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Starfield on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop + Intel Core i5-12400F

Estimated FPS at every preset and resolution

At 1080p, this combo has a 25.5% GPU bottleneck. In Starfield (CPU weight: 40%), the pairing delivers:

Starfield FPS Table

Preset	Resolution	Estimated FPS	Verdict
Low	1080p	76 FPS	Great
Low	1440p	52 FPS	Playable
Low	4K	32 FPS	Playable
High	1080p	24 FPS	Low
High	1440p	16 FPS	Low
High	4K	10 FPS	Low
Ultra	1080p	17 FPS	Low
Ultra	1440p	11 FPS	Low
Ultra	4K	7 FPS	Low

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