Stellaris on GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop GPU

Meets recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop GPU meets Stellaris's recommended spec. We estimate ~74 fps at 1080p high (range 59–89, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the medium preset (~52 fps on high). Its 4 GB of video memory covers the 1 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	126	88	53
medium	96	67	40
high	74	52	31
ultra	59	41	25

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

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 1650 Laptop GPU back.
Processor needed for ~74 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i5-3570K): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~74 fps.

Video memory

GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop GPU: 4 GB
Minimum spec: 1 GB (+3 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 1 GB (+3 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6400

~65 fps vs 52 now (est.)

+25% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~70 fps vs 31 now (est.)

+125% GPU performance

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

Stellaris on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop GPU
GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop GPU	74	52	—
GeForce GTX 1650	92	65	+25%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	129	90	+75%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	194	136	+163%
Radeon RX 6600	212	149	+188%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	231	162	+213%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	240	168	+225%
Radeon RX 7600	268	187	+263%
GeForce RTX 4060	272	191	+269%
GeForce RTX 3070	300+	223	+331%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	281	+444%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	300+	+506%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300+	+525%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+713%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+744%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+1244%