Battlefield 3 vs Call of Duty: Black Ops II

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Battlefield 3 vs Call of Duty: Black Ops II — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Battlefield 3 Electronic Arts Call of Duty: Black Ops II Activison
Overview
Release Date October 25, 2011 November 13, 2012
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Electronic Arts DICE Treyarch
Publisher Electronic Arts Activison
Official Site http://www.ea.com/battlefield3 http://www.callofduty.com
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Action, Shooter
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Co-op
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 4 hours 5 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Steam, PlayStation Store, Xbox 360 Store, Xbox Store Xbox 360 Store, Xbox Store, Steam, Nintendo eShop
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card (AMD): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 or 6000 series, with ATI Radeon 3870 or higher performance) Graphics card (NVIDIA): DirectX 10.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 or 500 series with NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible OS: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7. Windows XP is not supported Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHz Memory: 2 GB for 32-bit OS or 4 GB for 64-bit OS Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB DirectX: Version 9.0c Hard Drive: 16 GB Sound: DirectX 11.0c compatible Additional: Broadband connection required for activation and multiplayer gameplay Note: Windows XP Operating System is not supported Further information: Available here
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Quad-core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics Card: DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 86 / 100 74 / 100
Community Rating 4.1 / 5 (1,372 ratings) 4.0 / 5 (1,437 ratings)