Understanding the Modern Warfare 3 system requirements is essential for players looking to run the game on their PCs as smoothly as possible.
As fans continue dropping into Season 4 Reloaded, the MW3 cycle is entering its final stages with the focus slowly moving to the hotly anticipated launch of Black Ops 6. With Season 5 on the horizon, ensuring a PC can run the game without issue makes all the difference.
With that said, find the full list of MW3 system requirements including the minimum and recommended specs in this guide.
Modern Warfare 3 minimum specs
The list of specs below are the minimum requirements to run Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer with a steady frame rate:
- OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)*
- CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400
- RAM: 8 GB
- Storage Space: SSD with 149 GB† available space at launch (78 GB with COD HQ and Warzone already installed)
- Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 32 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon RX 470
- Video Memory: 2 GB
Modern Warfare 3 recommended specs
These specs allow PC players to run MW3 at 60fps with the majority of graphics settings set to high:
- 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: 16 GB
- Storage Space: SSD with 149 GB† available space at launch (78 GB with COD HQ and Warzone already installed)
- Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 32 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti / RTX 3060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600XT or Intel Arc A770
- Video Memory: 8 GB
Modern Warfare 3 competitive specs
Looking to dominate Ranked Play with a powerful PC and a monitor equipped with a high refresh rate? The list of specs allows players to run the game with a high frame rate and at 4K resolution:
- 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: 16 GB
- Storage Space: SSD with 149 GB† available space at launch (78 GB with COD HQ and Warzone already installed)
- Hi-Rez Assets Cache: Up to 64 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / RTX 4070 or AMD Radeon RX 6800XT
- Video Memory: 10 GB
That's all there is to know about the Modern Warfare 3 system requirements. For more Call of Duty, check out our guide on the Black Ops 6 Direct containing the latest intel on the game's reveal.