Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Crashes during Shader Compilation on Intel Arc GPUs
Content Type: Troubleshooting | Article ID: 000100296 | Last Reviewed: 07/07/2026
When loading shader compilation while playing Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare on Intel Arc discrete graphics, the game crashes.
Please report this issue to the game developer.
In order to launch and play Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare on Intel Arc Discrete Graphics platforms, you will need to disable "Optimizations for Windowed Games" in Windows > Settings > Display > Graphics as outlined in the Steam Community thread.