Call of Duty: Vanguard PC system requirements revealed
Fans looking forward to playing the latest Call of Duty installment on the PC can now check if the game can run on their rig or not as the official PC system requirements of Call of Duty: Vanguard has been announced.
Normally taking up hundreds of gigabytes of space, this latest outing looks to be rather small compared to Modern Warfare before it, which should make players breathe a huge sigh of relief due to the amount of space they’ll be saving.
Check out the full system requirements sheet below:
Call of Duty: Vanguard System Requirements
| Specs | Minimum | Recommended | Competitive | Ultra 4K |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit (latest update) | Windows 10 64-bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64-bit (latest update) | Windows 10 64-bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64-bit (latest update) | Windows 10 64-bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64-bit (latest update) |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300 | Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | Intel Core i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 36 GB at launch (Multiplayer and Zombies only) | 61 GB at launch | 61 GB at launch | 61 GB at launch |
| Hi-Rez Assets Cache | Up to 32 GB | Up to 32 GB | Up to 32 GB | Up to 64 GB |
| Video Card | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070/RTX 3060 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT |
| Video Memory | 2 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB | 10 GB |
Overall, the game looks to be forgiving enough to work on older rigs. There’s also an entry called “Hi-Rez Assets Cache” that refers to optional disk space that can be used to stream high-resolution assets and can be turned off in the game’s settings.
All players who pre-purchased the game digitally on Battle.net can preload the title starting on November 2 at 10 AM PT (November 3 at 1 AM in the Philippines) so they’re ready to play the moment the game goes live.
Call of Duty: Vanguard is set to release on November 5 for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and PC.
