Placeholder data. The verdict, frame rates and settings on this page are illustrative. They reproduce the approved design and have not been measured yet.
- RPG
- Action
- Sci-Fi
Starfield
Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda Softworks
Released: Sep 6, 2023
Hold off
Current Recommendation
Best value: $25 or less
- Updated:
- Sep 30, 2024
- Tested on:
- 3.0
10-Second Reality Check
Biggest win
Ship building and the sheer number of hand-authored locations give it a scale few RPGs attempt.
Biggest issue
Every city is CPU-bound no matter the GPU, and the load screens between areas break exploration flow.
Value
Wait for a deep sale or a performance patch; the current asking price does not match the technical state.
Reality Matrix
Overall: Hold off
Performance
CPU-bound in cities on every tier tested.
Stability
Rare crashes on fast travel; frequent hitching.
Loading
Load screens interrupt interior and city transitions.
Monetization
Cosmetic creation-club items alongside a paid expansion.
My Hardware
See how it actually runs on your rig.
Who is this for?
Buy if
- You specifically want ship building and base building
- You already play on a fast CPU
Think twice if
- You expect seamless exploration
- You are sensitive to frame-time spikes
Best Settings
| Setting | Recommended | FPS gain | Visual loss |
|---|
Testing & Evidence
- Test Date
- Sep 30, 2024
- Game Build
- Current public build
- Platform
- PC
- GPU
- RTX 4070
- CPU
- Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- RAM
- 32GB DDR5
- Driver
- Current Game Ready
- Test Duration
- 9 hours
- Copy
- Retail Digital