Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Beta PC system requirements have just been released, laying out the exact specifications needed to sit in the front lines of the upcoming shoot‑out.
Minimum Hardware: Stay in the Line of Fire
To join the beta, your machine must run 64‑bit Windows 10 and house a solid GPU—either an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970/GTX 1060 with 3 GB, an AMD Radeon RX 470 with 4 GB, or the newer Intel Arc A580 sporting 8 GB. Coupled with a 12 GB memory pool and an Intel Core i5‑8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 processor, this combo guarantees basic play. Storage is compulsory: an SSD is the baseline; legacy hard drives won’t cut it.
- CPU: Intel Core i5‑8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- RAM: 12 GB
- GPU: GTX 970 / 1060 3 GB / RX 470 4 GB / Arc A580 8 GB
- Storage: SSD required
- DirectX: 12
- OS: Windows 10 64‑bit
Recommended Specs: Aim for Victory
For a commander‑level experience, Activision pushes Windows 11 64‑bit alongside a beefier processor—either an Intel Core i7‑8700 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Pair that with 16 GB of RAM, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB), AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB), or Intel Arc B580 (12 GB). The shader‑preload feature will also shave launch times.
- CPU: Intel Core i7‑8700 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- RAM: 16 GB
- GPU: RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB / RX 6700 XT 12 GB / Arc B580 12 GB
- Storage: SSD required
- DirectX: 12
- OS: Windows 11 64‑bit
Drivers, Security & Launch Prep
Before you press start, update your graphics driver to NVIDIA 6.10.47, AMD 26.7.1, or Intel 32.9.191.8861. Activision also requires TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot enabled for online connectivity. Remember, DirectX 12 is a fixed requirement, and the system must boot from an SSD.
Beta Timeline & Rewards
Early‑access players who pre‑ordered will see the beta spawn on August 21, while the open beta opens for everyone on August 28. Throughout the period, participants can earn beta‑only rewards that transfer straight into the full title slated for October 23.
With these details in hand, assess whether your rig meets the thresholds. If not, boosting storage or slapping on a newer GPU could be the decisive tweak before you hit launch day.
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