Call of Duty: Warzoneis a fast-paced game that demands consistent performance and a steady FPS rate - but as recent games have become more demanding and hardware more expensive, many players have been unable to keep up with the requirements. As with any first-person shooter, you are required to react quickly and move often in order tostay alive inWarzone.
But especially as a competitive multiplayer game, Warzone demands unusually short reaction time and, with the added wrinkle of online connectivity, some seriously powerful hardware. Thankfully, the benefit of playing on PC is thatyou have a variety of different graphical settings to choose from, which you can tweak to improveCall of Duty’s performance in multiple ways. Here’s a complete guide to the best settings in the most recent version ofWarzone.
Best Warzone PC Graphics Settings
Display Settings
The graphical settings forCall of Duty: Warzoneare divided into three categories: Display, Quality, and View. We’ll start withDisplay, which mostly includes settings that revolve around the physical screenwhere you’re playingCall of Duty. You likely won’t find cause to adjust most of these unless you’re using multiple monitors or GPUs, but just in case, here’s what you should look like for the best performance:
Name of primary monitor; varies by player
Name of GPU; varies by player
Screen Refresh Rate
Auto; you can check to make sure this is correct under the “Advanced Display” menu in Windows
Display Resolution
Auto (likely 16:9 unless you’re playing on a widescreen monitor)
2.2 [SRGB]
Adjust as needed
60
Off
Quality Settings
Next up isthe Quality settings menu, which affects how the game is rendered. This is where you’ll find the most relevant settings to game performance, so if you’re having an issue with low FPS or poor performance, this should be the first place you look.
100
On; choose your preferred setting
85
Low
On Demand Texture Streaming
Optimized; use with caution. It can improve performance, but it can also cause issues.
Normal or Low
Occlusion and Screen Space Lighting
View Settings
Finally, there’sView, the list of settings that determine how the camera behaves in-game. These may not affect performance as much as Quality, but many of them can have an effect.
Arachnophobia Mode
On if you don’t want to see spiders, it shouldn’t have much of an effect on performance.
90
How To Boost FPS In Warzone
Tips For Better Performance
If your settings match all of the above, and you’re still experiencing performance issues, you can try a few things to improve the situation. To begin with,close any other programs open on your computer, even if the window is minimized. Having other applications open, like web browsers, editing software, or chat clients, can consume a fair bit of the processing power available to your PC, slowing its performance considerably. Make sure to also check and close everything in the System Tray - the carat symbol (^) on your taskbar.
If that doesn’t do it,press Ctrl+Alt+Del and open the Task Manager. Select any tasks you’re not planning on using while you playWarzone, and click End Task. Stick to tasks under Apps and Background Processes; don’t end any task you don’t recognize.
To save yourself this step next time, check the Startup Apps section of the Task Manager (the gauge icon in the sidebar) and Disable any programs you don’t want to automatically open every time you boot your PC.
If all else fails, check the Task Manager window (or Microsoft Game Bar by pressing Win+G) and note the performance of your CPU, GPU, Memory/RAM, and VRAM. If one or more of them are pushing 100%, and you’re still experiencing poor performance,it’s time to upgrade your PC. Although any of the above components could be the culprit, low FPS usually means you need a better CPU or GPU. Use the recommended hardware section below to guide your decision.
Minimum & Recommended Warzone PC Specs
What You Need To Play Warzone
The table below shows the minimum and recommended specs to runWarzoneon your PC. These are pulled directly from the game’s Steam page. Note that you don’t necessarily need these exact components - their equivalents of other brands will do just fine.
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
Intel i3-6100, Intel i5-2500K, or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Intel i5-6600K, Intel i7-4770, or AMD Ryzen 5 1400
8 GB
12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580
You can double-check your PC’s specs by searching System Information in your start menu.
Adjusting these settings accordingly should guarantee decent performance. This way,Call of Duty: Warzonewill work even on low-end PCs and laptops without sacrificing quality.
