Krafton · 2017 · Battle Royale
PUBG: Battlegrounds is Krafton’s original battle royale, running on Unreal Engine 4 with large, detailed maps that put real load on both the CPU (player and vehicle simulation across a big map) and the GPU (long draw distances).
It sits in the middle of this list’s requirements — noticeably heavier than Valorant or Apex Legends, lighter than Cyberpunk 2077.
| Requirement | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300 | Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 960 2GB / AMD R7 370 2GB | NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB / AMD RX 580 4GB |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 40 GB | 50 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
Source: the publisher's own officially listed system requirements (view source). Actual performance still depends on drivers, background load and in-game settings.
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Battle royale maps load dozens of players, vehicles and destructible objects into memory at once, so CPU load climbs sharply in the endgame even when the GPU still has spare headroom — this genre tends to be more CPU-sensitive in practice than its recommended GPU spec alone suggests.
The jump from 8GB to 16GB of RAM between the minimum and recommended spec is where PUBG: Battlegrounds stops paging textures and level data from disk mid-play — below 16GB, that shows up as short stutters and pop-in rather than a flat drop in average framerate. At roughly 50GB, plan storage for PUBG: Battlegrounds the same way you would for any modern title: an NVMe SSD keeps load times and texture streaming noticeably smoother than a hard drive at the same free-space total. The publisher lists 40GB at the minimum tier and 50GB at the recommended tier for PUBG: Battlegrounds, so this page plans around 50GB.
At 16GB, PUBG: Battlegrounds asks for as much recommended RAM as any of the other 15 games we cover. 9 others ask for the same amount. Its 50GB install ranks #11 of 16 by size, so 10 of the games we cover need more free space.
Games with the closest published requirements (recommended RAM, install size and minimum RAM):
| Game | Recommended RAM | Install size | Recommended GPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUBG: Battlegrounds (this page) | 16 GB | 50 GB | NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB / AMD RX 580 4GB |
| Fortnite | 16 GB | 40 GB | NVIDIA GTX 960 / AMD R9 280 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16 GB | 85 GB | NVIDIA GTX 1650 / AMD RX 570 (our suggestion) |
| Minecraft: Java Edition | 16 GB | 4 GB | NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD RX 5600 XT 6GB |
The Bottleneck Calculator treats PUBG: Battlegrounds as one of the typical AAA games. Here is which part would set the frame rate on 6 pairings from budget to high-end at high settings; each pairing links to its full page.
| CPU + GPU | 1080p | 1440p |
|---|---|---|
| Core i5-12400F + RTX 3060 12GB | GPU-limited | GPU-limited |
| Core i5-12400F + RTX 5060 | Balanced | GPU-limited |
| Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | GPU-limited | GPU-limited |
| Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 5070 | CPU ~32% | Balanced |
| Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RX 9070 XT | Balanced | GPU-limited |
| Ryzen 7 5800X3D + RTX 4090 | CPU ~41% | CPU ~13% |
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What the parts in the table above do: CPU, GPU, RAM and SSD.
8GB is the publisher's stated minimum, meaning PUBG: Battlegrounds will start and run, but 16GB (the recommended figure) avoids the stuttering that comes from paging assets off your storage drive mid-session. Use our RAM calculator to check your exact total against everything else you run alongside it.
For PUBG: Battlegrounds specifically, the CPU tends to be the more common limiting part in practice, not just the GPU — check your exact pairing with our PC Bottleneck Calculator before assuming a GPU upgrade alone will fix low or inconsistent framerates.
Plan for at least 50GB free, not exactly 50GB — day-one patches, DLC and shader/texture caches routinely add several more gigabytes after install. Our Storage Calculator can help you plan an upgrade if you are close to full.
The publisher lists NVIDIA GTX 960 2GB / AMD R7 370 2GB as the minimum and NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB / AMD RX 580 4GB as the recommended graphics card for PUBG: Battlegrounds. To see how your own card is likely to perform at your resolution, try our FPS Calculator, and check memory needs with the GPU VRAM Calculator.
The publisher lists Windows 10 64-bit for both the minimum and recommended specs of PUBG: Battlegrounds.