Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2022): Laptop and desktop benchmarks
Technical aspects
Initially, it seemed as if the developers hadn't learnt much from the past. As with the previous few instalments in the series, after launching for the first time, the game wants to immediately restart due to updates. Furthermore, the bothersome shaders optimisation, which has to continue running in the game, still takes forever to complete on some systems.
But otherwise, Call of Duty has seen some some neat technical changes. There are finally presets in the game so that you don't have to adjust all the settings manually. Previously, this was a very time-consuming and annoying process due to the sheer number of options (which has grown even further).
Graphics options are divided into three tabs (Display, Quality & View) to make them neater and easier to use. Less experienced users can also benefit from written explanations and, sometimes, comparison images for the individual options. We also appreciate the fact you can make changes without having to restart the game.
The features and technologies supported by the game are certainly very impressive. Although ray tracing isn't available in Modern Warfare 2, it offers (almost) all the technical refinements you would expect from a modern game – whether it is upscaling solutions (DLSS, FSR etc.), HDR or dynamic resolution. The game is only somewhat limited in anti-aliasing options, offering just SMAA T2X and Filmic SMAA T2X.
Even though Modern Warfare 2 offers a ton of settings and features, the overall graphics ranges from just decent to good for a PC game. A lot more could have been done in some places to improve the game visually – just look at the previous titles in the series. Conversely, the hardware requirements are not excessively high. The developers should nevertheless put a little bit more work into fine-tuning the engine. For instance, the game crashed occasionally during our testing.
Benchmark
During the benchmark, the game will display various information, including the current FPS and GPU temperature. Once it is done, you'll get a fairly detailed analysis that tells you clearly whether the game is CPU- or GPU-bound (keyword: bottleneck).
FHD (1,920 x 1,080)
If you ignore Intel solutions such as the Iris Xe Graphics G7, an iGPU may already be enough to run Modern Warfare 2. For example, the Radeon 680M delivered an average of 60 FPS at 1,920 x 1,080 using the Basic preset. The game still remained playable at 54 FPS when the Balanced preset is selected. On a mid-range GPU, the game can be played at high to max settings in most cases.
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1920x1080 Basic Quality Preset AA:T2X SM 1920x1080 Balanced Quality Preset AA:T2X SM 1920x1080 Ultra Quality Preset AA:T2X Filmic SM 1920x1080 Extreme Quality Preset AA:T2X Filmic SM | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-12900K | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800M, R9 5900HX | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-12900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, R7 5800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
AMD Radeon 680M, R9 6900HS | |
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7 |
QHD (2,560 x 1,440)
To play the game at QHD (i.e. 2,560 x 1,440), you should have a high-end graphics card – if pretty visuals are important to you. By the time you get to this resolution, it becomes very apparent that AMD GPUs deliver better performance than their Nvidia counterparts. For instance, an RX 6600M is faster than an RTX 3060, and an RX 6800M is faster than an RTX 3080.
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2560x1440 Extreme Quality Preset AA:T2X Filmic SM | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-12900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800M, R9 5900HX | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-12900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, R7 5800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H |
UHD (3,840 x 2,160)
The game gets really demanding on 4K displays. Running the game at a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 and Extreme preset can push even the best notebook GPUs to their limits. Only the RTX 3080 Ti managed to somewhat approach the 60 FPS mark.
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3840x2160 Extreme Quality Preset AA:T2X Filmic SM | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-12900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-12900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800M, R9 5900HX | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, R7 5800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H |
Note
Because gaming tests are very time-consuming and are often constrained by installation or activation limits, we are only able to provide you with part of the benchmark results at the time of publishing this article. We will be adding more graphics cards over the coming days and weeks.
Overview
Test systems
Device | Graphics card | Processor | RAM | Operating system |
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MSI Raider GE76 12UHS | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti @175 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i9-12900HK | 2 x 16 GB DDR5 | Windows 11 |
XMG Neo 15 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 @165 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800H | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
XMG Neo 17 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 @140 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800H | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
XMG Core 15 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 @130 W TGP (6 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800H | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
XMG Focus 17 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti @75 W TGP (4 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800H | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
Asus ROG Strix G15 | AMD Radeon RX 6800M (12 GB GDDR6) | AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
Lenovo Legion 5 | AMD Radeon RX 6600M (8 GB GDDR6) | AMD Ryzen 7 5800H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 | AMD Radeon 680M | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS | 2 x 16 GB DDR5 | Windows 11 |
Zotac ZBOX CI665 Nano | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96 CUs) | Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
Desktop PC I | MSI GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB GDDR6X) MSI GeForce RTX 3070 (8 GB GDDR6) |
Intel Core i9-12900K | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
Desktop PC II | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE (24 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia Titan RTX (24 GB GDDR6) Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8 GB GDDR6)Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8 GB GDDR6) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (6 GB GDDR6) PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB GDDR5) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super (4 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6800 (16 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6600 (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5700 (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (8 GB GDDR6) |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | 2 x 16 GB DDR5 | Windows 11 |
Desktop PC III | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super FE | Intel Core i9-11900K | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
4K monitors | Nvidia driver | AMD driver |
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Asus PB287Q, Philips Brilliance 329P9H, Acer Predator XB321HK | ForceWare 526.47 | Adrenalin 22.10.3 |