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Starfield is upon us. The upcoming large-scale space explorer launches on all Xbox consoles and PCs on September 6, 2023. Widely regarded as the most anticipated game of the year, this Bethesda title will bring its class-leading expertise in developing massive open worlds to its most ambitious project ever.
Gamers with high-end PCs powered by GPUs like the RTX 3080 and 3080 Ti are in for a solid experience in this new title. We are looking at 4K gameplay offering smooth framerates without any significant sacrifices to the fidelity.
Like any other AAA game launched this year, Starfield bundles many customizable options that can be tweaked for the best experience. To ease your work, we will list out the best settings for the game in this article.
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Best Starfield graphics settings for RTX 3080
The RTX 3080 was launched as a high-end 4K gaming GPU in 2020. It continues to be a charmer at this resolution. Both the 10 GB and 12 GB variants are able to handle the game at high framerates with a mix of high and ultra settings applied. We also recommend a bit of temporal upscaling with FSR 2 to avoid any frame drops that may ruin the experience.
The best graphics settings for the RTX 3080 are listed below:
Display
- Borderless full screen: On
- Window size: 3840 x 2160 (16:9)
- Select monitor: Primary monitor
- Dynamic resolution: Off
- Render resolution scale: 100
- Graphics preset: Ultra
- Shadow quality: High
- Indirect lighting: Ultra
- Reflections: High
- Particle quality: High
- Volumetric lighting: High
- Crowd density: High
- Motion blur: High
- GTAO quality: Ultra
- Grass quality: Ultra
- Contact shadows: Ultra
- Vsync: Off
- Upscaling: FSR 2
- Sharpening: 75
- Enable VRS: On
- Film grain intensity: Full
- Enable depth of field: On
Best Starfield graphics settings for RTX 3080 Ti
The RTX 3080 Ti is significantly more powerful than its older non-Ti sibling. This card can run the latest titles, including Starfield, at 4K without a single compromise. Gamers can get a decent experience with the highest settings applied at UHD. However, we recommend relying on FSR 2 for a smooth gameplay experience.
The best Starfield graphics settings for the RTX 3080 Ti is as follows:
Display
- Borderless full screen: On
- Window size: 3840 x 2160 (16:9)
- Select monitor: Primary monitor
- Dynamic resolution: Off
- Render resolution scale: 100
- Graphics preset: Ultra
- Shadow quality: Ultra
- Indirect lighting: Ultra
- Reflections: High
- Particle quality: High
- Volumetric lighting: Ultra
- Crowd density: High
- Motion blur: High
- GTAO quality: Ultra
- Grass quality: Ultra
- Contact shadows: Ultra
- Vsync: Off
- Upscaling: FSR 2
- Sharpening: 75
- Enable VRS: On
- Film grain intensity: Full
- Enable depth of field: On
Starfield is a demanding game. The title can bring some modest hardware down to its knees. However, players with some of the fastest hardware in the market, like the RTX 3080 and 3080 Ti, need not worry about any performance issues. These cards can run the game well with the above settings applied.
