Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Beta has been available for PC players since October 12, and many are loving the beta testing phase. With new features, skins, and weapons, Modern Warfare 3 beta is receiving great reviews. COD typically demands a lot of PC resources, and graphic settings significantly enable its performance, as evident in MW2's PC graphic settings.

Extreme lags, high FPS, and lack of responsiveness are some of the issues PC players face with Modern Warfare 3 beta. The correct PC graphic settings ensure consistently smooth performance and maximum FPS for better gameplay. To fully enjoy all the MW3 content ahead of its official launch, gamers should optimize their PC’s performance to ensure the game looks and feels great.

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Best Display Settings for Modern Warfare 3

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MW3 graphic display settings

Many players report experiencing low FPS with Call of Duty ahead of its launch, which results in iffy visuals that make it impossible to enjoy the racked-up kills in each match. Here are the best display settings for Modern Warfare 3 for quality visuals:

  • Display Mode: Fullscreen
  • Display Adapter: The PC’s dedicated GPU card
  • Display Monitor: Choose the one with the highest refresh rate
  • Display Resolution: 1080p for low and mid-hardware. May consider 1440p for high-end hardware.
  • Screen Refresh Rate: Maximum refresh rate of the monitor, e.g. 240Hz
  • Aspect Ratio: Automatic (16:9)
  • Custom Frame Rate Limit: Custom, e.g., Gameplay - 300, Out of Focus - 30, and Menu - 90.
  • V-Sync: Off
  • Display Gamma: 2.2 (sRGB)
  • Focus Mode: Off
  • Brightness: Personal preference

Best Quality Settings for Modern Warfare 3

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Graphic quality settings make a significant difference in gaming FPS. Many players use a default preset and fine-tune these settings to reach their targeted FPS. Here are the best quality settings for Modern Warfare 3:

  • Quality Preset: The custom-recommended setting
  • Shadow Quality: Low
  • Dynamic Resolution: Off
  • Render Resolution: 100
  • FidelityFX CAS Strength: 65 - Sharpens the game
  • Sharpening/Upscaling: FidelityFX CAS
  • Anti-Aliasing Quality: Filmic Smaa T2X
  • Variable Rate Shading: Off
  • VRAM Scale Target: 80
  • Video Memory Scale: Go for the maximum VRAM, e.g., 90
  • Anti-Aliasing: SMAA T2X
  • Texture Filter Anisotropic: Normal
  • Texture Resolution: Normal
  • Depth of Field: On
  • Shady Quality: Low
  • Distant Level of Detail: High
  • Detail Level Quality: Low
  • Water Quality: Default

Tweaking graphic settings may differ depending on PC configuration and target FPS. Players should avoid tuning settings too much as it may overall impact COD quality. Generally, players enjoying the MW3 open beta have stuck to the recommended graphic settings for better performance and FPS.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launches on November 10 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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