Starfield
- Developer
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
- Released
- 06 September 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £44.99
Platforms: PC
Genres: shooter, role-playing-rpg, adventure
In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.
Best gaming PC for Starfield in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Starfield today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,4991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 100fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Bethesda Softworks on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 version 21H1 (10.0.19043) | Windows 10 / 11 with updates |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
| Storage | 125 GB | 125 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Starfield?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K and your GPU is at or above AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.