Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will target 90 FPS on recommended PC hardware when it launches October 23. The PC version will also include more than 800 customization options, ray tracing across its major modes, a built-in benchmark tool, and a new single-life multiplayer mode called Collateral.
Call of Duty’s PC tech update details how Infinity Ward and Beenox are preparing the game for a wide range of systems. The release will arrive on Xbox on PC, Battle.net, and Steam.
Modern Warfare 4 will support a wide range of PC setups
PC players will be able to adjust graphics, gameplay, input, interface, and other settings to match their hardware. The game will automatically configure settings based on a system’s components, while support for 4K, 1440p, 1080p, standard, and ultrawide displays will cover a wide range of monitors.
- Upscaling options: AMD FSR Redstone, NVIDIA DLSS 4.5, Intel XeSS 3, and Filmic SMAA T2X.
- Security: RICOCHET Anti-Cheat will combine server-side detection, TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot support, investigations, and legal action. Two-factor authentication and email verification will also be available for account security.
- Input support: Sub-frame mouse polling will improve aiming precision, alongside support for a range of input devices.
Players will also receive a new global sharpness slider for upscalers, new shading quality controls, and expanded settings for screen-space reflections, shadow filtering, occlusion, and screen-space lighting.
Visibility changes focus on clearer gunfights
Enhanced FOV will be exclusive to PC. The option uses lens effects to widen the view near the edges of the monitor without changing the center field of view, giving players more peripheral awareness without requiring a larger overall FOV.
HDR10+ will adjust contrast and lighting in real time according to the display’s brightness settings. Weapon muzzle effects will also be masked around the point of aim so targets remain visible without removing the intensity of the effects.
Depth of Field will be divided into World Depth of Field and Weapon Depth of Field. Players who want a sharper environment can turn down the world effect while keeping the visual effect associated with aiming a weapon.
Weapon bloom will also work differently. Bullets will be fired according to the weapon’s barrel position in both aiming-down-sights and hipfire stances instead of landing randomly within a broader area. A laser attachment can provide an extra visual indication of where shots are traveling.
Benchmark tools and faster updates will support PC performance
The built-in Benchmark Tool will run a simulated multiplayer sequence and report Average FPS, CPU usage, GPU usage, ping, and input latency. Afterward, players will receive a breakdown for the full sequence and individual zones, along with setting suggestions for different scenarios.
Ray tracing will be available in Campaign, Multiplayer, and DMZ. The recommended PC specification targets 90 FPS in Multiplayer on High settings without requiring manual adjustments to reach that performance target.
Advanced Shader Delivery, previously called Shader Preloading, will deliver precompiled shaders across supported PC platforms. The Xbox PC app will be required to use the feature, even when the game is installed through another supported PC platform. Call of Duty also recommends downloading the latest graphics drivers before launch.
Updates will no longer require a restart during the game’s boot process. Players who are already in a match will still need to restart when an update goes live, with that restart expected to occur between matches. Menu changes will also reduce the steps needed to reach a match.
Collateral adds cash-based rounds to Multiplayer
Collateral is designed for players who enjoy Search and Destroy and other competitive formats. Teams will alternate between attacking and defending two bomb sites, with every player starting each match with a pistol. Eliminations and objective play will earn cash that can be spent on upgrades between rounds.
Available purchases will include Armor Vest, Battle Hardened, Lethal Reach, Fast Hands, Ghost, Flash Grenade, Molotov Cocktail, Frag Grenade, Stim, Smoke Wall, Riot Shield, Silenced Pistol, Revolver, Akimbo Pistols, and Power Pistol. Players can also buy shotguns, light machine guns, marksman rifles, silenced and agile SMGs, semi-auto rifles, high-damage rifles, burst rifles, silenced rifles, sniper rifles, and a UAV team purchase.
Death will remove a player’s current loadout, although earned money will carry between rounds. Collateral will disable respawns, killstreaks, automatic health regeneration, and custom loadouts, leaving teams to make careful purchases with limited tools.
Modern Warfare 4 PC system requirements
The game will require an SSD and 115 GB of storage in every listed configuration. The official requirements are divided into minimum, recommended, and ray tracing targets.
Minimum requirements
- Operating system: Windows 10 64 Bit with the latest update
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or GTX 1060, or Intel Arc A580
- Video memory: 3 GB
- Storage: 115 GB on an SSD
- Other requirements: Broadband internet connection and a DirectX-compatible sound card
Recommended requirements for 90 FPS
- Operating system: Windows 11 64 Bit with the latest update
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7-8700K
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, or Intel Arc B580
- Video memory: 8 GB
- Storage: 115 GB on an SSD
- Other requirements: Broadband internet connection and a DirectX-compatible sound card
Ray tracing requirements
- Target: High-quality ray tracing at 4K upscaled
- Operating system: Windows 11 64 Bit with the latest update
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Core i7-10700K
- Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
- Memory: 32 GB RAM
- Video memory: 16 GB
- Storage: 115 GB on an SSD
- Other requirements: Broadband internet connection and a DirectX-compatible sound card
Call of Duty lists AMD driver version 26.7.1, NVIDIA driver version 616.56, and Intel driver version 32.0.101.8974 as recommended launch drivers. An ASD-compatible NVIDIA driver will be available October 21.
TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot will be required on PC, while Intel Arc graphics cards will need Resizable BAR. Only Intel and AMD processors with the AVX instruction set are supported at launch. The requirements may change later, and mandatory updates could require additional storage.
PC preload and Campaign Early Access dates
Digital PC preloading will begin October 15 at 9:00 a.m. PT for players who pre-purchase the game. Campaign Early Access will begin October 16 for players who digitally pre-order or pre-purchase the Standard Digital Edition or Vault Edition.
The full game will release October 23 at midnight local time. Digital pre-purchases will also include the Hunter Killer Operator Skin and Gilded Pearl Camo Pack, while the Vault Edition will add the Hostile Alliance Operator Pack, Special Forces Operator Pack, Signature Weapon Collection, one season of BlackCell, and a DMZ Deployment Bonus.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Developed by Infinity Ward
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is a first-person shooter and the follow-up to Modern Warfare III (2023), continuing the rebooted Modern Warfare storyline. The campaign is set during a North Korean invasion of South Korea and features dual perspectives: a young South Korean soldier named Private Park facing his first combat deployment, and Captain Price operating outside official channels on a personal mission. The game also includes multiplayer with 6v6 core maps, large-scale vehicle combat maps, and a dynamic map system called Kill Block that reshapes layouts between rounds. A DMZ extraction mode is also featured. The game is released exclusively on current-generation platforms and PC.
- Genre Shooter
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Perspective First person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release October 23, 2026
- Publisher Activision
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