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PUBG: Battlegrounds

Developer
PUBG Corp
Publisher
Bluehole Studio
Released
20 December 2017
Age rating
PEGI 16

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One

Genres: shooter

PUBG: Battlegrounds is a battle royale shooter that pits 100 players against each other in a struggle for survival. Gather supplies and outwit your opponents to become the last person standing.

Best gaming PC for PUBG: Battlegrounds in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for PUBG: Battlegrounds today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Bluehole Studio on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS 64-bit Windows 10 64-bit Windows 10
CPU Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300 Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB
Storage 40 GB 50 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run PUBG: Battlegrounds?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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