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Reviews Digital Foundry || Starfield - Xbox Series X/ Xbox Series S - Performance & Graphics Breakdown

PC Testing and Optimized Setting

    • Starfield on PC delivers the best way to play the game, assuming your hardware is capable enough - but it's clear that there's a lot of issues that Bethesda needs to address. In this PC tech review, Alex delivers optimised settings and console-equivalent settings, and also takes a look at the DLSS mod quality vs AMD's bespoke FSR 2 integration. Graphics and CPU optimisation is also under the microscope, where it's clear there's still a lot of work to be done.
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    Starfield on PC is the best way to play - but the game still requires a lot of work

    The Digital Foundry tech review - including those all-important optimised settings.
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    • not much shader compilation stutter
    • menu experience is a mixed bag. lots of basic options are missing and has to be modded in
    • DLSS is better than FSR and TAA by a good deal
    • loading is faster than on Xbox
    • optimized settings (using a 2070 super at 1440p 59% scale)
      • foliage - medium
      • volumetrics - medium
      • reflections - medium
      • contact shadows - medium
      • shadows - medium or high if using a higher end gpu
      • variable rate shading - on
      • GTAO - medium
      • particle quality - high
      • motion blur - low
      • indirect lighting - any setting, no real difference
      • crowds - low setting, no real visual or performance difference
      • DLSS runs better than FSR at times
    • dynamic resolution only works when you're below 30fps
      • causes improper frame pacing
      • use Special K
    • game is gpu limited
    • unusual delta between AMD and Nvidia
      • 6800XT 46% faster than 3080
      • AMD has a smoother frame time at ultra
        • using optimized settings smooths out frame times
      • ultra shadows causing frame time issues on Nvidia
      • Nvidia users will just have to wait for patches and drivers
      • Intel users are even more fucked
    • the game is cpu heavy
      • has traversal stutter, better cpus reduce the size of stutter
      • the game doesn't scale between core counts all that much
      • Intel hyperthreading on performs worse than with HT off
      • AMD SMT on performs better than SMT off
     
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