Black Ops 7 System Requirements and Recommended Specs

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is releasing on the 14th of November 2025, and it looks like it’s going to be an interesting entry in the Call of Duty series, with a lot of the trailers emphasizing the Inception / Doctor Strange / Into the Spider-Verse vibe of abstract geometry in what looks like extended dream sequences.

However, those who played the Black Ops 7 beta will know that the multiplayer is considerably more grounded, wall-running notwithstanding. Anyway, if you’re keen to play Black Ops 7, the requirements aren’t too taxing. Let’s talk about it.

A quick warning first though: If you want to play Black Ops 7, your machine needs to support TPM 2.0, and Secure Boot needs to be turned on. Read our guide to enable Secure Boot for Black Ops 7 if you’re unfamiliar with the process.

• OS: Windows 11 (64-bit)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or Intel Core i7-6700K
• RAM: 12 GB
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6600XT / NVIDIA RTX 3060 / Intel Arc B580
• DirectX Version: 12

• OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 / Intel Core i5-6600
• RAM: 8 GB
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 470 / NVIDIA GTX 970 / Intel Arc A580
• DirectX Version: 12

At time of writing, there is no minimum storage requirement listed on the Steam Store page for this game. However, Black Ops 6 calls for an SSD with 128 GB of free space, so we can assume Black Ops 7 will need a similar chunk of your precious storage.

Despite the lack of current specificity around the storage requirements, we’re sure that Black Ops 7 will require an SSD, and even if it doesn’t, you really should have one already. If you don’t, then grab an MP600 ELITE if you’re on a PCIe 4.0 motherboard, or an MP700 PRO XT if you’re on Gen 5.0 platform.

For the GPU and CPU, Black Ops 7 doesn’t look all that difficult to run. However, if you’re keen to crank all the visual options to make it look great while retaining a decent frame rate, you might opt to upgrade to a 50 Series GPU from Nvidia or a 9070 / 9070 XT from AMD.

Additionally, intense particle effects and larger multiplayer maps can give your CPU a pummeling, so make sure your cooling solution is up to scratch. If it’s not performing too well, upgrading to an iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX or a NAUTILUS 360 RS will ensure your CPU stays within reasonable temperatures.

If you’re in the market, a new monitor can provide a couple of benefits. The first is a higher refresh rate, which can markedly improve competitive performance. The second is that if you get an OLED gaming monitor, everything will look much crisper and color-accurate, so you’ll be able to enjoy all the visual bells and whistles present in the triple-A games of today. Something like the XENEON 34WQHD240-C or CORSAIR XENEON 27QHD240 are top choices here.

Usually, we’d consider this a redundant question as basically every gamer alive will already be intimately familiar with the Call of Duty franchise. However, Black Ops 7 does look intriguing compared to the previous entries in the series. We’ve been seeing the futuristic exoskeleton-powered traversal since Advanced Warfare, but the mind-bending, fever dream look of the single player campaign is new.

This could mean that cool traversal we mentioned (known as omnimovement) will be utilized in novel ways to get around constantly moving fractal environments, allowing for a sense of verticality not seen since the days of Titanfall 2.

Anyway, we’ll be curious to check it out and run rampant on the streets of Avalon or in the depths of the Dark Aether in Zombies mode. See you there.