Call of Duty: Vanguard - PC System Requirements and Preloading Info

Ahead of its release this week, Activision has announced the official system requirements and preloading details for Call of Duty: Vanguard on PC.

PC System Requirements

Here are the official PC system requirements of Call of Duty: Vanguard on PC. Take note, the requirements are listed in tiers, from Minimum to the Ultra graphics setting.

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

(Additional storage space may be required for mandatory game updates.)

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 of NVIDIA/AMD

NVIDIA: 472.12
AMD: 21.9.1

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PC Preloading

All players who pre-purchased the game digitally on Battle.net can preload the game so they’re ready to play the moment the game goes live.

Preloading for PC begins on November 2 at 10 AM PT / November 3 at 1AM PHT. If you purchased a digital version of the game but it does not download during the preload period, find Vanguard under “Partner Games” in the Battle.net Launcher and follow the prompts to begin the download.

For more information, visit http://callofduty.com/vanguard/pc.

Call of Duty: Vanguard releases on November 5, 2021 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.