Can I Run Base Defense VR?
Released in 2021, Base Defense VR is a strategy game built by Tactical Republic Games. It offers a single player campaign. Being 5 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. The base game is free to play, so trying it costs only disk space and download time. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Completionists have 1 achievements to work through.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i5-4590 3.3 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i7-4700K 4.0 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | GEFORCE RTX 3080 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 6 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
Base Defense VR places its action in a fantasy world, and the player works through fixed lanes the player fortifies. There are 14 official screenshots to judge the look from. It is played from a first person view.
Why Base Defense VR is demanding
Base Defense VR asks a lot of the graphics card. It targets GEFORCE RTX 3080, which our tables put above the RTX 3060, so Base Defense VR tends to define the machine you build rather than fit around one you own. Its 16 GB RAM requirement matches what a typical machine already has. The install is small at roughly 6 GB. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Base Defense VR at the floor and Base Defense VR at the recommended tier are not the same experience.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Base Defense VR?
Base Defense VR is one of the more demanding games on PC. To reach its recommended tier you'll want a GEFORCE RTX 3080-class graphics card, with GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti the floor just to launch at minimum settings. Plan for a recent high-end GPU rather than a mainstream one.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Below the bar | 0.64x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.36x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.16x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Playable |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Playable |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Playable |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Playable |
Each card is compared against Base Defense VR's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Base Defense VR?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Base Defense VR?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i5-4590 3.3 GHz; GPU: GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10.
How much storage does Base Defense VR need?
Base Defense VR needs about 5 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Base Defense VR?
The RTX 3060 can run Base Defense VR: it sits around the minimum GPU requirement, so expect to manage settings.
What is the bottleneck for Base Defense VR?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Base Defense VR is the GPU.