Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War System Requirements

The Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War system requirementsasks for a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core i5-2500K. However, the recommended CPU is an Intel Core i7-4770K or better. Make sure you have 175 GB in order to install Black Ops Cold War. However, if you only want to download and play multiplayer, you'll only need 45 GB free storage space. Provided that you have at least an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 graphics card you can play the game. Furthermore, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is recommended in order to run the game at its best. Black Ops Cold War system requirementsstate that you will need at least 8 GB of RAM - but ideally have 16 GB of RAM.

The minimum requirements given by Treyarch are enough for the game to be playable, however, it won't look particularly pretty nor will you be hitting a consistent 60FPS with this setup. The recommended requirements should be enough to run the game at a smooth 60FPS with medium graphics options. Treyarch has also given recommended requirements for maximum graphics with ray tracing and also competitive play at 144Hz, shown below.

Black Ops Cold War Maximum Graphics - Requirements

• Intel i9-9900K CPU
• 16 GB RAM
• 250 GB Storage Space Free
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Black Ops Cold War at 144Hz - Requirements

• Intel i7-8700K
• 16 GB RAM
• 175 GB Storage Space Free
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

Like many of the new releases, Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War takes advantage of Nvidia RTX Ray Tracing. Therefore we would recommend an NVIDIA card over AMD for this game for maximum graphical fidelity. Unlike some previous Call of Duty games on PC, this is well supported with 4K resolutions, ultrawide support and an uncapped framerate, allowing you to play the game at 144Hz, great for competitive gameplay.

Black Ops Cold War Steam

A Black Ops Cold War Steam release is unlikely, as the game can only be purchased through Blizzard's own Battle.net client. One thing to note though - Black Ops Cold War crossplay is supported, so players on all console generations and PC can play together.

Black Ops Cold War Performance Guide

Looking to improve your FPS in BO: Cold War? Here are some tips for improving performance.

• Ensure you have the latest NVIDIA or AMD Drivers for your graphics card to avoid any stuttering or FPS issues.
• Try shutting any resource-intensive programs running in the background before playing - open task manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) to see which programs are using the most resources.

Black Ops Cold War Season 2 release date

Black Ops Cold War season two is rumoured to land on February 24. This update will bring yet more maps and weapons, plus a new zombies DLC.

Black Ops Cold War Zombies system requirements

There is currently a free access week to Black Ops - Cold War's zombies mode. The system requirements remain the same for the zombies game mode.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War will run on PC system with Windows 7 and upwards.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

How many FPS will I get on Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War? We reference thousands of reports from PCGameBenchmark users running our FPS tracking app to tell you exactly how Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War performs across a range of different settings and resolutions on the most popular PC gaming setups.

What frame rate does Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War run at?

Here are the typical frame rate samples

Avg FPS	CPU	GPU	RAM
52	Intel Core i7-10700K	Intel UHD 630	32 GB
52	Intel Core i7-9750H	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060	32 GB
37	Intel Core i5-10400	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER	16 GB
32	Intel Core i5-10400F	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060	32 GB
22	Intel Core i7-10700K	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080	32 GB

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