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Can you run Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)? PC requirements and settings
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011), by Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games (Action), came out on Steam on November 7, 2011.
Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.
Minimum cardShader 3.0 or better 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT / ATI Radeon X1950 or better
Recommended RAM2 GB
Estimate per graphics card
No frame-rate estimate for this game
The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both the minimum and the
recommended specs. Rather than an invented number, we give none. ORION does the maths on your
own PC, with your card, processor and screen, then measures the real frame rate while you play.
Official specs
Minimum and recommended requirements
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP/ Windows Vista / Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X3 8750 processor or better
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Shader 3.0 or better 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT / ATI Radeon X1950 or better
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Storage
- 16 GB
- Publisher's note
- Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity.
Source: the
game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.
Where to buy
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On your PC
The same estimate with your own hardware, and the settings applied for you
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Questions
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) at a glance
Which graphics card do I need for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) at 1080p?
Minimum: Shader 3.0 or better 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT / ATI Radeon X1950 or better. The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both minimum and recommended specs, so we give no frame-rate estimate for this game. ORION does the maths on your own PC.
How much RAM does Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) need?
The publisher recommends 2 GB of RAM.
How much storage does Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) take?
The official page asks for 16 GB of storage.
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