Modern Warfare 4 · PC, console and Switch 2
Modern Warfare 4 performance: specs, FPS and settings
Out Friday 23 October on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2. Here are the official PC requirements, the frame rates players have posted so far (each one linked and dated), the console and Switch 2 modes, and the PC settings worth changing first.
Specs and FPS · Best PC settings · Loadouts · Patch notes · WARDOGS hub
What we know so far
- Official PC target: 90 FPS in Multiplayer on High at the recommended spec (RX 6600 XT, RTX 3060 Ti or Arc B580 with a Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i7-8700K and 16 GB). callofduty.com
- 4K at max settings is heavy even on top cards. Early-access players on Steam posted 75 FPS on an RTX 5080 at native 4K without ray tracing (MinTea, Steam, 20 Oct) and 70 FPS on an RTX 4090 at 4K with DLSS Quality (BERZERK47, Steam, 18 Oct).
- 1440p is far easier: about 120 FPS on an RTX 4090 at High to Ultra without upscaling (Earanak, Steam, 20 Oct) and 280+ on an RX 9070 XT at minimum settings with High textures (@MILAZY, Steam, 17 Oct).
- Enhanced FOV costs frames: two players say turning it off gained them about 30 FPS (alien_tickler, Steam, 17 Oct) and 20 FPS (kiryusha, Steam, 17 Oct).
- Ray tracing is the biggest single cost: the same RTX 4090 at 1440p dropped from about 120 FPS to about 50 with RT on High (Earanak, above). One player reports the upscaler setting locks while RT is on (Shay, Steam, 18 Oct).
- Switch 2: the developer's target is 60 FPS in docked Multiplayer; handheld was around 44 FPS before launch. Xbox Series X|S had 60 Hz and 120 Hz modes in the beta. Details below.
- Before launch day: install the Xbox PC app, whichever store you bought from, so Advanced Shader Delivery can download precompiled shaders. callofduty.com
Player figures are from early access (Campaign, then DMZ from 20 October). Multiplayer opens on 23 October, so expect them to move. Each one is quoted as posted and linked below.
Official PC system requirements
| Minimum | Recommended (90 FPS, MP, High) | Ray tracing (High RT, 4K upscaled) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit (latest update) | Windows 11 64-bit (latest update) | Windows 11 64-bit (latest update) |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7-8700K | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Core i7-10700K |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 470, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / 1060 or Intel Arc A580 | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti or Intel Arc B580 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Video memory | 3 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 115 GB on an SSD | 115 GB on an SSD | 115 GB on an SSD |
- TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot required. DirectX 12. Intel/AMD CPUs with AVX only. Intel Arc needs Resizable BAR.
- Launch drivers named in the PC blog: AMD 26.7.1, NVIDIA 616.56 (an Advanced Shader Delivery driver to follow before launch), Intel 32.0.101.8974.
- Activision Support lists the recommended Intel CPU as Core i7-8700; the PC blog and callofduty.com list i7-8700K. We show the blog's i7-8700K.
- Steam lists the recommended NVIDIA card as RTX 3060; Activision's own pages say RTX 3060 Ti. We show RTX 3060 Ti.
Source: Activision Support · callofduty.com · store.steampowered.com, checked 20 October 2026.
FPS by GPU, CPU and platform
Each figure is labelled: found on a public post (linked, dated, quoted as posted), community reported (FPS-counter screenshot checked by a person) or verified (capture file).
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Popular GPUs in our MW4 PC results
The graphics cards that appear most in the table above, from our own published results. Counts only, not a ranking; open the table for each figure and its source.
- RTX 50803 results
- RTX 40902 results
- RTX 30901 result
- RTX 5060 Laptop GPU1 result
- RTX 5090 (Founders Edition)1 result
- RX 9070 XT1 result
Consoles and Switch 2
- PS5 and PS5 Pro: No official frame-rate or resolution targets published by Activision yet. Results from players are welcome.
- Xbox Series X|S: 60 Hz and 120 Hz options in the August beta (Pure Xbox hands-on). Figures are in the results above, labelled. purexbox.com
- Nintendo Switch 2: Digital Legends (the Switch 2 developer) said at Gamescom it targets 60 FPS in docked multiplayer; handheld was around 44 FPS at the time, with optimisation continuing. Gyro aim and Joy-Con mouse mode are supported. Infinity Ward listed Switch 2 performance improvements as a focus after the beta. insider-gaming.com · callofduty.com
Beta-era and developer figures are marked as historical in the results above: the launch build may differ.
Dates
- Thu 15 Oct: PC preload (digital pre-purchases) (callofduty.com)
- Fri 16 Oct: Campaign early access (digital pre-orders) (support.activision.com)
- Tue 20 Oct: DMZ early access (digital pre-orders) (support.activision.com)
- Fri 23 Oct: Full launch: Multiplayer opens (callofduty.com)
- Tue 27 Oct: Shipment map (x.com)
- Thu 29 Oct: Possession mode (x.com)
- Fri 30 Oct: Infected mode (x.com)
- Fri 6 Nov: Season 1 for MW4 and Warzone (x.com)
Times are as Activision gives them (PT for early access). The PC launch opens at midnight local time.
Modern Warfare 4 at a glance
| Release | Friday 23 October 2026 (full game at midnight local time on PC, per the PC blog). callofduty.com · callofduty.com |
|---|---|
| Platforms | PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Battle.net, Steam, Xbox app on PC) and Nintendo Switch 2. Not on PS4 or Xbox One. callofduty.com · activision.com |
| Modes | Campaign, Multiplayer and DMZ (extraction). No Zombies mode has been announced: Activision's own pages list only these three. callofduty.com · activision.com |
| Early access (digital pre-orders) | Campaign from Friday 16 October, DMZ from Tuesday 20 October (PT). Multiplayer opens at launch. support.activision.com · callofduty.com |
| Season 1 and Warzone | Season 1 for MW4 and Warzone on Friday 6 November, per Infinity Ward's official roadmap (14 October). Warzone integrates MW4 content from Season 1. x.com · callofduty.com |
| Developers | Infinity Ward leads; Beenox leads PC; Digital Legends is building the native Switch 2 version. callofduty.com |
| PC security | TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot are required on PC. Steam also needs a phone number linked to the account. support.activision.com · store.steampowered.com |
| Upscalers and frame generation | NVIDIA DLSS 4.5, AMD FSR Redstone, Intel XeSS 3 and Filmic SMAA T2X; ray tracing in all modes. callofduty.com |
| Built-in benchmark | Runs a simulated multiplayer sequence and shows average FPS, CPU, GPU, ping and input latency, with a per-zone breakdown. callofduty.com |
| Launch weapons | 33 weapons: 24 primaries, 8 secondaries and one knife, shared across Multiplayer and DMZ. callofduty.com |
Checked 20 October 2026.
Ran the built-in benchmark?
MW4's Benchmark Tool (in the graphics settings) runs a simulated Multiplayer sequence and shows average FPS with CPU and GPU figures. A screenshot of its results screen, or of any FPS counter during a match, is enough to add your result (PC, PS5, Xbox or Switch 2). It's shown as Community reported once a person has checked it.
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