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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (abbreviated as Call of Duty: MW3, or just simply MW3) is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games, with Raven Software having assisted in development. It is the third installment in the Modern Warfare series, a direct sequel to 2009's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and the eighth Call of Duty installment.
Modern Warfare 3 System Requirements
100+
Minimum Requirements
  • OS: Win Xp 32
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3650 or NVIDIA GeForce 210 1GB
  • System Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 16 GB Hard drive space
  • DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card
Recommended Requirements
  • OS: Win 7 32
  • Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core E6600 3.06GHz / AMD Phenom 8750 Triple-Core
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon X1900 Series or NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS
  • System Memory: 3 GB RAM
  • Storage: 16 GB Hard drive space
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To run Modern Warfare 3 on high graphics settings your PC will require at least a 0MB GeForce 8800 GS / Radeon X1900 Series with a Pentium Dual Core E6600 3.06GHz or Phenom 8750 Triple-Core CPU. System memory required for Modern Warfare 3 is 3 GB performance memory. To be able to run at all you will need at least 2 GB system memory. Another thing to consider is the DirectX capability of your GPU. Modern Warfare 3 needs a GPU capable of running DirectX 9. Recommended needs around a 10 year old PC to run.
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7.8
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7.5
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Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+
GD CPU hardware score: 2
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GeForce 210 1GB
Radeon HD 3650
GD GPU hardware score: 1
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256 MB
GD VRAM hardware score: 1
2 GB
GD RAM hardware score: 2
Win Xp 32
DX 9
16 GB

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Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz
Athlon II X2 240
GD CPU hardware score: 2
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GeForce GT 430
Radeon X850 Series
GD GPU hardware score: 1
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256 MB
GD VRAM hardware score: 1
3 GB
GD RAM hardware score: 3
Win Xp 32
DX 9
16 GB
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Pentium Dual Core E6600 3.06GHz
Phenom 8750 Triple-Core
GD CPU hardware score: 2
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Radeon X1900 Series
GD GPU hardware score: 1
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256 MB
GD VRAM hardware score: 1
3 GB
GD RAM hardware score: 3
Win 7 32
DX 9
16 GB

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Modern Warfare 3 PC Release date: 8 Nov 2011

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Core i7-970 6-Core 3.2GHz
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Radeon RX 470 4GB
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11GB
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