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Call of Duty Cold War system requirements: minimum and recommended PC specsAll the specs for Call of Duty Cold War.

All the specs for Call of Duty Cold War.

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Minimum specs for Call of Duty Cold War

First, remember that all specs require DirectX 12 and an internet connection. Without these, you won’t get your feet off the ground. There’s also different requirements forray tracing on PC, so make sure your settings are tuned correctly.

Here’s the minimum PC specs for Call of Duty Cold War:

It’s also important to remember that, like Modern Warfare and Warzone, you’ll needextra hard drive space for future game updates, so don’t cut it too close.

These specs assume you’re running all settings on medium, and they should give you a nice, smooth 60FPS. This is how I’ll be playing, on my PC I built years ago.

Want to enable ray tracing on Call of Duty Cold War? You might need something a little more fancy then. Here’s the recommended specs for ray tracing:

If you fancy yourself a pro gamer, you might want to upgrade your settings and specs. Owners of high refresh rate monitors who want frame rates above 60FPS, these are the specs for you:

Do the words ‘Ultra RTX’ send a shiver down your spine? Are you going to name your firstborn son Ray Tracing? Do 4k graphics melt your icy heart? Then get your wallet out, here are the absolute maximum specifications for the fanciest settings:

That’s all the specs you need for Call of Duty Cold War! Hopefully you find the settings that work for your rig, and meet me on the battlefield. While you’re here though, check out our page onpreloading Cold War, as well as advice on whetherBlack Ops Cold War will include Warzone.