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Starfield PC Specs and System Requirements

MINIMUM:

  • OS: Windows 10 version 22H2 (10.0.19045)
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 125 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: SSD Required

RECOMMENDED:

  • OS: Windows 10/11 with updates
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 125 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: SSD Required
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Since they're locking Consoles to 30 fps I'm worried their Recommended settings are using that as baseline as well.

If that's the case I'll wait for some IT hero with too much free time to upload their optimisation mod to nexus 😂

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It does make me wonder what awful things they're getting that poor creation engine to do.

To be fair I remember Fallout 3 being a bit of a nightmare to play at launch too.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I won't be getting it day1 as I have an RTX 30-series GPU that is half the performance of the minimum requirement, hopefully this is a case of them being overly cautious.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I feel like getting any big game day 1 is risky. I usually give most games 6 months to mature now.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

as an rx 580 user, i feel you

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been meaning to upgrade but GPUs are stupid expensive where I live if you want something decent.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For me it's the power usage. All the new graphics cards would almost double my power bill

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Actually, despite all the negatives I've heard about the 4060 and 4060 Ti, I was looking into it recently and unless I'm mistaken they actually seem to have lower TDP compared to their 30X0 counterparts, while still offering slightly better performance.

I think it's a shame that that's been drowned out by the negatives; few people ever mention TDP, but I think lowering the TDP while still having better performance is a noteworthy thing that should be mentioned more.

EDIT: Went to look for some numbers and, according to NVIDIA, the TDP of the RTX 4060 and 4060 Ti is 115W and 160W respectively, whereas the numbers I found for the GTX 1060's TDP are 120W.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the info, I never checked the specs of the newest gens due to the outragous price. Maybe I'll find a cheap one in a few months

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Specs here

MINIMUM:

OS: Windows 10 version 22H2 (10.0.19045)

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K

Memory: 16 GB RAM

Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti

DirectX: Version 12

Network: Broadband Internet connection

Storage: 125 GB available space

Additional Notes: SSD Required

RECOMMENDED:

OS: Windows 10/11 with updates

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K

Memory: 16 GB RAM

Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

DirectX: Version 12

Network: Broadband Internet connection

Storage: 125 GB available space

Additional Notes: SSD Required

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Those recommend gpu reqs are fucking ridiculous lol. If people are getting anything less that 60 with a 6700xt, then m$ and Bethesda fucked up again.

Also, 125gb? What the fuck?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Damn, these are jacked specs. Literally just upgraded in January from my old ryzen 2600x and 1070ti combo to a 6700xt and ryzen 5600x. My new GPU doesn't even meet the recommended specs wtf lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I have an RTX 30-series GPU and its only half of the minimum GPU, I'm hoping its a 1440p spec list given the Series S version will be 1440p.

If it can run at 1440p on the XS|S, it should run on my RTX-3050 (laptop 85W).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There's no way those specs are right. Their games are notoriously CPU dependent, I refuse to believe a R5 3600 can get stable 60fps gameplay out of this engine but a 6700xt cannot.

But if they're right, there's gonna be a lot of complaints surrounding optimization around launch, and the 30fps BS on console will make a lot more sense.

Edit: In fact, your GPU does meet recommended spec, because it outperforms the "recommended" 2080 in every benchmark I've seen, and has 50% more VRAM. Ignore this garbage, wait for reviews.

[–] away2thestars 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It will probably work with proton

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ssd required? Does it use direct storage?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm speculating using a physical hard drive will be a poorer user experience - ie: being slow to stream the world data causing pop in, texture loading issues etc

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Both drive types are physical devices that a person can hold in their hand; you must have meant another word. Platter, maybe? Unless... something has changed drastically and I'm out of the loop. Are the youngsters downloading both RAM and storage drives now?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that need Windows 11?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

DirectStorage is supported by Windows 10 and 11.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wonder what steam deck support will look like.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Based on the recommended specs, it likely won't run, at least not without some serious compromises.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I simply think they won't care much about it, as it seems from the requirements :/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Probably have to install separate mods to give it PS2 graphics to even get it to work at 20fps lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hopefully I can run this at close to 60fps on my pc with a 3070. I really don’t want to upgrade for a car with more VRAM.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is my fear as well. Considering their targeting 30fps for the consoles, I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what these specs are targeting as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I wish they would add more context to their specs, like how some devs list resolution/fps targets.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oof. That min spec? That's my max spec right there. Except linux not windows.

[–] away2thestars 1 points 1 year ago

Won't they release it Linux natively compatible?