System Requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III PC Version Unveiled

  • Greg Burn

With just ten days left before the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, the creators, Sledgehammer Games, suggest it's time to assess if we need to update our PCs to experience the game in an intended manner. As predicted, the minimum settings aren't high (as the game will be released for previous generational consoles), but the Ultra settings are demanding, requiring a higher CPU capability than anticipated. 

Below are the system specification details:

Minimum Requirements

  • OS: Latest update of Windows 10 64 Bit
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Maximum 32 GB
  • Video Card: AMD Radeon RX 470 or Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 / GTX 1650
  • Video Memory: 2 GB
  • Storage: SSD with 149GB free space (78GB if COD HQ and Warzone are pre-installed)

Recommended System

  • OS: Latest update of Windows 10 64 Bit or Windows 11 64 Bit†
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or Intel Core i7-6700K
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Maximum 32 GB
  • Video Card: AMD Radeon RX 6600XT or Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080Ti / RTX 3060
  • Video Memory: 8 GB
  • Storage: SSD with 149GB free space (78GB if COD HQ and Warzone are pre-installed)

Specifications for Competitive / Ultra 4K

  • OS: Latest update of Windows 10 64 Bit or Windows 11 64 Bit†
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel Core i7-8700K
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Maximum 64 GB
  • Video Card: AMD Radeon RX 6800XT or Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 / RTX 4070
  • Video Memory: 10 GB
  • Storage: SSD with 149GB free space (78GB if COD HQ and Warzone are pre-installed)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III will become available for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox on November 10. It's speculated to be the last release in the series not offered on Nintendo's platforms. Microsoft, who now owns Activision Blizzard, reached an agreement to provide upcoming Call of Duty games on Nintendo platforms, potentially including a new console, with a speculated release in 2024.