The Stellar Blade PC system requirements are refreshingly light, meaning even a cheap rig from almost a decade ago can run Sony's NieR 'em up. With the onslaught of Unreal Engine 5 (Stellar Blade uses UE4) games launching, we can't expect every game to be as light, but my hopes are up that more Sony ports follow this trend.
As announced on the Radeon RX 580 graphics card.
The former GPU is an entry-level card from 2016, and the latter is a mainstream card from 2017, though they perform roughly the same. Both cards sold for just over $200 MSRP and could be bought much cheaper after the fact. This means a budget rig from that era can still run Stellar Blade.
The U requirements for minimum (an Intel Core i5 7600K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X) are also cheap choices from almost a decade ago. The hardest part of running Stellar Blade on an old rig would likely be getting the 75 GB of storage space to actually it, or maybe the 16 GB of RAM.
| Row 0 - Cell 0 | Minimum (Low) |
Recommended (Medium |
High |
Very High |
OS |
Windows 10 64-bit |
Windows 10 64-bit |
Windows 10 64-bit |
Windows 10 64-bit |
U |
Intel Core i5 7600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
Intel Core i5 8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
Intel Core i5 8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
Intel Core i5 8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
GPU |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580 |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
||
RAM |
16 GB |
16 GB |
16 GB |
16 GB |
Storage |
75 GB HDD (SSD recommended) |
75 GB SSD |
75 GB SSD |
75 GB SSD |
Notes |
1080p @ 60 fps |
1440p @ 60 fps |
1440p @ 60 fps |
4K @ 60 fps |
Even running the game on the Very High preset in 4K doesn't require a supercomputer. With an Intel bitcoin miners in 2020.
Notably, the only difference between running the game on Medium versus Very High at 4K is the GPU. OS Steam Deck compatibility is currently unknown, though those low specs suggest it could run on there, especially when you consider the ROG Ally's power is comparable to the 1060.
If you have a beefy rig, though, you will see the benefits in Stellar Blade as it has both Nvidia DLSS 4 and AMD FSR 3 compatibility, alongside an unlocked frame rate. Given that the game is an action-adventure, with hack-and-slash elements, it makes sense that the developers may want to deliver a high frame rate.
Of course, system requirements aren't everything. The God of War. Sony has a generally impressive track record with its PC ports, and I hope Stellar Blade's performance is as good as its system requirements.
We'll know more about Stellar Blade's performance when it launches on June 11.
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