Can I run Call of Duty: Vanguard on my system? – Minimum Requirements & more

Unsure if your system can run Call of Duty: Vanguard? We have three system requirements ready to go. The absolute minimum, the recommended ones as well as the competitive and Ultra 4K ones.

Operating System

Minimum: Windows 10 64-bit
Recommended/Competitive/Ultra 4K: Windows 10 64 Bit or Windows 11 64 Bit

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

Video Graphics 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 3080/3080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

Video Memory

Minimum: 2 GB
Recommended: 4 GB
Competitive: 8 GB
Ultra 4K: 10 GB

RAM

Minimum: 8 GB
Recommended: 12 GB
Competitive/Ultra 4K: 16 GB

Storage Space

Minimum: 36 GB on Launch (Only Multiplayer and Zombies Mode)
Recommended/Competitve/Ultra 4K: 61 GB

Hi-Rez Assets Cache

Call of Duty offers the option to stream the high resolution textures. This requires more Storage Space for the Hi-Rez Assets Cache. You can change the settings and turn it off in the game options.

Minimum/Recommended/Competitive: Up to 32 GB
Ultra 4K: Up to 64 GB

Besides the hardware, you should also keep your drivers up to date. Especially the graphics card drivers. NVIDIA’s version 472.12 is required, while AMD cards need to have version 21.9.1.

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