Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the best settings on PC

The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 military visit accepts the most and least performing PCs, from the “minimum” to the best, with settings for everyone

If you want to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 outside the console world, yours PC will need best settings possible. There’s nothing to blame you for: a clear view soon proves fundamental, after all, and combining it with a stable framerate can soon make the difference between victory and defeat. The game takes us back to the classic maps of its predecessor with all new weapons, as well as long-requested changes such as a more conventional (and traditional) minimap. Let’s get to the heart of the discussion… with some introductions.

Table of contents | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, best PC settings

Let’s make a distinction first: talking about the best settings for Call of Duty itself and doing the same for the PC on which we intend to play Modern Warfare 3 are two different things. To enjoy the game to the fullest, it is essential to raise the bar for your computer’s performance. Although tweaking the game settings is an excellent palliative, it is necessary act on both hardware and software. What’s the point of setting the game parameters to the maximum if the framerate limps? For this reason, we will start from what is required by the title based on the computer you want to play with.

Build | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, best PC settings

Naturally, you’ll want to work on the hardware first. We are here specifically for this reason: follow the table below for the relevant details, both for the minimum and recommended settings.

*Connection and sound card inserted on the same line due to a mix-up with the table.

Ideal settings for low-end hardware | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, best PC settings

Let’s say you want to stick to the minimum requirements because you have a less performing PC. No problem: let’s see what best suits your means. We remind you here that the editor in charge of the guide non is the same one who will review the game, and who therefore owns it (every discrepancy with the Italian localization it can be corrected later). We therefore invite you to approximate the terms.

• Display Mode: full screen
• Monitor: yours
• Display adapter: the graphics card
• Screen refresh: monitor quello (es.: 144)
• Display resolution: native quella (es.: 2560×1440)
• Aspect ratio: automatic (es.: 16:9, 4:3)
• V-Sync: disabled
• Gamma display: 2.2 (sRGB)
• Brightness: 55 (as a span average; otherwise you see)
• NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: enabled, with boost
• Energy saving settings: personalized
• V-Sync (Gameplay): disabled
• V-Sync (Menu): disabled
• Custom framerate limit: yes, customized
• Gameplay framerate limit: monitor refresh parameters (e.g.: 144)
• Menu framerate limit: 120
• Framerate limit on out-of-frame items: 30
• Focus Mode: disabled
• High Dynamic Range (HDR): disabled
• Quality settings: personalized
• Render resolution: 100
• Dynamic resolution: disabled
• Upscaling/Sharpening: FidelityFX CAS
• FidelityFX CAS Parameters: 80
• Anti-aliasing: FILMIC SMAA T2X
• Anti-aliasing quality: normal
• VRAM scaling target: 80
• Variable Shading: On
• Texture Resolution: low
• Anisotropic texture filter: half
• Detail of Field: basso
• Detail quality level: basso
• Particle resolution: normal
• Bullet impact: qualified
• Lingering effects: disabled
• Shader Quality: media
• On-demand texture streaming: disabled
• Local texture streaming quality: basso
• Shadow Quality: low
• Shadows on the screen: basse
• Ambient Occlusion: both
• On-screen reflections: disabled
• Static reflection quality: media
• Tessellation: close
• Terrain memory: media
• Volumetric quality: media
• Quality of time-shifted physics: disabled
• Climate grid volumes: normal
• Water quality: standard
• Field of view: 105
• Field of view (advanced display): INFLUENCE
• Weapons field of view: largo
• Vehicle field of vision: largo
• Game world motion blur: disabled
• Weapon motion blur: disabled
• Film filter: 0
• First-person camera movement: default (100%)
• Spectator camera: game perspective
• Inverted flashbang: qualified

Ideal settings for high-end hardware | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, best PC settings

If, however, you aim for excellence without compromises or middle ground, below we have everything you need the most cutting-edge computers. In this sense, keep in mind the relevant column in the table above. The different parameters can be counted on the fingers of one hand, however: we have warned you.

• Display Mode: full screen only
• Monitor: yours
• Display adapter: the graphics card
• Screen refresh: monitor quello (es.: 144)
• Display resolution: native quella (es.: 2560×1440)
• Aspect ratio: automatic (es.: 16:9, 4:3)
• V-Sync: disabled
• Gamma display: 2.2 (sRGB)
• Brightness: 55 (as a span average; otherwise you see)
• NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: enabled, with boost
• Energy saving settings: personalized
• V-Sync (Gameplay): disabled
• V-Sync (Menu): disabled
• Custom framerate limit: yes, customized
• Gameplay framerate limit: monitor refresh parameters (e.g.: 144)
• Menu framerate limit: 120
• Framerate limit on out-of-frame items: 30
• Focus Mode: disabled
• High Dynamic Range (HDR): disabled
• Quality settings: personalized
• Render resolution: 100
• Dynamic resolution: disabled
• Upscaling/Sharpening: FidelityFX CAS
• FidelityFX CAS Parameters: 80
• Anti-aliasing: FILMIC SMAA T2X
• Anti-aliasing quality: normal
• VRAM scaling target: 80
• Variable Shading: On
• Texture Resolution: low
• Anisotropic texture filter: half
• Detail of Field: disabled
• Detail quality level: half
• Particle resolution: normal
• Bullet impact: qualified
• Lingering effects: disabled
• Shader Quality: media
• On-demand texture streaming: disabled
• Local texture streaming quality: basso
• Shadow Quality: normal
• Shadows on the screen: basse
• Ambient Occlusion: both
• On-screen reflections: disabled
• Static reflection quality: media
• Tessellation: close
• Terrain memory: media
• Volumetric quality: media
• Quality of time-shifted physics: disabled
• Climate grid volumes: normal
• Water quality: standard
• Field of view: 110
• Field of view (advanced display): INFLUENCE
• Weapons field of view: largo
• Vehicle field of vision: largo
• Game world motion blur: disabled
• Weapon motion blur: disabled
• Film filter: 0
• First-person camera movement: default (100%)
• Spectator camera: game perspective
• Inverted flashbang: qualified

Update graphics drivers

Let’s conclude this long (longer than necessary) guide with a tip on how to update graphics drivers. Long story short, falling behind on drivers leads to big problems. To get the best experience possible, we recommend that you follow the steps that we have put in the last bullet points of the article.

If you have a driver NVIDIA:

If you have a driver AMD:

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