Can I Run Sid Meier's Starships?
Take command of a fleet of powerful starships in this adventure-driven strategy game from legendary designer Sid Meier. Travel to new worlds, completing missions to help save and protect the planets a...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD4000 or better integrated graphics |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 0.82 GB HDD |
Recommended requirements
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Can you run Sid Meier's Starships?
Sid Meier's Starships is light on hardware. Its minimum, 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD4000 or better integrated graphics, 2 GB RAM, about 0.82 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 48.57x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 27.32x |
| 4K | Comfortable | 12.14x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Sid Meier's Starships's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Can my PC run Sid Meier's Starships?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Sid Meier's Starships?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz; GPU: 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD4000 or better integrated graphics; 2 GB RAM.
How much storage does Sid Meier's Starships need?
Sid Meier's Starships needs about 0.82 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Sid Meier's Starships?
The RTX 3060 runs Sid Meier's Starships comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Sid Meier's Starships?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Sid Meier's Starships is the GPU.