Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Developer
- Sledgehammer Games
- Publisher
- Activision
- Released
- 05 November 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £19.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: shooter
This is WWII combat like never before. Witness the origins of Special Forces as you play a pivotal role and change the face of history, forming Task Force One in a gripping Campaign across four major theaters of war. Become an original Special Forces Operator in an online Multiplayer rich in innovation with 20 maps available at launch. Prepare for a franchise-first, universe-expanding Zombies crossover. Immerse yourself in a fully integrated Call of Duty: Warzone experience featuring a new and massive map. This is the most connected Call of Duty ever, all powered by the next generation Call of Duty engine introduced in Modern Warfare. This is Call of Duty: Vanguard.
Best gaming PC for Call of Duty: Vanguard in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Call of Duty: Vanguard 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 (latest update) | Window 10 64 Bit (latest update) / Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update) |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300 | Intel Core i5-2500k or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 |
| Storage | 36 GB | 177 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Call of Duty: Vanguard?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-2500k and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.