Starfield PC System Requirements: How to Build a PC For Starfield

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To say Starfield is one of the biggest RPGs in years is an understatement. Bethesda's first new IP in decades is almost here, and while it's an Xbox Series X | S console exclusive, the massive RPG is also hitting a gaming PC near you. But which of the best graphics cards are well suited for exploring this all-new galaxy?

Luckily, the system requirements for Starfield were released a while ago. And while Bethesda has partnered with AMD to bring some tech over, anyone with a decent modern gaming rig should have no problems stepping into the RPG on its September 6 release day – you can even preload Starfield right now if you're using Game Pass.

Bethesda has released two sets of system requirements, as is usual with PC games these days. These are seperated in a Minimum spec and a Recommended spec. I'm not quite sure what settings these requirements are for, but with how lax the minimum spec is, you should be able to sneak through the game with a very modest PC.

Operating system: Windows 10 21H1

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

RAM: 16GB

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5700 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

Storage: 125GB – although this might not be final

Operating system: Windows 10 / 11

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 / Intel Core i5-10600K

RAM: 16GB

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT / Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080

Storage: 125GB

There are a couple of things to note right off the bat. Both the minimum and recommended specs ask for 16GB of RAM, so you can be fairly sure than an 8GB system isn't going to cut it. 8GB of RAM on a Windows PC has been kind of rough lately so this shouldn't be surprising.

The storage space is the other big one. It's important to note that an SSD is required. This isn't that surprising when you think back to the big deal