Modern Warfare 4 PC now has final launch specifications, preload timing and a much clearer performance target: the game launches through Steam, Battle.net and Xbox on PC on October 23, with PC preload beginning October 15 at 9:00 a.m. PT.
Activision’s September 29 PC update replaces the earlier uncertainty around file size and retail requirements. The launch build requires a 115 GB SSD, TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, while the recommended hardware target is 90 FPS in Multiplayer at High settings.
Modern Warfare 4 PC: current launch facts
Modern Warfare 4 PC Image Activision.
| Release | October 23, 2026 |
| PC stores | Steam, Battle.net, Xbox on PC |
| Preload | October 15 at 9:00 a.m. PT |
| Campaign Early Access | October 16 for eligible digital pre-orders or pre-purchases |
| Storage | 115 GB SSD |
| Recommended target | 90 FPS Multiplayer at High settings |
| Ray tracing | Campaign, Multiplayer and DMZ |
The full specification tables now live in Modern Warfare 4 PC System Requirements, while the exact download window is covered by Modern Warfare 4 PC Preload.
Steam, Battle.net and Xbox on PC still deliver the same core Campaign, Multiplayer and DMZ feature set. The storefront changes where you buy and launch the game rather than changing the final technical requirements.
Minimum, recommended and ray tracing hardware
Minimum hardware starts at 8 GB of RAM and older RX 470, GTX 970 or 1060, or Arc A580 class graphics, while the recommended tier moves to 16 GB of RAM and RTX 3060 Ti, RX 6600 XT or Arc B580 class hardware.
The ray tracing tier is much higher, with 32 GB of RAM, 16 GB of VRAM and RTX 5070 Ti or RX 9070 XT class graphics. See Modern Warfare 4 Ray Tracing for the 4K upscaled target.
PC performance and graphics features
Modern Warfare 4 PC supports DLSS 4.5, AMD FSR Redstone, Intel XeSS 3 and Filmic SMAA T2X, plus a global sharpness slider. Activision also confirms PC-exclusive Enhanced FOV, HDR10+, separate world and weapon depth-of-field controls and a built-in benchmark.
The full control set is broken out in Modern Warfare 4 PC Graphics Settings, while Modern Warfare 4 Upscaling covers the scaling stack.
Security and shader preparation
TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot are required to play. Intel Arc GPUs also require Resizable Bar, and Activision says only supported Intel and AMD processors with AVX are supported at this time. Modern Warfare 4 Secure Boot covers those checks.
Modern Warfare 4 Advanced Shader Delivery replaces the old shader-preloading wording and can use the Xbox PC app to deliver precompiled shaders on supported PC platforms.
Campaign Early Access and October 23 launch
Digital pre-orders and pre-purchases get Campaign Early Access from October 16. The Modern Warfare 4 Campaign guide covers the story, while the Modern Warfare 4 launch guide covers the October 23 release across Campaign, Multiplayer and DMZ.
The full game launches at midnight local time on October 23. That is separate from the October 15 PC preload and the October 16 Campaign access milestone.
Collateral adds a new PC Multiplayer mode too
The September 29 PC article also reveals Modern Warfare 4 Collateral Mode, a single-life bomb mode with a round-to-round cash economy, purchases between rounds and no normal custom loadouts.
Collateral is part of the wider Multiplayer feature set rather than a PC exclusive. It appears in the PC article because Activision used that announcement to reveal the mode.
Modern Warfare 4 PC is now based on final launch information rather than beta estimates. Check the exact requirement or feature that matters to your setup, then use the linked Modern Warfare 4 guides for the wider launch, multiplayer or DMZ context instead of mixing separate systems together.
The September 29 information changes Modern Warfare 4 PC materially because the article no longer needs to tell readers to wait for final requirements. Those final launch numbers now exist and should replace the earlier placeholders rather than sit in a disconnected new post.
Use Modern Warfare 4 PC as the pillar for storefront and PC-wide context, then send specific searches to the dedicated requirements, preload, storage, security and graphics pages. That keeps the broad article useful without forcing it to duplicate every table.
The September 29 information changes Modern Warfare 4 PC materially because the article no longer needs to tell readers to wait for final requirements. Those final launch numbers now exist and should replace the earlier placeholders rather than sit in a disconnected new post. Recheck the official PC article if a launch-day patch changes this part of the setup.
Use Modern Warfare 4 PC as the pillar for storefront and PC-wide context, then send specific searches to the dedicated requirements, preload, storage, security and graphics pages. That keeps the broad article useful without forcing it to duplicate every table. Recheck the official PC article if a launch-day patch changes this part of the setup.
For Modern Warfare 4 PC, the launch specification update also gives the existing storefront article a clearer job. It should now answer where to buy on PC, then route readers into the dedicated performance, preload, storage and security pages for deeper technical questions.
Keeping Modern Warfare 4 PC as the central PC hub also makes later driver or patch changes easier to surface without creating another general PC article that competes for the same search intent.
For the first-party technical details behind Modern Warfare 4 PC, see the official Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 PC article.
