On a Intel Arc B580 (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop)-class CPU), Star Citizen runs at roughly 73 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 74FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The Intel Arc B580 is a mainstream 1080p graphics card with 12GB of VRAM, and Star Citizen is a one of the most punishing games to run on PC. Paired with the Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop), it runs well at 1080p — about 73 FPSwith FrameCoach's optimized settings. That already clears a smooth frame rate on High, so our tuning keeps the visuals as high as possible instead of chasing extra frames.
Across resolutions you can expect around 73 FPS at 1080p and 68 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 56 FPS at 4K. The biggest free win is XeSS upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.
| Resolution | All-High FPS | Optimized FPS |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 74 | 73 |
| 1440p | 44 | 68 |
| 4K | 25 | 56 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the Intel Arc B580 averages around 73 FPS at 1080p in Star Citizen — up from about 74 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the Intel Arc B580 averages roughly 68 FPS in Star Citizen — a smooth experience.
Use a balanced preset, 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.