Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- Developer
- Treyarch
- Publisher
- Activision
- Released
- 13 November 2020
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £16.49
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: shooter
The iconic Black Ops series is back with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War - the direct sequel to the original and fan-favorite Call of Duty: Black Ops. Black Ops Cold War will drop fans into the depths of the Cold War’s volatile geopolitical battle of the early 1980s. Nothing is ever as it seems in a gripping single-player Campaign, where players will come face-to-face with historical figures and hard truths, as they battle around the globe through iconic locales like East Berlin, Vietnam, Turkey, Soviet KGB headquarters and more. Beyond the Campaign, players will bring a Cold War arsenal of weapons and equipment into the next generation of Multiplayer and Zombies experiences. Welcome to the brink. Welcome to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
Best gaming PC for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Activision on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows® 10 64-bit (v.1803 / higher) | Windows® 10 64-bit (latest update) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300* | Intel® Core™ i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen™ R5 1600X Processor |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon™ HD 7950 | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Super or AMD Radeon™ R9 390 / AMD Radeon™ RX 580 |
| Storage | 175 GB | 175 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i5-2500K and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Super, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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