Can I Run Pinball FX?
Pinball FX is a simulation game from Zen Studios, released in 2023. Zen Studios both developed and published it. It offers a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. Split screen on one PC is supported, a feature most releases have quietly dropped. It is localised into 5 languages according to the store listing. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. There are 44 achievements to chase. Its 230 Steam reviews make it a niche release rather than a widely tested one. The base game is free to play, so trying it costs only disk space and download time. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core [email protected] or AMD FX [email protected] / Intel Core [email protected] or Ryzen 5 [email protected] |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 960 or AMD R9 380 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 42 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64bit |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-7700K or Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia 2060 RTX or AMD RX 5600 XT |
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Setting and environment
Pinball FX is set in a deliberately retro presentation. There are 5 official screenshots to judge the look from. It is played in three dimensions.
Why Pinball FX is demanding
Demand in Pinball FX is ordinary. The publisher has Nvidia 2060 RTX or AMD RX 5600 XT in mind, which our tables place around the RTX 3060. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Pinball FX at the floor and Pinball FX at the recommended tier are not the same experience. The install is small at roughly 42 GB. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Its 16 GB RAM requirement matches what a typical machine already has.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Pinball FX?
Pinball FX is memory-hungry: it wants 16 GB of system RAM, above the 8 GB many machines still ship with. Graphically it is undemanding, Nvidia GTX 960 or AMD R9 380 clears the minimum, so more RAM, not a new GPU, is the upgrade most players need.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Runs well | 1.26x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.71x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.31x |
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 | Runs well |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Pinball FX'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
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What are the minimum system requirements for Pinball FX?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core [email protected] or AMD FX [email protected] / Intel Core [email protected] or Ryzen 5 [email protected]; GPU: Nvidia GTX 960 or AMD R9 380; 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64bit.
How much storage does Pinball FX need?
Pinball FX needs about 42 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Pinball FX?
The RTX 3060 runs Pinball FX comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Pinball FX?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Pinball FX is the GPU.