For players jumping into the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta, you’ll need to make sure your PC is running at the right settings & specifications. Applying the right specifications will provide the optimal experience for those heading into their first game. A new feature is also coming to Modern Warfare 4, in the form of Shader Preloading. Today, we’re going to review not only the best/recommended setting for MW4, but the minimum settings required to launch the beta as well as the main game later on. Here’s what you need to know:
PC Specifications to Play the Modern Warfare 4 Beta
Minimum Specifications
These are the minimum PC specifications required to play the Modern Warfare 4 Beta:
- OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i5-8400
- RAM: 12GB
- Video Card – AMD: Radeon RX 470
- Video Card – NVIDIA: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / 1060
- Video Card – Intel: Intel Arc A580
- Video Memory: 3 GB
- Storage Space: SSD required
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Recommended Specifications
The PC specifications recommended to jump into the Modern Warfare 4 Beta are:
- OS: Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)
- CPU – AMD: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- CPU – Intel: Intel Core i7-8700
- RAM: 16 GB
- Video Card – AMD: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
- Video Card – NVIDIA: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
- Video Card – Intel: Intel Arc B580
- Video Memory: 8 GB
- Storage Space: SSD required
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Recommended Drivers
- NVIDIA: 610.47
- AMD: 26.7.1
- Intel: 32.0.101.8861
Required for All PC Specifications
- Internet: Broadband Internet connection
- DirectX: DirectX 12 compatible system
- Additional Requirements: TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot are required to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.
Note: These specifications apply to the Modern Warfare 4 Beta and may differ from the PC specifications for the full game at launch.
PC players: Before Beta begins, make sure TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot are enabled. If you have these features already enabled, you’re ready for the Beta. If TPM 2.0 or Secure Boot isn’t enabled, you won’t be able to play the Beta online.
Shaders & Shader Preloading in the Beta
Shader preloading arrives with the Modern Warfare 4 Beta, & will allow a more smooth & streamlined experience for COD Players around the globe. This feature will give your PC a head start on preparing shaders before you launch Modern Warfare 4.
You may be asking what are Shaders, & why do they matter? Shaders are small programs that informs your graphics card how to optimally render what you see on screen, from surfaces and lighting to shadows, visual effects, and more. With a huge variety of different parts and configurations available, certain shaders need to be prepped for your PC before they can do their job, rendering graphics properly during gameplay.
This is where Shader Preloading comes in. Shader Preloading prepares these shaders ahead of time, rather than waiting until they’re needed during gameplay. This reduces the amount of shader processing that needs to happen when you play, helping to minimize stutters and other performance hitches.
Shader Preloading uses some system resources while it’s running, but its impact is designed to be minimal. This will be the Shader’s Preloading Availability for the Beta:
- Battle.net: Shader Preloading will be enabled, starting when you first install the Beta.
- Steam: Shader Preloading will be enabled, but a one-time shader compile is still needed on first boot:
- First Game Boot-up – Precompile Shaders
- Game launches after subsequent updates – Shader Preloading takes Effect
- First Game Boot-up – Precompile Shaders
This means that for the MW4 Beta, Steam players who play during Weekend One will be able to use Shader Preloading for the Weekend Two update. After Modern Warfare 4 launches, players only need to compile shaders once after every seasonal update.
THE END
You’re now ready to jump into the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta! Get out there & dominate the battlefield!
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