Stellaris on PC: requirements and FPS by GPU

To play Stellaris at 60 FPS at 1080p on High, a GTX 1050 Ti is enough (~65 FPS estimated). For 1440p at 60 FPS, a RX 580 or better.

Updated November 15, 2026

Estimated FPS by graphics card

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	4K
GTX 1050 Ti	65	47	27
GTX 1650	79	57	33
RX 580	86	62	36
GTX 1060	96	69	40
GTX 1660 SUPER	116	84	49
RTX 3060 Laptop	120	86	50
RTX 2060	127	92	54
RTX 3060	154	111	65
RTX 4060 Laptop	160	115	67
RTX 4060	191	138	80
RTX 3060 Ti	202	146	85
RTX 3070	232	167	97
RTX 4060 Ti	240	173	101
RTX 3080	280	202	118
RTX 4070	300+	226	132
RTX 4070 SUPER	300+	263	153

60 FPS or more30 to 60Under 30

Estimated FPS at High quality with a high-end processor and 32 GB of RAM. Real results can vary by up to 30%.

	Minimum	Recommended
Graphics card	Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti (1GB VRAM) or AMD® Radeon™ R7 370 (2 GB VRAM)
Processor	Intel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350	Intel® iCore™ i5-3570K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G
RAM	4 GB	4 GB

What graphics card do I need for Stellaris?

To play Stellaris at 60 FPS at 1080p on High, a GTX 1050 Ti is enough (~65 FPS estimated). For 1440p at 60 FPS, a RX 580 or better.

How much RAM does Stellaris need?

It asks for at least 4 GB. With less it may stutter or not launch.

Does my PC run Stellaris better than a PS5?

A card like the RTX 2070 Super performs about like a PS5's. Add your PC to Specta and we'll tell you for your setup.