Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 PC specs and launch times

News by Lauren Aitken Contributor

Published on Oct. 11, 2018

With Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 available to preload today, we’re going to take a quick look at the recommended PC specs.

In a recent Reddit post, Treyarch confirmed the minimum specs you'll need to enjoy its latest title, as well as the configurations that will give you the highest refresh rates and 4K Ultra specs for those wanting the very best performance levels.

Players with the minimum specs will still be able to enjoy the game, as Treyarch has stated that Black Ops 4 is optimised for a variety of PC configurations, so everyone can have a "great experience across a wide range of hardware."

So, let's take a look at what hardware you'll need to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 4:

Minimum specs

OS: Windows 7 or higher (64-bit)
CPU: Intel Core i3-4340/ AMD FX-6300
RAM: 8 GB
Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 2GB/ G3Force GTX 1050 2GB or Radeon HD 7950 2GB

Recommended specs

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
CPU: Intel i5-2500k/ Ryzen R5 1600X
RAM: 12 GB
Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 4GB/ GTX 1060 6GB or Raden R9 390/ AMD RX 580

High refresh/ competitive specs at 1080p

This is the recommended setup for players using high refresh rate monitors at 1080p.

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
CPU: Intel i7-8700K/ AMD Ryzen 1800X
RAM: 16GB
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1080 or Radeon RX Vega64 Graphics

4K Ultra specs

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
CPU: i7-8700K/ AMD Ryzen 2700X
RAM: 16GB
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1080Ti

Ready for launch

You will be able to preload Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 from Battle.net at 9 pm PT on October 9, which is about 5 am UK time and the download size is roughly 55GB. The full game will launch at the following times: