Call of Duty: Warzone is a free-to-play combat game with multiple modes and new gameplay updates. It includes Fortune’s Keep, Endgame (limited time), Battle Royale, Black Ops Royale, and Resurgence, each offering different match types and objectives.
Best gaming PC for Call of Duty: Warzone in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Call of Duty: Warzone today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Activision on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows® 10 64 Bit (latest update) | Windows® 10 64 Bit (latest update) / Windows® 11 64 Bit (latest update) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i3-6100 / Core™ i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 | Intel® Core™ i5-6600K / Core™ i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 1400 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 470 - DirectX 12.0 compatible system | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 580 - DirectX 12.0 compatible system |
| Storage | 125 GB | 125 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Call of Duty: Warzone?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i5-6600K / Core™ i7-4770 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.