Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — System Requirements, FPS Estimate & Settings
2009 · Shooter · Infinity Ward · ESRB Mature · Metacritic 86
Official system requirements
Publisher-published Minimum / Recommended values via RAWG, retrieved 2026-08-21. Real-world performance varies with drivers, resolution and your full build.
| Spec | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported) | — |
| Processor | Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or better supported | — |
| Memory | Memory: 1 GB RAM | — |
| Graphics | Graphics: 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better | — |
| Storage | DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0c | — |
| DirectX | Hard Drive: 12GB of free hard drive space | — |
| Item 7 | Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card | — |
| Item 8 | Internet: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet Connection required for activation. | — |
Multi-GPU FPS estimate
Estimated average FPS by GPU at 1080p / 1440p / 4K, derived from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's demand tier (tier 6, Demanding (high-end GPU)) and published TechPowerUp-style relative-performance indices (RTX 4090 = 100), retrieved 2026-08-29. Planning estimates, not benchmarks.
| GPU | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 4090 | 112 | 74 | 43 |
| RTX 4080 Super | 100 | 66 | 38 |
| RTX 4080 | 97 | 64 | 37 |
| RX 7900 XTX | 107 | 71 | 41 |
| RX 7900 XT | 100 | 66 | 38 |
| RTX 4070 Ti Super | 86 | 57 | 33 |
| RX 7800 XT | 86 | 57 | 33 |
| RTX 4070 Super | 81 | 53 | 31 |
| RTX 4070 | 76 | 50 | 29 |
| RX 7700 XT | 78 | 51 | 30 |
| RTX 3070 | 70 | 47 | 27 |
| RX 6800 XT | 85 | 56 | 32 |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 62 | 41 | 24 |
| RX 6700 XT | 76 | 50 | 29 |
| RTX 3060 | 57 | 37 | 22 |
| RX 6600 XT | 64 | 42 | 24 |
| RTX 2060 | 51 | 34 | 20 |
| GTX 1660 Super | 43 | 28 | 16 |
| RX 580 | 49 | 32 | 19 |
| GTX 1060 6GB | 40 | 27 | 15 |
| GTX 1650 | 32 | 21 | 12 |
| Intel Arc A770 | 65 | 43 | 25 |
| UHD 770 (integrated) | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Method: a game's demand tier maps to a “GPU index needed for ~60 FPS at 1080p”; each GPU's relative index produces an estimate via a diminishing-returns curve, then scaled for resolution. Source: TechPowerUp GPU database (relative performance), 2026-08-29.
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Release & version notes
Official release date: 2009-11-10. Ongoing patches and version history are published by the developer — for the latest patch notes, see the official store or support page. GameFigs summarizes the official release only and does not invent patch dates.
About Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Continuation of the sensational first-person shooter from Infinity Ward and Activision. It is rather difficult to maintain a high level of games every year, but it worked out in the sixth part of the series. The game continues the storyline of the previous part. The game consists of numerous fast-paced gunfights. Classic hit points are not here anymore - after receiving damage, the player only needs to sit tight in safety waiting for health to come back. There are three game modes: the story campaign, multiplayer and Spec Ops. If there are almost no changes in the campaign, and this is the same linear story, the Spec Ops includes 23 new levels for single or cooperative completion. Each level is a new task, a new challenge whether it is the defusing a bomb or the elimination of enemy forces. Levels are divided into tiers by their complexity. As in any other game of the series, the multiplayer in Modern Warfare 2 takes a special place. Each match is a mission, for which you need to come up with new strategies to complete. As in the past, new weapons and perks are opened for the execution of tasks.
Sources & attribution
- Game data (release year, genres, platforms, system requirements, description, cover art) via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
- GPU relative-performance indices via TechPowerUp GPU database (relative performance), retrieved 2026-08-29.
- FPS estimates on this page are GameFigs planning estimates from the demand-tier + GPU-index model — not benchmark results.
How the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 optimization card & FPS estimate are computed
Each game is scored on a 0–9 demand tier from its published PC requirements (and a year/genre fallback when requirements are absent). The FPS estimate compares your selected GPU's relative-performance index against the tier's required index using a diminishing-returns curve, then scales for resolution. The settings card maps the demand tier and your hardware to a starting preset, an FPS band and an upscaler recommendation. All outputs are planning guides — verify in-game with the built-in benchmark when available.
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