Starfield: System requirements and SSD constraint

Starfield has published its official system requirements. After the release date, Bethesda have now also announced the minimum and optimal requirements. In this article we will tell you what system requirements you have to meet for the space adventure and why you absolutely need an SSD hard drive.

The official gameplay trailer reveals what awaits you in the space epic:

After almost 10 years of development, you will be able to explore the big world of Starfield with all its planets from September 6, 2023. If you don’t play on the console but on the PC, you have to, according to the Steam page However, adjust to high system requirements:

Minimum requirements for Starfield

To play Starfield you must meet these minimum requirements:

• Operating system: Windows 10 from version 22H2 (10.0.19045)
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (see on Amazon) or Intel Core i7-6800K (see on Amazon)
• Random access memory: 16 GB RAM (see on Amazon)
• Graphic: AMD Radeon RX 5700 or NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti
• DirectX: version 12
• Storage space: 125GB SSD

An SSD hard drive is absolutely necessary. The reason for this will be the big world, which would involve corresponding loading times on an HDD.

Recommended system requirements for Starfield

These are the optimal conditions for Starfield:

• Operating system: Windows 10 or 11 up to date
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K
• Random access memory: 16GB RAM
• Graphic: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (see Alternate), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
• DirectX: version 12
• Network: broadband
• Storage space: 125GB SSD

Even with a more capable system, the SSD is necessary. However, you can assume that other loading screens will be limited. The vast space world and its planets will likely be explored seamlessly.