Best $800 PC Build for Call of Duty: Warzone (2026)
The best $800 build for Call of Duty: Warzone pairs the RTX 3060 with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D — 90 FPS average in Call of Duty: Warzone at 1080p, across 7 parts, for an approximate build cost of $717 as of October 2026.
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Load 6 of these parts into the System Builder to check compatibility and re-total the list — the $717 above is an approximation against the $800 target. Swap anything you already own.
$800 Call of Duty: Warzone build at a glance
| Budget target | $800 |
|---|---|
| Approximate build cost (October 2026) | $717 |
| Under budget by | $83 |
| Graphics card | RTX 3060 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D |
| Target resolution | 1080p |
| Average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone (1080p) | 90 FPS |
| Parts in this build | 7 |
Approximate figures as of October 2026 — not live prices.
Recommended Parts List
| Component | Part | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics Card | RTX 3060 | ~$280 (estimated) | View at Amazon |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D | $127 | View at Newegg |
| Motherboard | ASRock B760M Steel Legend WiFi | $66 | View at Newegg |
| Memory | Klevv CRAS 16 GB (4x4GB DDR4-2800) | $84 | View at Amazon |
| Storage | 1 TB NVMe SSD | ~$65 (estimated) | — |
| Power Supply | SAMA GT 650W | $45 | View at Newegg |
| Case | V200 Micro ATX/ITX Computer Case,Multifunctional Pc Case, Spcc Side Panel Business case, Support 250mm VGA Card 140mm CPU Cooler (White) | $50 | View at Newegg |
| Total build cost (approx., October 2026) | $717 | ||
5 of 7 priced from our catalog, rest estimated. Check the retailer before you buy.
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Every matched part above drops into the System Builder: compatibility checks, a per-part price total, and a one-click buy list for your Call of Duty: Warzone build.
Expected FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone by Resolution
Every cell is a measured average — the RTX 3060 row is this build's card.
| Graphics card | 1080p avg FPS | 1440p avg FPS | 4K avg FPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 3060this build | 90 FPS | 65 FPS | 38 FPS |
| RTX 5090 | 260 FPS | 215 FPS | 156 FPS |
| RTX 4090 | 200 FPS | 165 FPS | 120 FPS |
| RTX 5080 | 184 FPS | 152 FPS | 110 FPS |
| RX 7900 XTX | 176 FPS | 145 FPS | 106 FPS |
| RTX 5070 TI | 172 FPS | 142 FPS | 103 FPS |
Averages from PlanMyPC benchmark runs and community-submitted results for Call of Duty: Warzone. A dash means we have no measurement for that card at that resolution — we never estimate a frame rate we have not measured.
Why This Build for Call of Duty: Warzone
On Balanced at 1080p the RTX 3060 averages 90 FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone, 150 under the 240 Hz the title is usually played at. Cap an entry build at 60 Hz and it holds; chase 240 Hz and Shadow Map Resolution is what pays for it.
The cheapest step up in our Call of Duty: Warzone numbers is the RTX 5070 TI: 172 FPS at 1080p, 82 more than the RTX 3060 and about 91% in this title. What it sells for the week you buy decides it; this build caps graphics at $350 and spends the rest where Call of Duty: Warzone will still need it in two years.
Warzone streams a battle-royale map at texture resolutions high enough to make VRAM the first wall you hit, which is GPU-and-memory work — but the settings the game is balanced around are the reduced ones competitive players run for 200+ FPS, and past roughly 160 FPS the cost of tracking a hundred-plus players and their spatialised audio moves the ceiling onto the CPU. Call of Duty: Warzone leans on both halves, so an entry build has to stay even — skimping on the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D or the RTX 3060 shows up in the same scenes.
Across the resolutions we have measured the RTX 3060 at in Call of Duty: Warzone — 1080p: 90 FPS, on Balanced, asking about 8 GB; 1440p: 65 FPS, on Balanced, asking about 10 GB; 4K: 38 FPS, on Balanced, textures Normal, asking about 14 GB. We quote the entry build at 1080p; move the target and Call of Duty: Warzone charges you the difference, starting with Shadow Map Resolution.
Video memory is the usual entry-build trap: Call of Duty: Warzone wants near 8 GB on Balanced at 1080p, against 12 GB on the RTX 3060 — 4 GB spare, enough that Call of Duty: Warzone textures are not a decision a $800 buyer has to make.
Call of Duty: Warzone ships DLSS, FSR and XeSS. DLSS on Quality is the cheapest frames an entry build can get in Call of Duty: Warzone — reach for it before you touch Shadow Map Resolution.
Call of Duty: Warzone Settings for This $800 Build
The 90 FPS on this page is the RTX 3060 running Call of Duty: Warzone on Balanced at 1080p, the resolution $800 is built around. For more than that, start at Shadow Map Resolution: these are ranked by what Call of Duty: Warzone gives back first.
- Shadow Map Resolution
- Screen Space Reflections
- Volumetric Quality
- Particle Resolution
- Texture Resolution