Best Gaming Laptop Upgrades You Can Get For Black Ops 6

One of the most anticipated titles each year is the latest iteration of the Call of Duty franchise and the newest release, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 seems to solidify its position as a must-have on multiple platforms for gamers looking for their regular FPS fix in 2024.

With new features such as omnidirectional movement, one of the best campaigns to grace CoD yet, an overhauled Zombies, and a completely new multiplayer experience in tow, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is arguably one of the biggest upgrades in the COD universe that we have seen.

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 System Requirements Revisited

Much like its predecessors, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is positioned to run well on most hardware at a reasonable frame rate. It leverages both major AI sharpening tools, NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) and AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) to get the job done, allowing newer GPUs to perform significantly better thanks to them supporting such techniques natively.

The title has relatively modest hardware requirements when it comes to RAM, working with as little as 8GB of RAM but switching up to as much as 16GB for competitive users. This is also true for its GPU and CPU requirements which are low to start but quickly gear up as fidelity and resolution requirements increase at higher tiers. Like previous iterations of the game, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 however does take up a sizeable amount of storage, clocking in at a mammoth 102GB of space at launch with future updates expected to add more to its capacity needs.

This raises the obvious question: What gaming PC and laptop upgrades does one need to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 without a hitch? The team at Game Rant has made a list of some of the best gaming laptops that one can get to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 without a hitch below.

The Best Gaming Laptops For Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6

The ASUS ROG Strix G16 laptop above is one of the easiest gaming laptops for me to recommend, and that stands true even for a more demanding title like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The reason is that it is a well-rounded option that delivers on multiple fronts.

With a capable 14-core GPU and a mid-range RTX 4060 GPU, a fast 1TB NVMe SSD, and enough RAM to meet Call of Duty’s needs, the G16 gets the job done and then some. It offers an acceptable 165 Hz FHD display for competitive players but some might find its RTX 4060 GPU offering a bit tame especially when cranking up the settings in certain modes including the upcoming Call of Duty Warzone update.

All in all, the G16 from ASUS does trade at a premium, but it justifies its position by offering better aesthetics, cooling and a superior design to most entry-level gaming laptops that host an RTX 4060 GPU.

The Razer Blade 18 is what one would call an outlier when it comes to gaming laptops. The biggest reason for this would be its pricing, which pushes well past the $4,000 mark.

It does however, deliver the goods when it comes to its gigantic ask, offering a 24-core Intel Core i9 CPU and a powerful RTX 4090 GPU to power its 300Hz QHD display in all its glory.

The Blade 18 also offers a large 2TB NVMe SSD drive and 32GB of DDR5 RAM that is more than adequate for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and similar titles for the foreseeable future, making it an impressive option, albeit one that comes at a significant premium currently.

For users planning to play titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on a budget, the MSI Thin 15 offers a mix of performance and value for money at a price tag that clocks in conclusively below $1000, even as it pushes well below that mark when it sells at a discount regularly.

It comes in multiple trims on Amazon and Best Buy, including SKUs with a 13th generation Core i5 and a 12th generation Core i7 even as the RTX 4050 remains a mainstay. It meets or exceeds Call of Duty’s minimum requirements with ease, even as it offers a capable 144Hz display for users wanting to play competitively.

Its RTX 4050 GPU might be a limiting factor for some as is its underwhelming battery life, especially when gaming, but for users needing a portable PC, they can hook into a power socket for gaming (as most would to avoid power limits being enforced). The Thin 15 has a unique value proposition as a balanced, yet capable budget gaming laptop for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

With one of the fastest CPUs out there for gaming laptops under the hood, the ASUS ROG SCAR 17X3D offers a distinct performance advantage over its other RTX 4090-touting peers that does translate into better frame rates across the plethora of titles.

This also is the case in previous Call of Duty titles where it does exceedingly well even as it offers plenty of other advantages, including its RAID-configured 2TB SSD storage, a high refresh rate 2K display (240Hz) and superior cooling versus most of its competition thanks to it embracing liquimetal to keep its thermals in check.

It does trade at a significant premium, however, versus other RTX 4090 SKUs, but one can argue that as one of the most performant models in the market currently, it has the performance to back its ask easily, making it a solid contender for competitive gamers and enthusiasts alike.

For competitive gamers wanting a powerful, high-refresh-rate gaming laptop option for their COD runs this year, the Gigabyte Aorus 17H comes well-equipped, offering an RTX 4080, a capable 13th generation Intel Core i7 CPU, and a blisteringly fast 360Hz refresh rate display that should extend its viability for other FPS titles as well.

With 16GB of RAM and a large 1TB NVME SSD under the hood, this gaming laptop can handle a title like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and is geared towards titles like Counter-Strike 2 and Valorant, both of which benefit from the higher refresh rate it offers.

For casual gamers, the FHD display, however, might be underwhelming, even as most of its competition in a similar price range offers at least a 2K resolution or equivalent display, making it a relatively limited option for users who play a more well-rounded set of titles across the year.

For users needing a more portable option than its peers, the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 comes packed with features under the hood even as it weighs a measly 1.5kg.

Its defining feature is a beautiful 3K OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a massive upgrade from the 2023 model even as it retains the capable Ryzen 9 octa-core CPU that prior iterations come with while bumping up its SSD offering to a larger 1TB NVMe drive.

With a mid-range RTX 4060 GPU in tow and fast LPDDR5X RAM, there is much to like when it comes to the compact, but performant G14 gaming laptop save for the fact that it does not offer user-upgradeable RAM, which could propel many to consider its higher end RTX 4070-based sibling for the bump in RAM and a more powerful GPU in the same form factor.

FAQ

Q: Does Call Of Duty Black Ops 6 Support DLSS?

Call Of Duty Black Ops 6 Supports Nvidia’s DLSS 3, AMD’s FSR, and Intel’s XESS solutions out of the box.

Q: Is Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Free To Play?

While Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 is not free to play, it is available as a title on Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass. The Warzone update incorporating Black Ops 6 (due to release later) however, is free to play like its predecessor.