Modern Warfare 4 PC System Requirements
Two things will stop this game from launching before graphics settings ever matter: TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot. Beyond that, the spec sheet runs across three tiers with ray tracing available in every major mode.
Modern Warfare 4 PC requirements by tier
| Component | Minimum | Recommended | Ultra with ray tracing |
|---|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 11 64-bit | Windows 11 64-bit |
| CPU | Ryzen 5 1400 or i5-6600 | Ryzen 5 3600 or i7-8700 | Ryzen 7 3700X or i7-10700K |
| GPU | RX 470, GTX 970/1060 or Arc A580 | RX 6600 XT, RTX 3060 Ti or Arc B580 | RX 9070 XT or RTX 5070 Ti |
| VRAM | 3 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage | SSD required | SSD required | SSD required |
Also required on every tier: DirectX 12, a broadband connection, and an SSD with 115 GB free. The recommended tier targets 90 FPS at high settings in multiplayer. Caveat: Activision's support page still labelled the minimum list as beta requirements, and Steam's requirements field showed TBD as of late September, so the minimum row may still shift before launch.
The two checks that are not about performance
Mandatory on Windows. If it is disabled in your BIOS the game will not start, regardless of how fast the machine is.
Equally mandatory, and it underpins RICOCHET Anti-Cheat. Activision ships a Secure Attestation Wizard to verify compliance before you log in.
Recommended minimums from the beta: NVIDIA 610.47, AMD 26.7.1, Intel 32.0.101.8861.
What the PC version adds
- Ray tracing in campaign, multiplayer and DMZ, covering reflections, ambient occlusion and shadows.
- Upscaling: NVIDIA DLSS 4.5, AMD FSR 4 and Intel XeSS 3.0 at launch.
- Image quality: higher-quality effects and volumetric rendering than consoles, plus HDR10+ and Dolby Vision.
- Display: an expanded field-of-view slider and ultrawide support.
- Offline shader preloading, built with Beenox, which compiles shaders in the background to cut stutter. Battle.net starts it automatically on install; Steam does a short first-boot compile and full background preloading on later updates.
- An integrated benchmark and pre-configured competitive presets, so ranked players do not have to tune settings by hand.
- Fewer forced restarts: smaller patches now apply in the background without dropping you to the desktop on PC and PS5.
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