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Best PC graphics settings for CoD Modern Warfare 2 Campaign

Notice every detail with the perfect visual settings!

In Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, players can choose from various graphics options to experience the game with the best visuals. Graphics settings for any game are entirely dependent on your PC build. Some setups allow seamless ultra-high definition gameplay, while others necessitate the game running on lower visual presets. Here are the best PC graphics settings for CoD Modern Warfare 2 Campaign.

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Best PC graphics settings for maximum quality in CoD Modern Warfare 2 Campaign

Display

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  • Display Mode: Fullscreen Borderless or Fullscreen Exclusive
  • Constrain Mouse to Game Window: Off
  • Display Monitor: Your Monitor
  • Display Adapter: Your GPU
    • We ran this on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
  • Screen Refresh Rate: Monitor Default
  • Display Resolution: Monitor Default
    • 1980*1020
  • Dynamic Resolution: Off
  • Aspect Ratio: Wide 16:9
  • V-Sync (Gameplay): Off
  • V-Sync (Menus): Off
  • Custom Framerate Limit: Unlimited
    • For Custom Framerate set Gameplay 300, Menu 120, and Out of Focus 30
  • Restart Shaders Optimisation: Use settings to delete Cache Shaders, and reoptimize all Shaders
  • Display Gamma: 2.2 SRGB
    • 2.4 (BT1886) for TV
  • Brightness: 55
  • Focused Mode: OFF
  • HDR: OFF
    • Select Automatic to set your Operating System's settings

Quality

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  • Quality Presets: Custom
  • Render Resolution: 100%
    • Or 200% if your GPU can take the load
  • Upscaling/Sharpening: NVIDIA Image Scaling or FidelityFX Cas
    • NVIDIA Image Scaling set to Quality
    • FidelityFX Cas set at 60%
  • Anti-Aliasing: Filmic SMAA T2X
  • Anti-Aliasing Quality: Ultra Quality
  • Video Memory Scale: 90
  • Texture Resolution: High
  • Texture Filter Anisotropic: High
  • Distant Level of Detail: High
  • Nearby Level of Detail: High
  • Clutter Draw Distance: Long
  • Particle Quality: High
  • Particle Quality Level: High
  • Bullet Impacts and Sprays: On
  • Shader Quality: High
  • Tessellation: All
  • Terrain Memory: Max
  • On-Demand Texture Streaming: Off
  • Streaming Quality: Normal
  • Shadow Map Resolution: Ultra
  • Screen Space Shadows: High
  • Spot Shadow Quality: High
  • Cache Spot Shadows: On
  • Spot Cache: Ultra
  • Cache Sun Shadows: On
  • Particle Lighting: Ultra
  • Ambient Occlusion: Both
  • Space Screen Reflection: High
  • Weather Grid Volumes: On
  • NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: On + Boost
  • Depth of Field: On
  • World Motion Blur: On
  • Weapon Motion Blur: On
  • Film Grain: 0.25

View

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  • Field of View: 90 to 100
  • ADS Field of View: Affected
  • Weapon Field of View: Default
  • Vehicle Field of View: Default
  • 1st Person Camera: Default
  • 3rd Person Camera: Default

Related: Will Modern Warfare 2 have a third-person mode?

As always, the best graphics settings for CoD Modern Warfare 2 Campaign will depend on your PC build. For instance, the above settings are best for NVIDIA 30 series graphics cards. Running the game on a lower visual setting is recommended if you have an older-generation graphics card or system-integrated graphics.

If your graphics card and other components are up-to-date, enjoy the game at its best with maximum quality. CoD Modern Warfare 2 has a visually stunning campaign with extremely high-octane visual effects that can slow down older devices. Experiment with the settings to determine the best graphics options for your PC.

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Dipanjan Dey started his gaming journey with Doom 2 and Contra: Legacy of War back in 1997. Naturally, he gravitated to RPGs and FPS titles like Call of Duty, Halo, and CS:GO. Dipanjan has been coverings stories and writing about video games for the past five years. For the past year, Dipanjan has been working as a Contributing Author for Pro Game Guides, covering shooter games like Fortnite, Apex Legends, and CoD!