CoD MW3 PC platforms, minimum requirements & recommended specs

The minimum requirements and recommended specs for MW3 tell you that you’ll need an internet connection to play, and an SSD.

What’s more, if you don’t have CoD HQ and Warzone already installed, you’ll need to have a whopping 149GB of available space on said SSD.

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In all the specs down below, you’ll notice something called the Hi-Rez Assets Cache. With this turned on, you can stream high resolution assets in-game, but it requires an extra 32GB of disk space to run.

You can turn the High-Rez Assets Cache off in the game’s settings.

Keep on reading to find out what the CoD MW3 PC requirements are – look out below for the minimum requirements, recommended specs and competitive/4K Ultra specifications.

Which PC platforms can play CoD MW3?

PC players will be able to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on either Activision's Battle.net launcher or Valve's Steam platform.

Those are your only two options, by the sounds of it! But is your PC up to the job? Check out the system specs needed below.

Minimum requirements for CoD MW3 on PC

The CoD MW3 minimum specs require you to play on an SSD – something more and more PC games are doing these days.

If your PC matches the following minimum requirements, you will be able to play MW3, but it won’t look its best:

• OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
• CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400
• RAM: 8GB
• Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 32GB
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon RX 470
• Video Memory: 2GB
• Storage: SSD with 149GB available space (78GB if COD HQ and Warzone are already installed)
• DirectX: Version 12
• Internet connection required

Recommended specs for CoD MW3 on PC

The CoD MW3 recommended specs will let you play the game with a good level of graphical detail at a solid resolution and frame rate – aim for the following requirements and you can play the game well:

• OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)
• CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
• RAM: 16GB
• Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 32GB
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti / RTX 3060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600XT
• Video Memory: 8GB
• Storage: SSD with 149GB available space (78GB if COD HQ and Warzone are already installed)
• DirectX: Version 12
• Internet connection required

If you’re looking to be more competitive or want the game’s visuals to shine in Ultra at 4K, you’ll need to own an even more powerful rig.

Fortunately, Activision has detailed the competitive/Ultra 4K specifications, too, which you can check out below:

• OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)
• CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
• RAM: 16GB
• Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 64GB
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / RTX 4070 or AMD Radeon RX 6800XT
• Video Memory: 10GB
• Storage: SSD with 149GB available space (78GB if COD HQ and Warzone are already installed)
• DirectX: Version 12
• Internet connection required

If your PC matches the requirements above, you should be able to play CoD MW3 on PC at Ultra settings in 4K.

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