Mature 17+ M ESRB
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1981. The Cold War is at its peak. World powers grapple for control and a hidden threat looms. In Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, players will engage in deniable operations, fighting the battles that never happened to stop a conspiracy decades in the making.

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Expansive Customization Options

Fine tune over 200 individual settings on the PC version of Black Ops Cold War, from keybindings and the ability to play on a controller to graphics, audio, and interface sliders and toggles. Also, prepare to play at all conceivable angles, whether that be on an ultrawide monitor or on multiple displays.

Ray Tracing, NVIDIA DLSS and Reflex Technology

Powered by NVIDIA GeForce RTX, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will feature a more lifelike experience thanks to RTX Shadows and Ambient Occlusion, which provide more photo-realistic shadows that will help further immerse you within the game’s world. Keeping up with the latest trends in rendering and latency developments, the game will also include both NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) and Reflex Technology.

Squad Up With Crossplay

No matter what platforms your friends play on, you’ll be able to fight with or against them on your PC thanks to Crossplay, available at launch.

global.pc.sysReqs
Minimum


The minimum specs needed to play Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Recommended


The recommended specs to run at 60FPS in most situations with all options set to medium
Recommended
(Ray Tracing)

The recommended specs for use with Ray Tracing
Competitive


The competitive specs to run at a high FPS for use with a high refresh monitor
Ultra RTX


The Ultra RTX specs to run the game at a high FPS in 4K resolution with Ray Tracing
OS
Windows® 10 64-bit (v.1803 or higher)
Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
Windows 10 64 Bit (latest Update)
CPU
Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300
Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen R5 1600X processor
Intel i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 1800X
Intel i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 1800X
Intel i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen 3700X
RAM
8GB RAM
12GB RAM
16GB RAM
16GB RAM
16GB RAM
HDD
(At Launch)
MP Only 35GB, 82GB for all game modes
82GB HD space
82GB HD space
82GB HD space
125GB HD space*
Video
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 / GeForce GTX 1650 or Radeon HD 7950
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / GTX 1660 Super or Radeon R9 390 / AMD RX 580
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 / RTX 3070 or Radeon RX Vega64 Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
OS
CPU
RAM
HDD
(At Launch)
Video
Minimum


The minimum specs needed to play Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Recommended


The recommended specs to run at 60FPS in most situations with all options set to medium
Recommended
(Ray Tracing)

The recommended specs for use with Ray Tracing
Competitive


The competitive specs to run at a high FPS for use with a high refresh monitor
Ultra RTX


The Ultra RTX specs to run the game at a high FPS in 4K resolution with Ray Tracing
Windows® 10 64-bit (v.1803 or higher)
Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
Windows 10 64 Bit (latest Update)
Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300
Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen R5 1600X processor
Intel i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 1800X
Intel i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 1800X
Intel i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen 3700X
8GB RAM
12GB RAM
16GB RAM
16GB RAM
16GB RAM
MP Only 35GB, 82GB for all game modes
82GB HD space
82GB HD space
82GB HD space
125GB HD space*
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 / GeForce GTX 1650 or Radeon HD 7950
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / GTX 1660 Super or Radeon R9 390 / AMD RX 580
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 / RTX 3070 or Radeon RX Vega64 Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
All Specifications require a broadband connection and DirectX 12 compatibility. Additional storage space may be required for mandatory game updates. Only Intel/AMD processors are supported at this time.
*Includes the optional High-definition asset pack.

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