Published , by Sam Chandler
Published , by Sam Chandler
Starfield is coming to PC this in September which means gamers only have a few months to get their PC specs up to scratch to meet the recommended requirements. Alternatively, maybe you’re looking to see whether you can get away with one more major PC release, squeaking in for that minimum benchmark.
Here are the PC specs and requirements for Starfield, as seen on the game’s official Steam page. We’ll be certain to update this should Bethesda offer up more benchmarks for different in-game settings.
| Starfield | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| OS | Windows 10 version 22H2 (10.0.19045) | Windows 10/11 with updates |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K |
| RAM | 16 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| GFX | AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection | Broadband Internet connection |
| HDD | 125 GB & SSD required | 125 GB & SSD required |
The good news is that the minimum specs aren’t that demanding, requiring a graphics card that came out in at least 2017. As for the recommended, if you’ve got a graphics card from around 2018 or 2018 you should be good to go. For more on Starfield, make sure you check out our wrap-up of everything we learned about Starfield from the Xbox Games Showcase 2023. There’s also our Starfield pre-order guide to help you pick the edition that’s right for you.