Can I Run PUBG: Battlegrounds?
Released in 2017, PUBG: Battlegrounds is an action adventure game built by PUBG Corporation. Publishing duties went to KRAFTON, Inc.. It offers competitive multiplayer. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Over 1761 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. It carries 37 achievements. Entry is free, which makes the disk requirement the only real barrier. It is localised into 17 languages according to the store listing. Being 9 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. Controller support is partial, so some input still falls back to the keyboard.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 40 GB |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB |
| VRAM | 3 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
PUBG: Battlegrounds structures its play around hostile territory. 20 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. The view is from a first person view.
Why PUBG: Battlegrounds is demanding
PUBG: Battlegrounds is undemanding on the graphics side. Its NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear PUBG: Battlegrounds. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so PUBG: Battlegrounds at the floor and PUBG: Battlegrounds at the recommended tier are not the same experience. PUBG: Battlegrounds needs only 3 GB of video memory. Disk footprint is light, near 50 GB. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. PUBG: Battlegrounds expects 16 GB of system memory.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run PUBG: Battlegrounds?
Older hardware holds up here: PUBG: Battlegrounds runs on modest graphics, with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB 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 | 1.89x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.06x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.47x |
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 PUBG: Battlegrounds'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 PUBG: Battlegrounds?
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What are the minimum system requirements for PUBG: Battlegrounds?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB; 8 GB RAM; OS: 64-bit Windows 10.
How much storage does PUBG: Battlegrounds need?
PUBG: Battlegrounds needs about 40 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run PUBG: Battlegrounds?
The RTX 3060 runs PUBG: Battlegrounds comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for PUBG: Battlegrounds?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for PUBG: Battlegrounds is the GPU.