Best gaming PC for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Our Best pick for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II at 1440p for $3,000 or less, a cheaper PC if you'd rather spend less, and one worth stretching for, from our own benchmark numbers: Justin's measured results, or estimated from them and labeled “est.”.
FPS in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II at 1440p. Highest preset, native (no DLSS/FSR). Prices as of Oct 3, 2026.
11% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
About 165–190 FPS in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II at 1440p (Max settings, native; estimate from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews)Estimated from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews: Justin measured the RX 9070 XT at 178 FPS (max settings, native) with a Ryzen 7 9700X (CPU class 3); no run with a CPU of this PC's class (5) or a weaker one measured it here, and that run is GPU-bound (well under class 3's CPU cap), so it is the card's own cap, under this PC's CPU cap.
13% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
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About 180 FPS average in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II at 1440p (Max settings, native; Justin's own testing)Measured in Justin's own testing: RTX 5080 with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D (CPU class 1), highest preset, native (no DLSS/FSR).
13% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
About 178 FPS average in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II at 1440p (Max settings, native; Justin's own testing)Measured in Justin's own testing: RX 9070 XT with a Ryzen 7 9700X (CPU class 3), highest preset, native (no DLSS/FSR).
Only new PCs that clear our quality bar, at stores we link to. Picked as our chat picks: the most FPS in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II for the money, a PC sold by the store or a known brand first when it is about as fast. 4,138 different PCs in stock today have an FPS number for this game; each model is one card, with the other stores that sell it.
Questions
What's the best gaming PC for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II for $3,000 or less?
On sale today, the RX 9070 XT, Ryzen 7 7700 PC at $1,699.99: 178 FPS (est.) in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II at 1440p, our Best pick at this budget (the most FPS for the money in our numbers).
Are these Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II FPS numbers measured?
2 of the 3 PCs listed have Justin's own measured number for their parts; the others are estimated from his results on similar hardware and labeled "est.".
How many PCs on sale have an FPS number for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II?
4,138 different PCs in stock today at 1440p, at any price, from our benchmark table (each model counted once, however many stores sell it).
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