Here are the minimum, recommended, and competitive PC specs for Modern Warfare 2
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In a blog post from earlier this week, Activision released the official list of PC specs for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. These PC specs range from minimum to Ultra 4K, giving players a good idea of what hardware they need to run MW2 how they would like. Below, players can see all of the requirements and compare those to their system. This will give players a good idea of what settings they can run while maintaining a high frames per second.

Modern Warfare 2 Official PC Specs

There are a few different categories that the PC specifications are separated into. This includes the minimum, recommended, competitive, and 4K requirements. Players can look at all four lists and see what settings they will be able to run in MW2.

Minimum PC Specs

  • OS: Windows 10 – 64 Bit
  • CPU: Intel Core i3-6100/Intel Core i5-2500k or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
  • Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470
  • Video Memory: 2GB
  • Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 32GB
  • RAM: 8GB RAM
  • Storage Space: 75GB at launch
  • Recommended Graphic Drivers: NVIDIA: 516.59 or AMD: 22.9.1

The minimum specs are able to run MW2 at low settings at 1080p and medium-high settings at 720p. These are the bare minimum requirements that players will need in their PC to run the game.

Recommended PC Specs

  • OS: Windows 10 – 64 Bit or Windows 11 – 64 Bit
  • CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K/Intel Core i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400
  • Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580
  • Video Memory: 4GB
  • Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 32GB
  • RAM: 12GB RAM
  • Storage Space: 72GB at launch
  • Recommended Graphic Drivers: NVIDIA: 516.79 or AMD: 21.9.1

These recommended requirements will let players run MW2 at 1080p, high settings at roughly 60 FPS. Players should be able to squeeze out a few more frames if they lower some of their in-game settings.

Competitive PC Specs

  • OS: Windows 10 – 64 Bit or Windows 11 – 64 Bit
  • CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
  • Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700XT
  • Video Memory: 8GB
  • Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 32GB
  • RAM: 16GB RAM
  • Storage Space: 72GB at launch
  • Recommended Graphic Drivers: NVIDIA: 516.79 or AMD: 21.9.1

The competitive PC specs are quite a jump from the recommended requirements. This is because these specs are meant to allow players to achieve a high frame rate while keeping moderately high settings. In a competitive environment, FPS is key, and these PC specs will allow players to run at 120 FPS and above at 1080p.

Ultra 4K PC Specs

OS: Windows 10 – 64 Bit or Windows 11 – 64 Bit
CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon RX 6800XT
Video Memory:
 10GB
Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 64GB
RAM: 16GB RAM
Storage Space: 72GB at launch
Recommended Graphic Drivers: NVIDIA: 516.79 or AMD: 21.9.1

On the opposite end of the spectrum, we have these PC specs for MW2, which are solely meant for running the game at the highest possible resolution while maintaining around 60 FPS. Playing MW2 at 4K, 60 FPS will take some pretty up-to-date hardware, including a beefy GPU.


Joey Carr is a full-time writer for multiple esports and gaming websites. He has 7+ years of experience covering esports and traditional sporting events, including DreamHack Atlanta, Call of Duty Championships 2017, and Super Bowl 53.


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