Best Starfield graphics settings to improve performance & FPS
Selecting the best Starfield graphics settings is a must with how demanding the game is, as they will help you improve your performance and FPS to truly bring your space adventure to life.
The sheer number of planets in Starfield is enough to make any ageing PC start melting, as Starfield will likely strike fear in any components that aren't fully up to scratch. Thankfully, using the best settings should alleviate many of the issues with lower-performing cards, while still getting more performance out of the top-of-the-line parts too.
So, make sure to continue reading to see our picks for the best Starfield graphics settings, allowing you to improve your performance and FPS in the game.
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Best Starfield graphics settings
Click to enlargeHere are the best graphics settings that you will want to enable in Starfield if you're looking to improve your performance and FPS:
| Setting | Option |
| Borderless Full Screen | On |
| Window Size | Match monitor resolution |
| Dynamic resolution | Off |
| Render resolution | 55-75% (keep as high as you can with acceptable performance) |
| Shadow quality | Low |
| Indirect Lighting | Medium |
| Reflections | Medium |
| Particle Quality | Low |
| Volumetric Lighting | Low |
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| Setting | Option |
| Crowd Density | Medium |
| Motion Blur | Off |
| GTAO Quality | Medium |
| Grass Quality | Medium |
| Contact Shadows | Medium |
| VSync | Off (or On if you don't have a FreeSync monitor) |
| Upscaling | FSR2 |
| Sharpening | 75% |
| Enable VRS | On |
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| Setting | Option |
| Film Grain Intensity | 0% |
| Enable Depth of Field | Off |
The settings listed above are best for a system that is on the lower end, as it should help you get as many frames as possible out of hardware that might be struggling, without compromising too much on visual quality. The Starfield system requirements have a GTX 1070 Ti as the minimum, but these settings should work well on a GTX 1060 and slightly lower.
The most important settings to pay attention to are ones like lighting and crowd density, as they have the most impact on your CPU and GPU. Generally, Starfield is a CPU-intensive game, so you will definitely want to scale back these settings if you have an older processor.
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If you do have more powerful hardware though, you can definitely look at upping these settings to make the game more beautiful. Render resolution is definitely one to keep as close to 100% if you can, as the game can get quite blurry when this is lowered. We definitely recommend keeping FSR 2 on if possible though, as that can give a major performance boost without too noticeable of a difference.
So, that wraps up our list of the best Starfield graphics settings, letting you improve your performance and FPS in-game if your components are struggling.
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