This article will aim to answer the question, “Will my graphics card handle COD MW2 2022?” The system requirements for COD MW2 Warzone 2.0 have been announced so this assessment is now based on published specs. This post will also only focus on discrete desktop graphics cards from NVIDIA and AMD. There will be a future post that will discuss if your laptop can handle the system requirements and graphics of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Warzone 2.0).
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Warzone 2.0) will be released on both Steam and Battle.net for PC. Steam performs a monthly analysis of its users and details specific information about their systems on a monthly basis. This is known as the Steam Hardware Survey. From that, we can look to see the most popular graphics cards being used on the market today.
Drawing Conclusions
It is likely that Activision wanted to make the game playable for as many gamers as they possibly could. However, from a gamer-experience perspective, they will also want to have a minimum threshold of graphics requirements. This will allow them to provide a positive experience on COD MW 2 2022. Activision will need to strike a balance and the Steam Hardware Survey can provide guidance.
The top 15 graphics cards being used on Steam are at least the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1050 or above as illustrated in the picture below.
This can help us draw conclusions as to whether your graphics card will handle COD MW2 2022. That is because we know Activision will not want to alienate gamers who use some of the most popular graphics cards on the market, like the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.
When you look at the entire population of Steam gamers, a little less than half of the survey falls above the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060. That may have been enough of a population for the developers of COD MW2 Warzone 2.0 to decide to make it the recommended requirement. And from drawing on that conclusion is where the list below is generated.
Will My Graphics Card Handle COD MW2 Warzone 2.0?
Please reference the table below to find your graphics card. NVIDIA is represented first, followed by AMD. Make sure to check out my article on the cheapest graphics cards for COD MW2.
| NVIDIA Graphics Cards | Will My Graphics Card Handle COD MW2 2022? |
| NVIDIA GeForce 700 Series | No, it is unlikely given a likely minimum requirement of GeForce GTX 1060 |
| NVIDIA GeForce 800 Series Graphics Cards | No, it is unlikely given a likely minimum requirement of GeForce GTX 1060 |
| NVIDIA GeForce 900 Series Graphics Cards | The 960, 980 and 980 Ti Series graphics cards would likely be able to meet the minimum system requirements of COD MW2 2022. |
| NVIDIA GeForce 1000 Series Graphics Cards | The GeForce GTX 1050, 1050 Ti, 1060, 1070, 1070 Ti, 1080, and 1080 Ti would all meet the minimum or recommended system requirements for COD MW2 2022. |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1650 | The GeForce RTX 1650 will meet at least the minimum requirements. |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1660 | The GeForce RTX 1660 will meet at least the minimum requirements. |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1660 Ti | The GeForce RTX 1660 Ti will meet at least the minimum requirements. |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1660 Super | The GeForce RTX 1660 Super will meet at least the minimum requirements. |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | Yes, the GeForce RTX 2060 will surpass recommended settings |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | Yes, the GeForce RTX 2070 will surpass recommended settings |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super | Yes, the GeForce RTX 2070 Super will surpass recommended settings |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super | Yes, the GeForce RTX 2080 Super will surpass recommended settings |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | Yes, the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti will surpass recommended settings |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Yes, the GeForce RTX 3050 will surpass recommended settings |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | Yes, the GeForce RTX 3060 will surpass recommended settings |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | Yes, the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti will surpass recommended settings |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | Yes, the GeForce RTX 3070 will surpass recommended settings |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | Yes, the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti will surpass recommended settings |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | Yes, the GeForce RTX 3080 will surpass recommended settings |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | Yes, the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti will surpass recommended settings |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | Yes, the GeForce RTX 3090 will surpass recommended settings |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | Yes, the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti will surpass recommended settings |
| AMD Radeon Graphics Cards | Will it support COD MW2 2022? |
| AMD R5 M330 | No, it is unlikely given a likely minimum requirement of AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB |
| AMD R7 240 | No, it is unlikely given a likely minimum requirement of AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB |
| AMD R9 280 | No, it is unlikely given a likely minimum requirement of AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB |
| AMD Radeon RX 520X 2GB | No, it is unlikely given a likely minimum requirement of AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB |
| AMD Radeon RX 550 | No, it is unlikely given a likely minimum requirement of AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB |
| AMD Radeon RX 560 or 560D | Yes, the AMD Radeon RX 560 will meet the minimum requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 |
| AMD Radeon RX 570 | Yes, the AMD Radeon RX 570 will meet the minimum requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 |
| AMD Radeon RX 580 | Yes, the AMD Radeon RX 580 will meet the minimum requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 |
| AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB | Yes, this will meet and/or surpass the minimum requirements |
| AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 | No, the Vega 11 does not meet the likely minimum requirements or recommended requirements |
| AMD Radeon 5300 XT | No, the Radeon 5300 XT is unlikely to play COD MW2 2022 well, given it only has 3GB of VRAM, compared to the RX 580 which is the minimum and has 4-8GB. |
| AMD Radeon 5500 XT | Yes, the Radeon 5500 XT will meet the recommended system requirements for COD MW2 2022. |
| AMD Radeon 5600 XT | Yes, the Radeon 5500 XT will meet the minimum system requirements for COD MW2 2022, but not the recommended as it only has 6GB of VRAM. |
| AMD Radeon 5700 XT | Yes, the Radeon 5700 XT will meet the recommended system requirements for COD MW2 2022. |
| AMD Radeon 6400 | Yes, the Radeon 6400 will likely meet the minimum system requirements for COD MW2 2022, but only has 4GB of VRAM. Benchmarks are not provided but it would seem given its speed it would keep up with recommended system requirements. |
| AMD Radeon 6500 XT | Yes, the Radeon 6500 would likely meet the minimum system requirements for COD MW2 Warzone 2.0, but only has 4GB of VRAM. Benchmarks are not provided but it would seem given its speed it would keep up with recommended system requirements. |
| AMD Radeon 6600 XT | Yes, the Radeon 6600 would likely meet the recommended system requirements for COD MW2 Warzone 2.0. |
| AMD Radeon 6650 XT | Yes, the Radeon 6650 XT would likely meet the recommended system requirements for COD MW2 Warzone 2.0. |
| AMD Radeon 6700 XT | Yes, the Radeon 6700 meets the recommended system requirements for COD MW2 Warzone 2.0. |
| AMD Radeon 6750 XT | Yes, the Radeon 6700 meets the recommended system requirements for COD MW2 Warzone 2.0. |
| AMD Radeon 6800 & 6800 XT | Yes, both the Radeon 6800 and 6800 XT meet the recommended system requirements for COD MW2 Warzone 2.0. |
| AMD Radeon 6900 XT | Yes, the Radeon 6900 XT is almost the most powerful Radeon graphics card on the market today. It will likely be able to play max graphics settings on COD MW2 Warzone 2.0 and achieve a high FPS. |
| AMD Radeon 6950 XT | Yes, the Radeon 6950 XT is the most powerful Radeon graphics card on the market today. It will likely be able to play max graphics settings on COD MW2 Warzone 2.0 and achieve a high FPS. |
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Wait until system requirements have been announced to be sure
It’s likely that COD MW2 Warzone 2.0 will not alienate gamers who have graphics cards at 4GB. That includes all the new line-up at both AMD and NVIDIA. The high-end cards of both manufacturers should be able to handle this game as long as it was manufactured in the last 5-8 years. That would include NVIDIA’s 1000 series and AMD’s 500 series and up. As long as the cards were in the upper echelon of those series, you should be okay. That being said, we have not seen the announcement on what the graphics cards will be exactly. We will have to wait and see to be sure.
