With Call of Duty : Vanguard officially launching this Friday, it's important you get all your gear prepared to run the game smoothly.
As with many major games releasing close to 2022, Vanguard will be a power-hungry title.
However, those with slightly outdated hardware can rejoice that the new Call of Duty title is accommodating them.
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Furthermore, while some of the newest Call of Duty titles have become infamous for taking up a huge amount of disk space, Vanguard will be considerably smaller and easier to manage.
To play the multiplayer and Zombies modes you will need to have at least 36GB free on your PC.
But in order to play the game in 4K, you will need at least 64GB of space or 32GB with Vanguard's Hi-Rez Assets Cache feature, which streams high-resolution assets.
Here's the full list of Call of Duty Vanguard's PC requirements:
Operating System
Minimum: Windows 10 64-bit (latest update)
Recommended/Competitive/Ultra 4K: Windows 10 64-bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64-bit (latest update)
CPU
Minimum: Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300
Recommended: Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Competitive: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
Ultra 4K: Intel Core i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
RAM
Minimum: 8 GB
Recommended: 12 GB
Competitive/Ultra 4K: 16 GB
Storage Space
Minimum: 36 GB at launch (Multiplayer and Zombies only)
Recommended/Competitive/Ultra 4K: 61 GB at launch
Hi-Rez Assets Cache
Minimum/Recommended/Competitive: Up to 32 GB
Ultra 4K: Up to 64 GB
Hi-Rez Assets Cache is optional disk space that can be used to stream high-resolution assets. That option can be turned off in the game's settings.
Video Card
Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470
Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580
Competitive: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070/RTX 3060 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700XT
Ultra 4K: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Video Memory
Minimum: 2 GB
Recommended: 4 GB
Competitive: 8 GB
Ultra 4K: 10 GB
Recommended Drivers for NVIDIA and AMD
NVIDIA: 472.12
AMD: 21.9.1
