Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 System Requirements (Minimum and Recommended)

Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is the next mainline entry in the long-running franchise. The upcoming CoD title takes players to the trenches of North Korean warfare and also sets the stage for a showdown between Captain Price and Ghost. The next CoD title is right around the corner, so check out the minimum and recommended system (PC) requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 here.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Minimum PC Requirements

Infinity Ward has shared a detailed list of minimum and recommended requirements for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4. Luckily, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 and 1060, AMD Radeon RX 470, or Intel Arc A580 owners can still play the latest CoD title, albeit on the lowest settings.

In addition to the older GPUs, players must have an AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600 processor. That said, here are the minimum PC requirements to run Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4:

• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600
• Memory: 8GB
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 470 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or 1060 / Intel Arc A580
• VRAM: 3 GB
• Storage: 115 GB (SSD required)
• OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)

Like all Call of Duty games, the latest Modern Warfare 4 title also takes up a lot of space on your SSD. So, make sure you have 115 GB of free space on your SSD to install the game without any hassle.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Recommended PC Requirements

If you plan to play the multiplayer featuring new game modes in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 at 90 FPS on High graphics settings, you need one of the following GPUs: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, or Intel Arc B580.

Additionally, you need an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7-8700K, along with double the memory of the minimum specs. So, here are all the recommended PC requirements for CoD MW4:

• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7-8700K
• Memory: 16 GB
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti / Intel Arc B580
• VRAM: 8 GB
• Storage: 115 GB (SSD required)
• OS: Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)

On the other hand, if you are ready to experience all the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 maps in crisp 4K visuals (upscaled) with ultra settings and high-quality ray tracing, here are the ray tracing specs:

• Processor:AMD Ryzen 7 3700X / Intel Core i7-10700K
• Memory: 32GB
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
• VRAM: 16 GB
• Storage Space: 115 GB (SSD Required)
• OS: Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)

Furthermore, Infinity Ward also recommends updating your respective drivers to the following versions to ensure a smoother experience: NVIDIA – 616.56, AMD – 26.7.1, Intel- 32.0.101.8974.

As you can see, Infinity Ward has completely optimized Modern Warfare 4. Even players with an old rig could still play the game when it comes out on October 23, 2026. If you haven’t pre-ordered the game yet, check out our Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 pre-order guide to find the right edition for you.