Stardew Valley on GeForce GTX 650

Well above recommendedEstimate · low confidence, ±30%

Yes. The GeForce GTX 650 is well above Stardew Valley's recommended spec. We estimate ~111 fps at 1080p high (range 77–144, low confidence, ±30%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~77 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	188	132	79
medium	144	101	60
high	111	77	46
ultra	88	62	37

Estimate · low confidence, ±30%

Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+. Data updated 2026-09-24.

Best settings

60 fps at 1080p: ultra preset
60 fps at 1440p: ultra preset
144 fps at 1080p: medium preset

This GeForce card has no tensor cores, so DLSS is not available. Use FSR or XeSS in quality mode before dropping the preset.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the GeForce GTX 650 back.
Processor needed for ~111 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).

Video memory

GeForce GTX 650: 1 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce GTX 1630

~80 fps vs 46 now (est.)

+71% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Stardew Valley; usually the cheapest.

Stardew Valley on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce GTX 650
GeForce GTX 650	111	77	—
GeForce GTX 1650	300+	221	+186%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	300+	300+	+300%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	300+	300+	+500%
Radeon RX 6600	300+	300+	+557%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	300+	300+	+614%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	300+	300+	+643%
Radeon RX 7600	300+	300+	+729%
GeForce RTX 4060	300+	300+	+743%
GeForce RTX 3070	300+	300+	+886%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	300+	+1143%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	300+	+1286%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300+	+1329%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+1757%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+1829%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+2971%