[SOLVED] Is it safe to play Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare without Graphic card?

[waqassaleem378]

I have Dell Latitude E7240 with 4GB/256GB SSD - Intel Core i7 4600U @ 2.10GHz - Generic PnP Monitor (1366x768@60Hz). I am a web developer in the profession and I started playing in my extra time. i don't have much idea what kind of system needs to play COD 4. well this is working fine on my system and I am playing it for 2 days but one of my friends said that the graphic card is very necessary to play COD 4. so my question is that is it safe to continue playing this game without graphic card and above system specification?

 

[boju]

A graphics card would give better performance but if you're happy with how things are, there's no harm in that.

 

[R_1]

the GPU built into the i7 is working fine. COD4 has meager system requirements and the iGPU is up to the task. there is no danger in continuing on.
iGPU (integrated GPU)
GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)

 

[SkyNetRising]

so my question is that is it safe to continue playing this game without graphic card and above system specification?

Safe - yes. Laptop cooling pad is recommended though.
But it's barely playable on low settings with laptop integrated graphics.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Call-...Notebook-and-Desktop-Benchmarks.441148.0.html

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Your friend probably gets better graphics quality and higher FPS than you can manage but he's wrong to say a graphics card is "very necessary". If your happy with what you're getting with just an iGPU, that's fine.

However, you might think you need to get a graphics card when you see the game running on your friend's PC!

 

[boju]

However, you might think you need to get a graphics card when you see the game running on your friend's PC!

Don't do that. Once you see, you can't unsee 😁 then there will be problems, wallet problems.

 

[bgunner]

Here are the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare System Requirements (Minimum)

• CPU: Pentium 4 2.4 GHz/ Athlon 64 2800+ (Intel & Athlon 1.8 GHz Dual Core or better supported)
• CPU SPEED: Pentium 4 2.4 GHz/ Athlon 64 2800+ (Intel & Athlon 1.8 GHz Dual Core or better supported)
• RAM: 512 MB (768 MB for Windows Vista)
• OS: Windows XP/Vista
• VIDEO CARD: 128MB 3d Hardware Accelerated card required-100% DirectX 9.0c compatible and latest drivers (NVIDIA GeForce 6600+ / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro+)
• 3D: Yes
• HARDWARE T&L: Yes
• PIXEL SHADER: 2.0
• VERTEX SHADER: 2.0
• DIRECTX VERSION: 9.0c
• SOUND CARD: Yes
• FREE DISK SPACE: 8 GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 600 MB for Windows swap file)
• DVD-ROM: 6X DVD-ROM
• DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 128 MB

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Recommended Requirements

• CPU: 2.4 GHz dual core or better
• CPU SPEED: 2.4 GHz dual core or better
• RAM: 1 GB (2 GB for Windows Vista
• OS: Windows XP/Vista
• VIDEO CARD: 3.0 Shader Support recommended. Nvidia Geforce 7800 or better or ATI Radeon X1800 or better
• 3D: Yes
• HARDWARE T&L: Yes
• PIXEL SHADER: 3.0
• VERTEX SHADER: 3.0
• DIRECTX VERSION: 9.0c
• SOUND CARD: Yes
• FREE DISK SPACE: 8 GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 600 MB for Windows swap file)
• DVD-ROM: 6X DVD-ROM
• DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 256 MB

So as you can see the requirements are rather low and any of the iGPU's now days will be able to handle the graphics for this game. Could your laptop be helped playing this game with a GPU? Most likely but not necessary since integrated graphics have come so far since CoD4 was released. Back then it was a chip located on the motherboard and now inside the CPU so the tech has come a long ways since those days.


Links to compare recommended GPU and your iGPU
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/hd-graphics-4400.c2470 < iGPU
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-7800-gt.c126 < GPU

 

[R_1]

Safe - yes. Laptop cooling pad is recommended though.
But it's barely playable on low settings with laptop integrated graphics.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Call-...Notebook-and-Desktop-Benchmarks.441148.0.html

COD 4 modern Warfare, dated 2007
not to be confused with Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019

 

[boju]

There's too many Call of Duties