CoD: Modern Warfare 3 PC Minimum/Recommended Specs And DLSS 3 Support Detailed

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launches on November 10, and Activision has provided a full list of the minimum and recommended specs for playing on PC. Here's everything you need to know about the game's PC requirements, the announced DLSS 3 support, and more.

The most critical detail to know if you're looking to play on PC is that you'll need an SSD to meet even the minimum requirements, and a fair amount of open space. 149GB of available space is required, though if you have CoD HQ and Warzone already installed, you'll only need an additional 78GB.

Official PC System Requirements

Minimum

• OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
• CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400
• RAM: 8 GB
• Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 32 GB
• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon RX 470
• Video Memory: 2 GB
• Storage: SSD with 149GB available space (78GB if COD HQ and Warzone are already installed)

Recommended

• OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)
• CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
• RAM: 16 GB
• Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 32 GB
• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti / RTX 3060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600XT
• Video Memory: 8 GB
• Storage: SSD with 149GB available space (78GB if COD HQ and Warzone are already installed)

Competitive / Ultra 4K Specifications

• OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)
• CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
• RAM: 16 GB
• Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 64 GB
• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / RTX 4070 or AMD Radeon RX 6800XT
• Video Memory: 10 GB
• Storage: SSD with 149GB available space (78GB if COD HQ and Warzone are already installed)

Beenox, Call of Duty's PC lead developer, boasts that players have over 500 customization options in Modern Warfare 3, with 4K graphics and ultrawide support, and a massive array of options across all manner of settings.

One highlight for the PC version of Modern Warfare 3 is Nvidia's DLSS 3 support, which can help to boost performance without a significant reduction in image quality. DLSS 3 adds frame generation for GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs to further increase frame rates. The game also supports Nvidia Reflex, which reduces system latency to make your gameplay smooth and more responsive.

While Modern Warfare 3 fully launches next week, you can play the campaign as early as November 2 with a digital preorder of the game. Preloading for the campaign is live as of November 1. For more, check out all the preorder deals and bonuses currently available for MW3.