On a NVIDIA RTX 4070 (laptop, 8GB) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop)-class CPU), Starfield runs at roughly 70 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 70FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The NVIDIA RTX 4070 (laptop, 8GB) is a mainstream 1080p graphics card with 8GB of VRAM, and Starfield 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 70 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 70 FPS at 1080p and 65 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 61 FPS at 4K. With only 8GB of VRAM, keep textures a notch below max in Starfield at higher resolutions to avoid stutter. The biggest free win is DLSS upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.
| Resolution | All-High FPS | Optimized FPS |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 70 | 70 |
| 1440p | 42 | 65 |
| 4K | 24 | 61 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 4070 (laptop, 8GB) averages around 70 FPS at 1080p in Starfield — up from about 70 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 4070 (laptop, 8GB) averages roughly 65 FPS in Starfield — a smooth experience.
Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Shadow Quality and Indirect Lighting 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.