Starfield has a lot of settings for the players to tweak in order to get the best performance. Here, we will discuss the best settings for PC you can have.
Starfield is the biggest space adventure game launched in quite some time. And being the game made by Besthda, veteran RPG developers, it features many different fun encounters and skills for the players to use and explore. The game will also feature procedurally generated planets the players can land on and explore.
Starfield, being a modern game, looks pretty good too. With all the features and good graphics, you will need a pretty good PC if you want to run the game at its maximum potential. That being said, budget and mid-range PCs can also run Starfield on comparatively lower graphics settings. Here, we will give you the best settings for all types of PC so that you can run Starfield at its best.
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Settings for Best Visual
If you have a pretty good PC and you want to get the best visual the game has to offer. These are the settings you need to use:
- Dynamic Resolution – On/Off (if you want constant resolution)
- Render Resolution Scale – 75%
- Graphics Preset – Ultra
- Shadow Quality – Ultra
- Indirect Lighting – Ultra
- Reflections – High
- Particle Quality – High
- Volumetric Lighting – Ultra
- Crowd Density – High
- Motion Blur – Off
- GTAO Quality – Ultra
- Grass Quality – Ultra
- Contact Shadows – Ultra
- VSync – On
- Upscaling – FSR2 (without it, framerate will take a hit)
Best Settings for Mid-Range PC
If your PC is not the best in the market, but you still have a pretty good PC, these settings can maximize the frame rate of the game while making the game look really good.
- Dynamic Resolution – On
- Render Resolution Scale – 75%-70% (default)
- Graphics Preset – High
- Shadow Quality – High
- Indirect Lighting – High
- Reflections – High
- Particle Quality – High
- Volumetric Lighting – High
- Crowd Density – High
- Motion Blur – Off/On (Personal preference)
- GTAO Quality – High
- Grass Quality – High
- Contact Shadows – High
- VSync – On
- Upscaling – FSR2
Settings to Maximum Framerate on a Budget PC
If you are running the game on a budget PC, you can use these settings. This may not look the best, but it will give you a good frame rate while making the game look okay. Here are the settings you need to use:
- Dynamic Resolution: On
- Render Resolution: 75%
- Shadow Quality: Medium
- Indirect Lighting: High
- Reflections: Medium
- Particle Quality: Low
- Volumetric Lighting: Medium
- Crowd Density: Low
- Motion Blur: On
- GTAO Quality: Medium
- Grass Quality: Medium
- Contact Shadows: Medium
- VSync: On
- Upscaling: FSR2
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