System requirements · PC
Starfield PC system requirements
Starfield needs at least an AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K processor, 16 GB of RAM and an AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti graphics card, on Windows 10 version 21H1 (10.0.19043).
For the recommended settings: an AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K processor, 16 GB of RAM and an AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card. It takes 125 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 10 version 21H1 (10.0.19043) | Windows 10/11 with updates |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
| DirectX | Version 12 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Storage | 125 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Network | Not listed | Broadband Internet connection |
| Additional notes | SSD Required Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
How demanding is Starfield?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 89% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (16 GB).
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Storage: Larger than 98% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (125 GB).
Compared with the minimum requirements of every game that has a requirements page on gamekeys.deals. We compare memory and storage only: processor and graphics card names cannot be ranked reliably from Steam's text.
Other platforms
Starfield is also available on Xbox Series S/X. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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