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Call of Duty: Vanguard PC Requirements – Minimum specs, Preloading

Can your PC run Vanguard?
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Published: Nov 2, 2021 03:08 am

Call of Duty: Vanguard is built on the latest Infinity Ward Engine and comes with next-generation graphics for a shooter game. The preloading for Vanguard on PC starts Nov. 2 at 10 AM PT. This article focuses on all the PC requirements for the game.

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Before checking the PC specifications for CoD Vanguard, these are the basic requirements for any device:

  • Broadband connection
  • DirectX12 compatibility
  • Latest Windows update
  • Minimum graphics driver update of:
    • NVIDIA - 472.12
    • AMD - 21.9.1
  • Additional storage space for game updates
  • Intel/AMD processor with AVX Instruction Set
Table of Contents
Minimum PC Requirements - Smooth gameplay
Recommended PC Requirements - 60FPS at High Settings
Competitive PC Requirements - High FPS gaming
ULTRA RTX PC Requirements - High FPS, 4k gaming

Minimum PC Requirements - Smooth gameplay

OSWindows 10 64-bit
CPUIntel Core i3-4340
AMD FX-6300
Video CardNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
AMD Radeon RX 470
Video Memory2 GB
Memory (RAM)8 GB
Storage36 GB at launch*
Hi-Rez Assets
Cache		Up to 32 GB

*For Vanguard Multiplayer and Zombies only. Including Campaign, the game size is 49.40 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.

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OSWindows 10 64-bit / Windows 11 64-bit
CPUIntel Core i5-2500K
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Video CardNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
AMD Radeon RX 580
Video Memory4 GB
Memory (RAM)12 GB
Storage61 GB at launch
Hi-Rez Assets
Cache		Up to 32 GB

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Competitive PC Requirements - High FPS gaming

OSWindows 10 64-bit / Windows 11 64-bit
CPUIntel Core i7-8700K
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
Video CardNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Ti / RTX 2070
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Video Memory8 GB
Memory (RAM)16 GB
Storage61 GB at launch
Hi-Rez Assets
Cache		Up to 32 GB

ULTRA RTX PC Requirements - High FPS, 4k gaming

OS Windows 10 64-bit / Windows 11 64-bit
CPUIntel Core i9-9900K
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Video CardNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / RTX 2070
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Video Memory10 GB
Memory (RAM)16 GB
Storage61 GB at launch
Hi-Rez Assets
Cache		Up to 64 GB

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Praharsh Kashyap
Praharsh Kashyap is a video gaming enthusiast from India currently working as a Contributing Writer at Pro Game Guides. He has been playing and covering first-person shooters such as Call of Duty, Battlefield, and Apex Legends for years now. Besides FPS games, he also likes to indulge in RPGs every now and then.
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