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MW4 PC system requirements — October 1Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 · EVIDENCE-LED PLAYER HELP
Modern Warfare 4 PC Drivers & Settings Preparation
Find official MW4 AMD, NVIDIA and Intel driver versions, shader-delivery requirements and a safe settings baseline without invented FPS gains.
Quick answer
The current official driver list is AMD 26.7.1, NVIDIA 616.56 and Intel 32.0.101.8974. Activision says the NVIDIA ASD-compatible driver will be available October 21; do not label it already released at this check. Set a stable baseline and compare requirements before assuming any setting gives a guaranteed FPS increase.
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Prepare drivers without blind changes
Identify the GPU and use its manufacturer's official driver route. Match desktop/laptop support and the game's recommended version; preserve your current settings and avoid third-party driver bundles or unverified downgrades. The upcoming October 21 NVIDIA driver needs a fresh release check before installation.
| Item | Current information |
|---|---|
| AMD | Official recommendation26.7.1. |
| NVIDIA | Official recommendation616.56; ASD-compatible update announced for October 21. |
| Intel | Official recommendation32.0.101.8974; Arc's Resizable BAR prerequisite also applies. |
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Shader delivery and storefront are separate
Advanced Shader Delivery uses precompiled shaders on supported PCs and requires the Xbox PC app for that optional feature. It is not a requirement to repurchase a Steam copy on Xbox. Confirm hardware/driver support before expecting the feature to eliminate first-run work.
Build an honest first-run baseline
Use the tier appropriate to your PC, record resolution and upscaling, and change one in-game option at a time. The announced benchmark can help compare configurations once available. DLSS/FSR/XeSS support is not a measured latency or FPS promise; do not copy a purported post-launch universal crash fix into a pre-release setup.
Official status: Editorial testing method; no independently verified best-settings or benchmark results
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Shader delivery and storefront are separateOfficial
MW4 PC trailer, specs and features — September 29MW4 PC system requirements — October 1Build an honest first-run baseline — Editorial testing method; no independently verified best-settings or benchmark resultsUnverified
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