is mandatory.

Common questions about running Starfield

Each link runs a real comparison against the published specification.

• Can a GeForce GTX 1070 run Starfield?
• Can a Radeon RX 5600 XT run Starfield?
• Can a Radeon RX 6800 XT run Starfield?
• Can a GeForce RTX 2080 run Starfield?
• What else runs on 16 GB of RAM?
• Estimate Starfield performance at your resolution

What PC do I need for Starfield?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

Processor

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or Intel Core i5-10600K

Memory

16 GB RAM

Storage

125 GB

Operating system

Windows 10/11 with updates

Not sure how your parts compare? Run the check above or read what these tiers mean.

Can my laptop run Starfield?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.

Keep checking

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