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Can I Run Stella?

Get ready to explore, discover and interact with a multitude of species as you journey among the stars. Forge a galactic empire by sending out science ships to survey and explore, while construction s...

Developer Paradox Development StudioPublisher Paradox InteractiveRelease 2016
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System requirements

Minimum requirements

CPUIntel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350
GPUNvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600
VRAM1 GB
RAM4 GB
Storage10 GB HDD
OSWindows® 10 Home 64 Bit
DirectXVersion 9.0c

Recommended requirements

CPUIntel® iCore™ i5-3570K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G
GPUNvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti (1GB VRAM) or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM)
VRAM1 GB
RAM4 GB
Storage10 GB HDD
OSWindows® 10 Home 64 Bit
DirectXVersion 12

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Can you run Stella?

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Can run iton a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the processor is the tightest fit.

Stella targets a mainstream modern PC: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600 and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti (1GB VRAM) or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM) for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.

Bottleneck: CPU

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Frequently asked questions

Can my PC run Stella?

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What are the minimum system requirements for Stella?

The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350; GPU: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit.

How much storage does Stella need?

Stella needs about 10 GB of HDD storage.

What is the bottleneck for Stella?

On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Stella is the CPU.