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
Full buyers guide →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.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
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.