What if you get the error graphics card doesn’t meet minimum requirements on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC? This is a common Starfield launch error and fortunately, you can find some fixes in this post from MiniTool.

As an action role-playing game, Starfield has gained much popularity. However, not any game can always function properly and Starfield is no exception. According to users, many issues occur, for example, Starfield failed to create save game, Startfield blank screen, error code 0xc00000096/0xc0000005, Startfield crashing, etc. Today, we will introduce another situation to you – the error Starfield graphics card does not meet minimum requirements.

Graphics Card Doesn’t Meet Minimum Requirements Starfield

Sometimes when trying to launch Starfield in Windows 11 or Windows 10, an error message appears on the computer screen, saying Graphics card does not meet the minimal specifications requirements.

Graphics card not meet minimal requirements

In terms of the minimum requirements of Starfield, they are lower than most releases and most devices can meet them. For all this, some PCs that far surpass the minimum requirements still get this graphics card error. It comes up maybe since Starfield’s minimum requirement checker receives the wrong hardware information from your computer.

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Well then, what should you do to get rid of this trouble when you are running into this frustrating issue on Windows 11/10? Now, move to the next part to find what you can do.

Make Sure Your PC Meets Starfield Minimum Requirements

When receiving the Starfield error, the first thing you should do is to check your PC specifications to make sure it meets the minimal requirements of this game. Then, you may ask: what graphics card is needed for Starfield? Let’s have a look.

Starfield minimum system requirements

  • OS: Windows 10 21H1 (10.0.19043)
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K
  • RAM: 16GB
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 125GB available space
  • Additional note: SSD required

To check your PC specifications, press Win + R, enter dxdiag, and click OK to open DirectX Diagnostic Tool. Then, you can see some basic system information under System including Operating System, processor, memory, DirectX version, etc. To know the graphics card information, go to Display.

DirectX Diagnostic Tool

To know the storage space, go to Disk Management via the Win + X menu.

If your PC cannot satisfy these minimum requirements, graphics card doesn’t meet minimum requirements will appear on the screen. To play this game, you should upgrade your PC. And here is a related post – What Should I Upgrade on My PC – PC Upgrade Guide.

Update Windows 10/11

If your computer has high-end hardware, but you still get the error graphics card does not meet the minimum specifications requirements, how to fix it? According to users, a Windows update can do a favor. Players on Reddit and Steam Community have confirmed that upgrading to version 22H2 is effective. So, you can also have a shot.

Tips:
Windows 10/11 22H2 is a big update and before the update, we strongly recommend backing up your PC to avoid data loss or system crashes caused by some update issues. Here you can use the professional Windows backup software – MiniTool ShadowMaker to do this task by following the guide - How to Back up Windows 11 (Focuses on Files & System).

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Next, follow these steps:

Step 1: Launch Windows Settings by pressing Win + I on your keyboard.

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Step 2: Go to Update & Security > Windows Update (Windows 10) or Windows Update (Windows 11) and then check for available updates.

Step 3: Once the 22H2 update appears, download and install it on your PC.

update to Windows 10 22H2

In addition to getting Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 11 22H2 via Windows Update, you can download an ISO file of this system online, burn it to a USB drive, and install it from USB. Note that you should back up your important files with MiniTool ShadowMaker since the clean install can erase some data.

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Now after the fix, Starfield should run on your PC without the error graphics card doesn’t meet minimum requirements. If you have other solutions to this game error, welcome to contact our support team.

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Vera
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Vera is an editor of the MiniTool Team since 2016 who has more than 7 years’ writing experiences in the field of technical articles. Her articles mainly focus on disk & partition management, PC data recovery, video conversion, as well as PC backup & restore, helping users to solve some errors and issues when using their computers. In her spare times, she likes shopping, playing games and reading some articles.