Starfield on GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU meets Starfield's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~51 fps at 1080p high (range 41–61, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the medium preset. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 7600 XT (~61 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	87	61	37
medium	66	47	28
high	51	36	21
ultra	41	29	17

Estimate · medium confidence, ±20%

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: medium preset
60 fps at 1440p: low preset
144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

NVIDIA RTX card: turn on DLSS in quality mode before dropping the preset; FSR and XeSS also work if the game lacks DLSS.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU back.
Processor needed for ~51 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 5 3600X): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~51 fps.

Video memory

GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU: 8 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 7600 XT

~61 fps vs 51 now (est.)

+19% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 4070

~60 fps vs 36 now (est.)

+67% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 5080

~61 fps vs 21 now (est.)

+185% GPU performance

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

Starfield on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
GeForce GTX 1650	20	14	-62%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	28	19	-46%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	41	29	-19%
Radeon RX 6600	45	32	-12%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	49	34	-4%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	51	36	—
Radeon RX 7600	57	40	+12%
GeForce RTX 4060	58	41	+13%
GeForce RTX 3070	68	48	+33%
GeForce RTX 4070	86	60	+67%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	95	67	+87%
GeForce RTX 5070	98	69	+92%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	128	90	+150%
GeForce RTX 4080	133	93	+160%
GeForce RTX 5090	211	148	+313%