Digital Extremes traced a series of Warframe crashes to nvgpucomp64.dll, a component of NVIDIA drivers, almost always on PCs with 13th or 14th generation Intel processors, and a BIOS update stopped them for one of its own staff members. If your Warframe crashes on PC, what was the cause in your case, and what finally fixed it?
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What Warframe Support says (read on November 12, 2026):
- Intel 13th/14th gen: the crashes happened outside DE’s code, in nvgpucomp64.dll, when the graphics driver was working hard on all CPU cores. A staff member’s home PC ran a 2022 stock BIOS missing over a dozen updates; after a BIOS update the crashes stopped. DE is “not positive” it was the Intel issue, and only suggests a BIOS update if you crash in Warframe and other games and everything else is up to date (check your motherboard vendor). Its page also mentions Intel’s microcode update announced in July 2024.
- Game closing by itself at login with no crash reporter: most of the time specific versions of the Razer Chroma SDK. Update Razer Synapse 3, or check that RzChromaSDK64.dll (System32) and RzChromaSDK.dll (SysWOW64) are gone if you no longer use Razer products.
- Software reported by players as incompatible: Baidu IME, GeDoSaTo, Raptr overlay, Lucid VirtuWatt, Razer Synapse, Razer Chroma SDK, RivaTuner Statistics Server, MSI Afterburner OSD. Third-party software is used “at your own risk”.
- After a crash, the Evolution Engine Crash Reporter gives a WAR-###### number to keep for a support ticket.
Questions for players:
- Which CPU and GPU do you have (exact model), and did your crash reports point to nvgpucomp64.dll?
- Intel 13th/14th gen owners: did updating the BIOS (and Intel microcode) stop the crashes? Which motherboard and BIOS version?
- Was it Razer Chroma/Synapse, RivaTuner or the Afterburner OSD in your case? Did removing it or a clean boot of Windows help?
- DirectX 11 or DirectX 12 (Beta) in the launcher: which one is stable on your PC?
- Did Verify and Optimize in the launcher fix anything, or only a driver update?
Please share your CPU, GPU, driver version, Windows version (Windows 10 or 11) and what you changed. No cheats, game file edits or unofficial tools: DE’s third-party software policy applies.
Full step-by-step guide with Digital Extremes’ official fixes (crashes, “Update failed!”, Network Not Responding): https://tricknfix.com/articles/warframe-pc-crash-update-failed-network-not-responding-razer-chroma-intel-13th-14th-gen-digital-extremes-official-fixes/
Version française du guide : https://tricknfix.com/fr/actualites/warframe-pc-crash-update-failed-network-not-responding-razer-chroma-intel-13th-14th-gen-digital-extremes-official-fixes/
Sources (Warframe Support, read November 12, 2026):
Intel 13th & 14th Gen CPU Crashing (updated November 7, 2026): https://support.warframe.com/hc/en-us/articles/28842533473677-Intel-13th-14th-Gen-CPU-Crashing
Game automatically closed/crashed by itself while logging in the game (updated September 17, 2026): https://support.warframe.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027519732-Game-automatically-closed-crashed-by-itself-while-logging-in-the-game
Update failed! (updated November 7, 2026, list of software reported by players): https://support.warframe.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044025712-Update-failed
How to Submit Crash Reports using the Evolution Engine Crash Reporter (updated September 17, 2026): https://support.warframe.com/hc/en-us/articles/37679772746893-How-to-Submit-Crash-Reports-using-the-Evolution-Engine-Crash-Reporter
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