System requirements · PC
Stellaris PC system requirements
Stellaris needs at least an Intel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350 processor, 4 GB of RAM and an Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600, on Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit.
For the recommended settings: an Intel® iCore™ i5-3570K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G processor, 4 GB of RAM and an Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti (1GB VRAM) or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM) graphics card. It takes 10 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350 | Intel® iCore™ i5-3570K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Graphics | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti (1GB VRAM) or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM) |
| DirectX | Version 9.0c | Version 12 |
| Storage | 10 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Sound card | Direct X 9.0c- compatible sound card | DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
How demanding is Stellaris?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 15% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (4 GB).
It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
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Storage: Larger than 40% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (10 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
Mac
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | 13 (Ventura) Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel® iCore™ i5-4570S | Intel® iCore™ i5-4670 |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Graphics | Nvidia® GeForce™ GT 750M or equivalent AMD® card with 1GB Vram | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 780M with 4GB Vram or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM) |
| Storage | 10 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
Linux and SteamOS
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Ubuntu 22.04 x64 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350 | Intel® iCore™ i5-3570K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Graphics | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti (1GB VRAM) or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM) |
| Storage | 12 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Sound card | Direct X 9.0c- compatible sound card Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
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