WIth just days to go until the release of Call of Duty: Vanguard, Sledgehammer Games —along with PC lead developers, Beenox — have released a new trailer detailing the recommended specs for the PC version of the game. The recommended specs cover a variety of potential settings including minimum and recommended requirements as well as ideal specs for both competitive and 4K play.
Minimum Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit (latest update)
- CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300
- RAM: 8GB
- Storage: 36GB at launch for multiplayer and Zombies only.
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470
- Video Memory: 2GB
Recommended Specs
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64-bit (latest update)
- CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600x
- RAM: 12GB
- Storage: 61GB at launch
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580
- Video Memory: 4GB
Competitive Specs
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64-bit (latest update)
- CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 7 1800x
- RAM: 16GB
- Storage: 61GB at launch
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070/RTX 3060 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700XT
- Video Memory: 8GB
Ultra 4K Specs
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64-bit (latest update)
- CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen 9 3900x
- RAM: 16GB
- Storage: 61GB at launch
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon RX 6800XT
- Video Memory: 10GB
It is important to note that the minimum specs released with regard to storage only cover a modified install that includes multiplayer and Zombies modes. The Hi-Rez assets cache that makes use of additional disk space to stream high resolution assets will add an extra 32GB to the install file for minimum, recommended, and competitve settings while the Ultra 4K assets will add an extra 64GB to the install size. Beenox also recommends NVIDIA driver version 472.12 or AMD driver version 21.9.1 at launch.
Players who have preordered Call of Duty: Vanguard digitally on Battle.net will be able to begin preloading the game on Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 10am PT. All players who preorder Vanguard digitally will receive Task Force One leader Arthur Kingsley and the "Night Raid" mastercraft SMG for use immediately in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, as well as the Frontline Weapons Pack that will be available in Vanguard at launch.
Coming Nov. 5!
Rise up and experience the fight against the Nazis on all four battlefronts through the eyes of four different Spec Ops characters. Call of Duty: Vanguard will feature a full campaign, fresh multiplayer experience with 20 new maps on launch, along with the new Champion Hill mode, and the prequel to Dark Aether story in Zombies.
