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StarCraft FPS

  • 1998
  • 88/100 · 1,266 ratings
  • Real Time Strategy
  • Strategy
Estimates only · ±30%
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StarCraft was released in 1998. No published benchmark of StarCraft is in our dataset yet, so every FPS figure on this page is an estimate. Steam lists SVGA video card that supports DirectDraw at 640x480 resolution, 256 colors as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today.

Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for StarCraft, so our estimates assume it runs uncapped. V-Sync, an in-game limiter or your monitor's refresh rate can still hold it lower.

No measured data yet. We have not found a published benchmark of StarCraft with a source we can link. The figures below come from our model and carry a ±30% band. How the estimate works.

Our estimate on 10 reference GPUs

Estimate ±30%

Model figures, not measurements: dashed bars with their ±30% band. How they are made.

  1. RTX 4090360model max
  2. RTX 5070 Ti360model max
  3. Radeon RX 9070 XT360model max
  4. RTX 4070360model max
  5. Radeon RX 7800 XT360model max
  6. RTX 4060 Ti360model max
  7. RTX 4060360model max
  8. RTX 3060320224–416
  9. Radeon RX 6600277194–360
  10. GTX 1650165115–215

Cards that run StarCraft at 60+ FPS

1080p High · cheapest first

Current cards, by launch price. Solid chips are measured results; dashed ones are our estimate (±30%).

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Player reports

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System requirements

Steam

Minimum

GPU
SVGA video card that supports DirectDraw at 640x480 resolution, 256 colors
CPU
Intel Pentium 90 MHz

StarCraft FPS questions

What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in StarCraft at 1080p?
By our estimate (±30%), the GTX 1650 is the least powerful of our 10 reference cards to reach 60 FPS at 1080p High, at about 165 FPS. No published benchmark of StarCraft at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
Can a GTX 1650 run StarCraft?
By our estimate it gets about 258 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 165 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
What are the minimum system requirements for StarCraft?
Steam lists SVGA video card that supports DirectDraw at 640x480 resolution, 256 colors graphics and Intel Pentium 90 MHz as the minimum.

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