This week will see the launch of the next Call of Duty title, taking us back to era of World War 2. So far the game is looking pretty good, with a lot of graphical features like ray tracing and Nvidia DLSS support. But what about performance? What kind of hardware is needed to run it at its best? We take a look at the Call of Duty: Vanguard PC system requirements...

Thankfully, the COD Vanguard PC specs don't seem too demanding. They're a little more than last year's Black Ops Cold War, but overall it seems like it should perform quite well on modern hardware. Additionally, the storage size at launch has been significantly reduced, likely due to the "new on-demand texture streaming tech". Interestingly, there are no specific requirements for ray tracing.

With that out of the way, let's jump in and take a look at the various Call of Duty Vanguard PC system requirements...

Call of Duty: Vanguard Minimum system requirements

• OS: Windows 10 64-bit (latest update)
• CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300
• RAM: 8GB
• GPU RAM: 2GB
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470
• DX: 12
• Storage: 36GB at launch (Multiplayer and Zombies only) / (with Hi-Rez Assets Cache: up to +32GB)

Call of Duty: Vanguard Recommended system requirements

• OS: Windows 10 64-bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64-bit (latest update)
• CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
• RAM: 12GB
• GPU RAM: 4GB
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580
• DX: 12
• Storage: 61GB at launch / (with Hi-Rez Assets Cache: up to +64GB)

Call of Duty: Vanguard Competitive system requirements

• OS: Windows 10 64-bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64-bit (latest update)
• CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
• RAM: 16GB
• GPU RAM: 8GB
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 / Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
• DX: 12
• Storage: 61GB at launch / (with Hi-Rez Assets Cache: up to +64GB)

Call of Duty: Vanguard Ultra 4K system requirements

• OS: Windows 10 64-bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64-bit (latest update)
• CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
• RAM: 16GB
• GPU RAM: 10GB
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
• DX: 12
• Storage: 61GB at launch / (with Hi-Rez Assets Cache: up to +64GB)

Call of Duty: Vanguard will require at least a GTX 1060 or RX 580 graphics card in order to meet the recommended system requirements running on High graphics settings at 1080p resolution. You will also need a Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 5 1600X processor and 12GB of RAM. This setup should then deliver around 60fps performance.

Looking over the minimum system requirements you will need a GTX 960 or RX 470 GPU coupled with either a Core i3-4340 or FX-6300 CPU in order to reach the minimum specs for COD Vanguard, which should run on Low graphics settings at 1080p. You will also need at least 8GB of system memory, which should help to achieve 60fps performance.

Overall, looking at all the specs above, Call of Duty Vanguard will need around a 5 year old PC in order to run at the recommended requirements.

As ever, remember you can always check out how well your PC can run the Call of Duty: Vanguard System Requirements here, where you can check benchmarks and performance from other users. Compare your graphics card to the Call of Duty: Vanguard GPU benchmark chart and we also have a Call of Duty: Vanguard Frames Per Second system performance chart for you to check.