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Can I run Starfield with a Radeon RX 570 4GB?

At index 6 the Radeon RX 570 4GB lands 33% under the 9 that Starfield asks for just to start, and there is no tier below that one.

The Radeon RX 570 4GB shipped in 2017, 6 years before Starfield, and 5 of the 47 cards we track stop at the same point in Starfield. It sits 45 of 47 on our index.

estimated index 6 · 4 GB · 2017
Ceiling with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and 32 GB

Will not run

This rig does not clear the minimum requirement.

Headroom
33% short on VRAM
Bottleneck
VRAM
Confidence
estimated

Tier ladder

  1. minimum blocked by VRAM + GPU
  2. recommended blocked by GPU + VRAM
  3. high blocked by GPU + VRAM
  4. ultra blocked by GPU + VRAM

The weakest link is video memory: this rig brings 4 against the 6 that Starfield asks for at the minimum tier. Everything else in the rig is already past that line.

That readout is the best this card can do in Starfield: it assumes nothing else in the machine holds it back. Your own processor and memory can only lower it, never raise it.

The same card with three different processors

In Starfield all three processors land the Radeon RX 570 4GB on the same tier - this pairing is decided by the card, not by what sits next to it. Each row assumes 16 GB of system memory.

Processor Index Verdict Bottleneck
Ryzen 5 1600 30 Will not run video memory
Ryzen 9 5900X 70 Will not run video memory
Ryzen 7 9800X3D 95 Will not run video memory

Cheapest way up one tier

video memory: GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

The Radeon RX 570 4GB carries 4 GB of video memory and the minimum tier needs 6 GB. Video memory is a hard limit: no amount of core speed substitutes for it.

That is the smallest part in our catalogue that clears the minimum tier - not the fastest one, and not a price claim: we hold no price data, so "cheapest" here means "least upgrade that does the job".

This part alone will not get you there. graphics card also falls short of that tier.

Where to look: GeForce RTX 3050 8GB (no store links yet)

Thresholds, against this card

Green means the Radeon RX 570 4GB clears that number, red means it does not. The processor and memory columns are yours to fill in with the checker below.

System requirement thresholds for Starfield, by tier
Requirement minimum recommended high ultra your rig
GPU index 9 18 26 45 6
CPU index 35 45 65 85 0
Video memory 6 GB 8 GB 12 GB 16 GB 4 GB
System memory 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB 32 GB 0 GB
Storage 125 GB 125 GB 125 GB 125 GB -

The CPU and system memory rows show zero because this page knows the card and nothing else.

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Questions

Will a Radeon RX 570 4GB run Starfield?
At index 6 the Radeon RX 570 4GB lands 33% under the 9 that Starfield asks for just to start, and there is no tier below that one. Above that the video memory is what stops it.
Is 4 GB of video memory enough for Starfield?
Not for every tier. Starfield asks for more video memory than the 4 GB on this card at the tier above the minimum, and video memory is a hard limit rather than something extra core speed can cover.

More on this card: what the Radeon RX 570 4GB runs across every game we track.