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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

ORION is a free game launcher for Windows. It reads your graphics card, processor and screen, estimates every game in your library, then measures the real frame rate while you play and sets the game up with its "Recommended" profile. No account, no ads.

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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