Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Beta PC Systems Requirements Revealed

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War releases next month, but the second of two beta tests is about to get underway--and this one will include both PC and Xbox One in addition to PS4. If you're hoping to try the game on PC, you'll need to know what the system requirements are--and it turns out that they're not a huge ask. Nevertheless, the beta should present a good opportunity to put your system through its paces with the game.

If you play PC games, it's unlikely that you'll be hard-pressed by the requirements, which list generations-old processors and graphics cards as recommended, and even older ones for the minimum requirements. Nvidia's GTX 970 was one of the most popular GPUs years ago, while Intel's Haswell CPUs are hardly new in the current Comet Lake age.

What you will need is a decent amount of hard drive space, which shouldn't be surprising if you've been keeping up with recent Call of Duty releases. For the beta alone you'll need 45GB of space to play, which might be a bit more than you expected. Still, it's a way off from the 250GB that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has ballooned to on PC (although you can now uninstall parts of the game).

Minimum Specifications

• OS: Windows 7 64-Bit (SP1) or Windows 10 64-Bit (1803 or later)
• CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k or AMD equivalent
• VIDEO: Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 2GB / GTX 1650 4GB or AMD Radeon HD 7950
• RAM: 8GB RAM
• HDD: 45GB HD space
• NETWORK: Broadband Internet connection
• SOUND CARD: DirectX Compatible, requires DirectX 12 compatible system

Recommended Specifications

• OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest Service Pack)
• CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k or AMD equivalent
• VIDEO: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB / GTX 1660 Super 6GB or AMD Radeon R9 390 / AMD RX 580
• RAM: 16GB RAM
• HDD: 45GB HD space
• NETWORK: Broadband Internet connection
• SOUND CARD: DirectX Compatible, requires DirectX 12 compatible system

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will host its second beta weekend starting on October 15, when all PS4 players will gain access to the beta alongside early access for Xbox One and PC players. An open beta will follow further into the weekend--check out our full Cold War beta guide for all the details.