Can I Run Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville?
PopCap released Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville in 2020. It is an action casual game, published by Electronic Arts. The game supports a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. Its Steam review count passes 15 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. There are 50 achievements to chase. Steam lists support for 14 languages. Being 6 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. Critics scored it 77 on Metacritic. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | AMD: FX-4350 or Equivalent/ Intel: i3-3220 or Equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD: Radeon HD 7730 or Equivalent/ NVIDIA: GeForce GT 640 or Equivalent |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB HDD |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | AMD: FX-6100 or Equivalent/ Intel: i5-3570 or Equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD: Radeon R9 285 or Equivalent/ NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 970 or Equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB HDD |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in an outbreak scenario, moving through combat arenas. There are 4 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is demanding
Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is undemanding on the graphics side. Its AMD: Radeon R9 285 target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville. The install is small at roughly 15 GB. Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville needs only 8 GB of RAM. Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville needs 64 bit Windows.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville?
Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville targets a mainstream modern PC: AMD: Radeon HD 7730 or Equivalent/ NVIDIA: GeForce GT 640 or Equivalent and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to AMD: Radeon R9 285 or Equivalent/ NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 970 or Equivalent for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.98x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.11x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.49x |
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 well |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville'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 Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville?
The minimum requirements are CPU: AMD: FX-4350 or Equivalent/ Intel: i3-3220 or Equivalent; GPU: AMD: Radeon HD 7730 or Equivalent/ NVIDIA: GeForce GT 640 or Equivalent; 4 GB RAM; OS: 64-bit Windows 10.
How much storage does Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville need?
Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville needs about 15 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville?
The RTX 3060 runs Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is the GPU.