Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 PC requirements revealed ahead of early access beta

The Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 team has outlined these all-important PC requirements ahead of the game’s release this fall.

Those launching on PC will need a minimum of 8GB of RAM, though Activision recommends 16GB.

Players will also need an SSD with a minimum of 149GB of available space when launching the game. Activision notes, however, that this drops to 78GB if you already have COD HQ and Warzone installed on your PC.

You can check out the full list of Black Ops 6 PC requirements below:

Minimum:

• Operating System – Windows 10 64-bit (latest update)
• Video – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon RX 470
• Storage – SSD with 149GB of available space at launch (78GB if COD HQ and Warzone are already installed)
• Processor – Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400
• Memory – 8 GB RAM
• Internet – High speed internet connection

Recommended:

• Operating System – Windows 10 64-bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64-bit (latest update)
• Video – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti / RTX 3060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600XT, or Intel Arc A770
• Storage – SSD with 149GB of available space at launch (78GB if COD HQ and Warzone are already installed)
• Processor – Intel Core i7-6700K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
• Memory – 16 GB RAM
• Internet – High speed internet connection

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be released for PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC on October 25. Before that, Activision is holding a closed beta and an open beta.

As Matt previously reported, the Black Ops 6 early access beta will run from August 30 at 6pm BST/10am PT until September 4. This beta is for those who pre-ordered the game on their respective platforms (there are no platform exclusivities this time around) and Game Pass subscribers.

An open beta will then launch for all players starting at 6:00pm BST/10:00am PT on September 6. This beta will run until September 9.

You can read more about the game in Eurogamer’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 preview here, where our Chris speaks with Treyarch’s Senior Production Director Yale Miller.