Gaming
Can I run Starfield?
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K
- GPU
- AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti · DirectX 12
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 125 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 version 21H1 (10.0.19043)
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K
- GPU
- AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 · DirectX 12
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 125 GB
- OS
- Windows 10/11 with updates
Check your laptop
Laptops that definitively can’t run Starfield
35 of 317 laptops in our database fail Starfield’s minimum requirements outright — either the publisher lists a different operating system than the laptop runs, or the laptop’s RAM is soldered (not upgradeable) and below the requirement. Laptops not listed here are not judged, not incompatible: their CPU, GPU and configuration need checking by you — we don’t guess.
- MacBook Air (13-inch, M1, 2020)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, M2, 2022)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, M3, 2024)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, M5, 2026)
- MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023)
- MacBook Air (15-inch, M3, 2024)
- MacBook Air (15-inch, M4, 2025)
- MacBook Air (15-inch, M5, 2026)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Max, 2021)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Pro, 2021)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Pro, 2023)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3 Max, Nov 2023)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3 Pro, Nov 2023)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4 Max, 2024)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4 Pro, 2024)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4, 2024)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5 Max, 2026)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5 Pro, 2026)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5, 2025)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M1 Max, 2021)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M1 Pro, 2021)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Max, 2023)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Pro, 2023)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M3 Max, Nov 2023)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M3 Pro, Nov 2023)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M4 Max, 2024)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M4 Pro, 2024)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Max, 2026)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Pro, 2026)
- Aspire 3 A315-510P
Which laptops can reach 16 GB of RAM?
290 of 317 laptops in our database support at least 16 GB of RAM (the model’s documented maximum). That is capacity, not what ships in the box — check your exact configuration, and see whether your model’s RAM can be upgraded.
Where these requirements come from
- Valve (Steam) — Starfield on Steam — System Requirements · retrieved 9/19/2026
- minimum: SSD Required
- recommended: SSD Required
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