Can I Run Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II?
Released in 2022, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is an action game built by Infinity Ward. Publishing duties went to Activision. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. It carries 24 achievements. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Steam lists support for 14 languages. The game ships for Windows alone. An age check at 17 sits in front of the store page. Over 22 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i3-6100 / Core™ i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 470 - DirectX 12.0 compatible system |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 125 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows® 10 64 Bit (latest update) |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-6600K / Core™ i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 1400 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 580 - DirectX 12.0 compatible system or Intel® Arc™ A770 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 125 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows® 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows® 11 64 Bit (latest update) |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a military setting. Play is structured around combat arenas. There are 10 official screenshots to judge the look from. Play is presented from a first person view.
Why Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 - DirectX 12.0 compatible system or Intel Arc A770 scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II at the floor and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. Installation is large at roughly 125 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II?
Free up space before installing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II: it needs roughly 125 GB of HDD storage. Once it's on disk the rest is unremarkable, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 470 - DirectX 12.0 compatible system and 8 GB of RAM meet the minimum, so most current PCs handle the compute side.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II needs about 125 GB of HDD of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.89x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.06x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.47x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs well |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel® Core™ i3-6100 / Core™ i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200; GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 470 - DirectX 12.0 compatible system; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows® 10 64 Bit (latest update).
How much storage does Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II need?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II needs about 125 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II?
The RTX 3060 runs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is the GPU.