# Call of Duty: Modern Warfare System Requirements Revealed, Plus NVIDIA Photo Mode and Highlights Support Confirmed

By Andrew Burnes on October 10, 2019

*Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare*®'s October 25th release is fast approaching! If you’ve somehow missed all the news about this eagerly anticipated first-person shooter, here’s the essential info: *Call of Duty* is back in the modern era with a gritty, realistic rendition of its trademark warfare. It featuresfan favorite Captain Price in a spectacular single-player campaign; there’s a tense new 2v2 multiplayer mode called Gunfight; all your favorite 8 and 16-player multiplayer modes are back; and there’s a new 64-player mode called Ground War that features huge maps and player-controlled vehicles.

On PC, players can experience immersive ray-traced shadows, high-quality effects, and framerates as fast as your PC can deliver. But what hardware will you require? Well, we can now share official *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare* PC system requirements for a variety of configs and use cases, so you get your system ready for *Modern Warfare*:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Minimum** | **Recommended** | **Recommended (W/ Ray Tracing)** | **High/Competitive** | **Ultra** |
| **Experience** | 1080p 30 FPS | 1080p 60 FPS | 1080p 60 FPS with Ray Tracing | 1080p 144 FPS | 4K 60 FPS with Ray Tracing |
| **GPU** | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 / GeForce GTX 1650 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / GTX 1660 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 / RTX 2070 SUPER | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER |
| **CPU** | Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300 | Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen R5 1600X | Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen R5 1600X | Intel i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 1800X | Intel i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 2700X |
| **RAM** | 8GB | 12GB | 12GB | 16GB | 16GB |
| **HDD** | 175GB free space | | | | |
| **OS** | Win 7 SP1 64-bit | Win 10 64-bit | Win 10 64-bit | Win 10 64-bit | Win 10 64-bit |

Gamers with Turing-based GeForce GTX 16-Series and GeForce RTX 20-Series graphics cards can improve *Modern Warfare* performance by enabling [NVIDIA Adaptive Shading](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/nvidia-adaptive-shading-a-deep-dive.md). This cunning tech adjusts the shading rate of pixels on the fly, and is particularly beneficial in dark areas, of which there are many in *Modern Warfare*’s campaign and multiplayer modes.

Furthermore, we’re excited to announce that NVIDIA users will be able to enhance their gaming experience with NVIDIA Photo Mode & Highlights.

* NVIDIA Photo Mode: In the single-player campaign, press Alt+F2 to capture unique NVIDIA Photo Mode screenshots, from custom angles, and with filters and other tweaks applied. Snap, upload to ShotWithGeForce and other sites, and share with just a few clicks.
* NVIDIA Highlights: In multiplayer, let NVIDIA Highlights capture your best moments. Multi-kills, kill trades, kill streaks, equipment impact kills, and more will automatically be recorded and saved for post-match editing and sharing via YouTube, social media, and other sites.

And of course, to further optimize your game experience, users can download our upcoming *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare* Game Ready Driver for optimum day-1 performance, and optimize game settings with a single click in [GeForce Experience](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience.md).

And don’t forget, for a limited time, you can [get Call of Duty: Modern Warfare with the purchase of select GeForce RTX GPUs, desktops, and laptops.](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-geforce-rtx-bundle.md) There’s no better time to upgrade to get the ultimate Modern Warfare experience on PC.

For more on *Modern Warfare*, stay tuned to [GeForce.com](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news.md) as we approach the game’s October 25th release.