PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on Radeon HD 7970

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon HD 7970 meets PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~44 fps at 1080p high (range 35–53, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the low preset. Its 3 GB of video memory covers the 3 GB the game recommends. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB (~67 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	75	52	31
medium	57	40	24
high	44	31	18
ultra	35	25	15

Estimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+. Data updated 2026-09-24.

Best settings

60 fps at 1080p: low preset
60 fps at 1440p: not reachable
144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

AMD card: use FSR in quality mode before dropping the preset (XeSS also works). DLSS is not available on Radeon.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the Radeon HD 7970 back.
Processor needed for ~44 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i5-6600K): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~44 fps.

Video memory

Radeon HD 7970: 3 GB
Minimum spec: 2 GB (+1 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 3 GB (+0 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

~67 fps vs 44 now (est.)

+53% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

~60 fps vs 31 now (est.)

+95% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 7600 XT

~60 fps vs 18 now (est.)

+226% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS; usually the cheapest.

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon HD 7970
Radeon HD 7970	44	31	—
GeForce GTX 1650	46	32	+5%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	65	45	+47%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	97	68	+121%
Radeon RX 6600	106	74	+142%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	115	81	+163%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	120	84	+174%
Radeon RX 7600	134	94	+205%
GeForce RTX 4060	136	95	+211%
GeForce RTX 3070	159	111	+263%
GeForce RTX 4070	201	141	+358%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	224	157	+411%
GeForce RTX 5070	231	162	+426%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300	210	+584%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	218	+611%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+1032%