Can I Run Call of Duty: Vanguard?
Sledgehammer Games released Call of Duty: Vanguard in 2023. It is an action game, published by Activision. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. An age check at 18 sits in front of the store page. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Its Steam review count passes 4 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Steam lists support for 13 languages. It carries 44 achievements.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 36 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update) |
| DirectX | 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2500k or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 |
| RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage | 177 GB |
| OS | Window 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update) |
| DirectX | 12 |
Verified from Steam · 9 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
The game is set in an outbreak scenario. Play is structured around combat arenas. The publisher supplies 10 storefront screenshots of these environments. The view is from a first person view.
Why Call of Duty: Vanguard is demanding
Call of Duty: Vanguard is undemanding on the graphics side. Its NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear Call of Duty: Vanguard. Installation is large at roughly 177 GB. DirectX 12 is named, so Call of Duty: Vanguard expects a graphics driver and card from the modern era rather than merely a fast one. At 12 GB, system memory is undemanding. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Call of Duty: Vanguard at the floor and Call of Duty: Vanguard at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Windows 11 appears in the requirements, which is worth checking before buying Call of Duty: Vanguard.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Call of Duty: Vanguard?
Older hardware holds up here: Call of Duty: Vanguard runs on modest graphics, with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470 enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
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: Vanguard'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
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What are the minimum system requirements for Call of Duty: Vanguard?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update).
How much storage does Call of Duty: Vanguard need?
Call of Duty: Vanguard needs about 36 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Call of Duty: Vanguard?
The RTX 3060 runs Call of Duty: Vanguard comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Call of Duty: Vanguard?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Call of Duty: Vanguard is the GPU.