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This article will let you know if your PC can handle the Modern Warfare 2 System Requirements. The long-awaited sequel to the 2019 blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is here. The first-person shooter boasts improved graphical fidelity, larger action pieces, and lightning-fast gameplay, you’re going to need the right PC to keep up. Found out in this article if your rig is up to the task.
Although this gaming industry goliath has also been released on Xbox and PlayStation across the older and newer generation consoles, PCs can truly get the best experience. Click here to find out more about Modern Warfare 2.
Below we have the requirements for those looking to play with the minimum, recommended, competitive, and even ultra 4K.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Minimum System Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
- CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 / Core i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- RAM: 8 GB
- Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 32 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470
- Video Memory: 2 GB
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Recommended System Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)
- CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K / Core i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400
- RAM: 12 GB
- Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 32 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580
- Video Memory: 4 GB
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Competitive System Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)
- CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- RAM: 16 GB
- Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 32 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700XT
- Video Memory: 8 GB
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Ultra 4K System Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)
- CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- RAM: 16 GB
- Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 64 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
- Video Memory: 10 GB
Conclusion
Ultimately, to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on PC you will need an Intel core i3 or AMD Ryzen 3, 8GB of RAM, and a mid-range AMD or Nvidia GPU. However, for those wanting a better experience or a competitive edge higher-spec GPUs and CPUs are recommended. Additionally Steam recommends 125GB of free storage space but this is likely to expand over the game’s life cycle. The very best GPUs for 4K gaming can be found here.
- Read about the predicted MW3 system requirements in this piece
