Can I Run Pirate Defense?
On the verge of being over run, the townspeople of Bridgewater have turned to you to save their tiny coastal village. A seemingly endless onslaught of pirates have heard of the fabled treasure your ci...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i5-4590 or AMD FX 8350 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX970, or AMD Radeon R9 290 Equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 0.49 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
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Can you run Pirate Defense?
Older hardware holds up here: Pirate Defense runs on modest graphics, with Nvidia GeForce GTX970, or AMD Radeon R9 290 Equivalent enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.58x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.45x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.64x |
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 great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| 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 Pirate Defense'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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Can my PC run Pirate Defense?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Pirate Defense?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i5-4590 or AMD FX 8350; GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX970, or AMD Radeon R9 290 Equivalent; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does Pirate Defense need?
Pirate Defense needs about 0.49 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Pirate Defense?
The RTX 3060 runs Pirate Defense comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Pirate Defense?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Pirate Defense is the GPU.