Best graphics settings for Black Ops 7 Beta

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has now entered a beta stage, allowing a full glimpse into the updated mechanics and graphics style this year's title is shipping with. Overall, much hasn't changed—the game offers routine gameplay maintenance upgrades with slightly better visual fidelity. This means if Black Ops 6 ran well on your system, so will the new title.

However, for players returning to the franchise after a break, the settings list does need some fine-tuning, more so if you're on a low-end GPU. Let's review the ideal settings we recommend for an ideal experience.

Best Black Ops 7 Beta graphics settings for low-end GPUs

With sufficient settings fine-tuning, Black Ops 7 beta runs well on low-end GPUs (Image via Xbox)

For most low-end GPUs, you can realistically target 60-90 FPS with stable performance in Black Ops 7. Before starting, ensure your game meets the minimum requirements (Ryzen 5 1400/Core i5-6600 with RX 470/GTX 1060 and 8 GB RAM).

The game is well optimized to run at decent settings with the Low preset, meaning stutters and lag will be minimal if you have at least 16 GB of RAM and 6 GB VRAM. Here's the detailed settings list to follow:

Display

Display Mode: Fullscreen Borderless
Display Monitor: Primary Monitor
Display Adapter: RTX 3050, GTX 1660 Ti, RX 7600, RTX 5050, or equivalent
Screen Refresh Rate: Native refresh rate
Display Resolution: 1920x1080 (or lower if needed)
Aspect Ratio: Automatic
Restart Shaders Pre-Loading: Enabled
Display Gamma: 2.2 (sRGB)
Gamma/Brightness: Personal preference
NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: On

Sustainability

Eco Mode Preset: Custom
V-Sync (Gameplay): Off
V-Sync (Menus): Off
Custom Frame Rate Limit: 120 FPS (or unlimited)
Reduce Menu Render Resolution: Maximal
Pause Game Rendering: On
Reduce Quality When Inactive: Off
Focused Mode: Off

Global Quality

Graphic Preset: Custom
Render Resolution: 90-95%
Dynamic Resolution: Off
Upscaling/Sharpening: FSR 3 (Quality mode)
FIDELITYFX CAS Strength: 70-80
AMD FSR 3 Frame Generation: Off
VRAM Scale Target: 70-75
Variable Rate Shading: On

Details & Textures

Texture Resolution: Low
Texture Filter Anisotropic: Low
Depth of Field: Off
Detail Quality: Low
Particle Resolution: Very Low
Bullet Impacts: Off
Persistent Effects: Off

Shadow & Lighting

Shader Quality: Low
On-Demand Texture Streaming: Minimal
Local Texture Streaming Quality: Low
Shadow Quality: Very Low
Screen Space Shadows: Off
Occlusion and Screen Space Lighting: Off
Screen Space Reflections: Off
Static Reflection Quality: Low

Environment

Terrain Quality: Very Low
Volumetric Quality: Low
Deferred Physics Quality: Off
Weather Grid Volumes Quality: Off
Water Quality: Off

Field of View

Field of View (FOV): 90-105 (personal preference)
ADS Field of View: Affected
Weapon Field of View: Wide
3rd Person Field of View: 90
Vehicle Field of View: Default

Camera

World Motion Blur: Off
Weapon Motion Blur: Off
1st Person Camera Movement: Least (50%)
3rd Person Camera Movement: Least (50%)
3rd Person ADS Transition: 3rd Person ADS
Inverted Flashbang: Off

Best Black Ops 7 Beta graphics settings for mid-range GPUs

Black Ops 7 plays at high framerates on mid-range graphics cards (Image via Activision)

On mid-range GPUs like the RTX 5060 and RX 9600, you can easily expect 120-144 FPS at 1080p while cranking up the settings to Medium. This ensures the game looks sharp and crisp while delivering smooth framerates to enjoy competitive matches in Warzone and Black Ops 7 multiplayer. Our recommended settings list is as follows:

Display

Display Mode: Fullscreen Borderless
Display Monitor: Primary Monitor
Display Adapter: RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 4060, RTX 5060, RX 7600 XT, or equivalent
Screen Refresh Rate: Native refresh rate
Display Resolution: 1920x1080
Aspect Ratio: Automatic
Restart Shaders Pre-Loading: Enabled
Display Gamma: 2.2 (sRGB)
Gamma/Brightness: Personal preference
NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: On + Boost

Sustainability

Eco Mode Preset: Custom
V-Sync (Gameplay): Off
V-Sync (Menus): Off
Custom Frame Rate Limit: Unlimited (or 180 FPS)
Reduce Menu Render Resolution: Maximal
Pause Game Rendering: On
Reduce Quality When Inactive: Off
Focused Mode: Off

Global Quality

Graphic Preset: Custom
Render Resolution: 100%
Dynamic Resolution: Off
Upscaling/Sharpening: FIDELITYFX CAS or DLSS (Balanced)
FIDELITYFX CAS Strength: 80-90
AMD FSR 3 Frame Generation: Off (or On if supported)
VRAM Scale Target: 80-85
Variable Rate Shading: On

Details & Textures

Texture Resolution: Medium
Texture Filter Anisotropic: Medium
Depth of Field: Off
Detail Quality: Low
Particle Resolution: Low
Bullet Impacts: Off
Persistent Effects: Off

Shadow & Lighting

Shader Quality: Medium
On-Demand Texture Streaming: Minimal
Local Texture Streaming Quality: Medium
Shadow Quality: Low
Screen Space Shadows: Off
Occlusion and Screen Space Lighting: Off
Screen Space Reflections: Off
Static Reflection Quality: Low

Environment

Terrain Quality: Low
Volumetric Quality: Low
Deferred Physics Quality: Off
Weather Grid Volumes Quality: Off
Water Quality: Off

Field of View

Field of View (FOV): 105 (personal preference)
ADS Field of View: Affected
Weapon Field of View: Wide
3rd Person Field of View: 95
Vehicle Field of View: Default

Camera

World Motion Blur: Off
Weapon Motion Blur: Off
1st Person Camera Movement: Least (50%)
3rd Person Camera Movement: Least (50%)
3rd Person ADS Transition: 3rd Person ADS
Inverted Flashbang: Off

Best Black Ops 7 Beta graphics settings for high-end GPUs

High-end GPUs comfortably play Black Ops 7 at competitive FPS (Image via Activision)

High-end graphics cards generally won't have much problem playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 at decent framerates. With some powerful GPUs like the RTX 4080 Super and 5080, expect sky-high 200+ FPS without major stutters or tears.

We recommend a mix of Medium and High settings for the best experience. Those with capable cards can push the resolution to 1440p or 4K, but 1080p is ideal for pure competitive experiences in Black Ops 7.

Display

Display Mode: Fullscreen Borderless
Display Monitor: Primary Monitor (BenQ EX2710U or equivalent)
Display Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (or RTX 5070, RTX 5080, RTX 4080 Super, RX 7900 XTX, or equivalent)
Screen Refresh Rate: 120 Hz (or maximum supported)
Display Resolution: Auto: 1920x1080
Aspect Ratio: Automatic
Restart Shaders Pre-Loading: Enabled
Display Gamma: 2.2 (sRGB)
Gamma/Brightness: Personal preference
NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: On + Boost

Sustainability

Eco Mode Preset: Custom
V-Sync (Gameplay): Off
V-Sync (Menus): Off
Custom Frame Rate Limit: Custom (240+ or unlimited)
Reduce Menu Render Resolution: Maximal
Pause Game Rendering: On
Reduce Quality When Inactive: Off
Focused Mode: Off

Global Quality

Graphic Preset: Custom
Render Resolution: 100%
Dynamic Resolution: Off
Upscaling/Sharpening: FIDELITYFX CAS
FIDELITYFX CAS Strength: 100
AMD FSR 3 Frame Generation: Off
VRAM Scale Target: 85-90
Variable Rate Shading: On

Details & Textures

Texture Resolution: High
Texture Filter Anisotropic: Ultra
Depth of Field: Off
Detail Quality: Medium
Particle Resolution: Medium
Bullet Impacts: Off
Persistent Effects: Off

Shadow & Lighting

Shader Quality: Medium
On-Demand Texture Streaming: Minimal
Local Texture Streaming Quality: Default
Shadow Quality: Medium
Screen Space Shadows: Off
Occlusion and Screen Space Lighting: Off
Screen Space Reflections: Off
Static Reflection Quality: Medium

Environment

Terrain Quality: Medium
Volumetric Quality: Medium
Deferred Physics Quality: Off
Weather Grid Volumes Quality: Off
Water Quality: Off

Field of View

Field of View (FOV): 105 (personal preference)
ADS Field of View: Affected
Weapon Field of View: Wide
3rd Person Field of View: 90
Vehicle Field of View: Default

Camera

World Motion Blur: Off
Weapon Motion Blur: Off
1st Person Camera Movement: Least (50%)
3rd Person Camera Movement: Least (50%)
3rd Person ADS Transition: 3rd Person ADS
Inverted Flashbang: Off

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Overall, Call of Duty has optimized its graphics on modern PC hardware incrementally over the past few years. Black Ops 7 builds on that experience. With the above settings applied, the game runs optimally on a wide range of hardware.

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