On a AMD RX 6700 XT (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-class CPU), Star Citizen runs at roughly 63 FPS at 1440p with our optimized settings — up from about 47FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The AMD RX 6700 XT is a strong 1440p graphics card with 12GB of VRAM, and Star Citizen is a one of the most punishing games to run on PC. Paired with the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, it runs well at 1440p — about 63 FPSwith FrameCoach's optimized settings, a clear jump from roughly 47 FPS with everything on High.
Across resolutions you can expect around 77 FPS at 1080p and 63 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 60 FPS at 4K. The biggest free win is FSR upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.
| Resolution | All-High FPS | Optimized FPS |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 78 | 77 |
| 1440p | 47 | 63 |
| 4K | 27 | 60 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the AMD RX 6700 XT averages around 63 FPS at 1440p in Star Citizen — up from about 47 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the AMD RX 6700 XT averages roughly 63 FPS in Star Citizen — a smooth experience.
Turn on FSR (Quality), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Volumetric Clouds / Gas and Shadow Quality down a notch. The full per-setting breakdown is above.
FPS figures are estimates from a generalized model (hardware tier × game load × per-setting weights), not live benchmarks — real performance varies by scene, drivers and game version.