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Starfield on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti + Intel Core i5-8400

Estimated FPS at every preset and resolution

At 1080p, this combo has a 60% CPU bottleneck. In Starfield (CPU weight: 40%), the pairing delivers:

Starfield FPS Table

Preset	Resolution	Estimated FPS	Verdict
Low	1080p	84 FPS	Great
Low	1440p	57 FPS	Playable
Low	4K	35 FPS	Playable
High	1080p	59 FPS	Playable
High	1440p	40 FPS	Playable
High	4K	24 FPS	Low
Ultra	1080p	41 FPS	Playable
Ultra	1440p	28 FPS	Low
Ultra	4K	17 FPS	Low

Genre: action-rpg · VRAM req (High): 8GB · Ray Tracing: No · Upscaling: DLSS3, FSR3, XeSS