Call of Duty Infinite Warfare: Performance Analysis

on Nov 3rd, 2016,

Test System

Test System
Processor:	Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.5 GHz (Skylake, 8192 KB Cache)
Motherboard:	ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Intel Z170
Memory:	G.SKILL 16 GB Trident-Z DDR4 @ 3000 MHz 15-16-16-35
Storage:	2x Patriot Ignite 960 GB SSD
Power Supply:	Antec HCP-1200 1200W
Cooler:	Cryorig R1 Universal 2x 140 mm fan
Software:	Windows 10 64-bit Anniversary Edition
Drivers:	NVIDIA: 375.76 Beta AMD: Catalyst 16.11.1 Beta
Display:	Acer CB240HYKbmjdpr 24" 3840x2160

Benchmark scores in other reviews are only comparable when this exact same configuration is used.

We used the latest public Steam release version of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (not a press pre-release).

Graphics Memory Usage

Using a GTX Titan X, which has 12 GB of VRAM, we tested the game's memory usage. As you can see, the game uses a ton of video memory, which is in line with what we've seen from previous Call of Duty titles. However, as the performance results in the next section show, even cards with less VRAM have no problems delivering a good framerate, so it's probably just the engine trying to fill up video memory as much as possible, even with assets that might not be needed at all.

What's very surprising is that VRAM usage goes down at higher resolution; normally, we'd expect the opposite. I have no answer for as to why this is happening.