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Best graphics card for Star Citizen (2026)

By chicksaw, independent project · FPS model checked against 4,052 measured benchmarks in 128 games · How we estimate FPS

Which GPU you need for Star Citizen, estimated FPS per graphics card at High (native, no upscaling), plus the cheapest current card for a steady 60 FPS at each resolution.

Best-value picks:

1080p: no current card holds a steady 60 FPS
1440p: no current card holds a steady 60 FPS
4K: no current card holds a steady 60 FPS

GPU	1080p	1440p	5120×1440	4K
RTX 5090	38	38	38	38
RTX 4090	38	38	38	38
RTX 6000 Ada	38	38	38	38
RTX 5080	38	38	38	38
RTX 4080 Super	38	38	38	38
RTX 4080	38	38	38	38
RX 7900 XTX	38	38	38	38
RX 9070 XT	38	38	38	38
RTX 5070 Ti	38	38	38	38
RTX 5000 Ada	38	38	38	38
RX 9070	38	38	38	38
RTX 3090 Ti	38	38	38	38
RTX 4070 Ti Super	38	38	38	38
RX 7900 XT	38	38	38	38
RTX 4500 Ada	38	38	38	38
RX 6950 XT	38	38	38	38
RTX 4070 Ti	38	38	38	38
RTX 3090	38	38	38	38

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