It’s Weekend Two of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta, which means Xbox and PC players can finally get their first taste of Infinity Ward’s latest shooter.

But what sort of PC will you need to run the beta? If you want to be sure your rig can handle the new game, we’ve got the system requirements for you right here.

In addition to these specs, the Call of Duty blog has posted a handy guide to some of the key settings that’ll be available to PC players when they fire up the beta.

Modern Warfare 2 beta PC system requirements

Minimum Specifications

  • OS: Windows 10 – 64 bit (Latest Update)CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470Video Memory: 3GBRAM: 8GB RAMStorage Space: 25GBSound Card: DirectX Compatible
  • OS: Windows 10 – 64 bit (Latest Update)CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K or AMD Ryzen 7 1800XVideo Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580Video Memory: 3GBRAM: 16GB RAMStorage Space: 25GBSound Card: DirectX CompatibleRecommended Drivers: NVIDIA: 516.79AMD: 21.9.1

A broadband network connection is, of course, required as well as a DirectX 12 compatible system. A mobile phone number must also be linked to your Battle.net or Steam account.

PC owners will get to play the Modern Warfare 2 beta 6pm UK time on September 22 for those who have pre ordered or otherwise nabbed early access. Everyone else can then join in from 6pm on September 24.

We found out more on the Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer at the Call of Duty Next event last week, along with new info on Warzone 2.0 and Warzone Mobile.

For everything else on the Modern Warfare 2 beta, be sure to check out our handy hub with all the information you need like start times, beta rewards and more.