Graphics errors
26 errors. Choose the message that matches your computer.
Graphics errors range from driver timeouts and DirectX device errors to "No signal" and image artifacts. Note whether only a game closes, the screen goes black, or Windows shows a blue screen.
Game crashes and graphics errors → · Black or blank screen →
VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE
Windows tried to recover an unresponsive graphics driver, but the recovery failed.
GraphicsCODE-43-GPU
Device Manager shows "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" for the graphics card. Microsoft explains that one of the device's drivers told Windows that the device failed, and…
GraphicsGPU-BLACK-SCREEN
The PC turns on, fans spin and lights come on, but the monitor stays black or says "No signal". The monitor is not receiving a picture, either because the cable or input is wrong, or because the PC never finishes its…
GraphicsGPU-ARTIFACTING
Artifacts are image errors drawn by the graphics card: colored dots or snow, stripes, checkerboard patterns, stretched triangles or flickering textures. When they appear only in games or 3D apps, the cause is often…
GraphicsGPU-FAN-FAILURE
The GPU fan stopped spinning. Causes rapid overheating and emergency shutdown.
GraphicsVRAM-CORRUPTION
The GPU video memory contains bad data. It causes artifacts, app crashes or BSODs.
GraphicsPCI-E-BANDWIDTH-ISSUE
The graphics card runs on a lower generation or PCIe bus width (eg Gen3 x4 instead of Gen4 x16), which reduces performance. This usually traces back to misplaced GPU in slot, m.2 NVMe drives sharing lines and bad…
GraphicsVRAM-ART-01
Colored squares or bars appear on the screen caused by a VRAM error. The usual suspects are high temperatures, wear of memory chips, faulty driver and poor quality video cable.
GraphicsCORE-CLK-CRASH
The core of the graphics card crashes when switching to 3D load. Typical causes include high temperatures, wear of memory chips, faulty driver and poor quality video cable.
GraphicsPWR-LIM-THROT
The card suddenly underclocks because it has hit the maximum consumption. It's most often caused by high temperatures, wear of memory chips, faulty driver and poor quality video cable.
GraphicsFAN-CRV-FAIL
Graphics card fans do not spin or run at 100% regardless of temperature. Reports of Graphics fan controller failure usually describe a sudden crash, brief unresponsiveness, or a stop-code screen appearing out of nowhere.
GraphicsDISP-SYNC-LOSS
The image goes black for a second and pops up again, the connection with the monitor is lost. This usually traces back to high temperatures, wear of memory chips, faulty driver and poor quality video cable.
GraphicsGSYNC-FLICKER
The adaptive sync module causes the brightness to flicker violently. Typical causes include high temperatures, wear of memory chips, faulty driver and poor quality video cable.
GraphicsSHD-COMP-ERR
The graphics card was unable to process the game's shader code. It's most often caused by high temperatures, wear of memory chips, faulty driver and poor quality video cable.
GraphicsSLI-DESYNC
Two graphics cards render images out of order (Micro-stuttering). This usually traces back to high temperatures, wear of memory chips, faulty driver and poor quality video cable.
GraphicsHOTSPOT-110C
The hottest sensor inside the core exceeded 110°C. It's most often caused by high temperatures, wear of memory chips, faulty driver and poor quality video cable.
GraphicsNVLDDMKM-TMOUT
The graphics driver stopped responding for a second and Windows restarted. Common triggers are high temperatures, wear of memory chips and poor quality video cable.
GraphicsCOIL-WHINE-MAX
Coils make a deafening squeal due to high FPS or load. The usual suspects are wear of memory chips, faulty driver and poor quality video cable.
GraphicsVBIOS-CORRUPT
Graphics card won't boot due to damaged chip BIOS. Reports of Corrupted graphics card firmware (VBIOS) usually describe a sudden crash, brief unresponsiveness, or a stop-code screen appearing out of nowhere.
GraphicsZERO-RPM-FAIL
The card does not turn off the fans even at zero load and low temperature. Typical causes include high temperatures, wear of memory chips, faulty driver and poor quality video cable.
GraphicsHDMI-NO-SIGNAL
The screen is black and shows 'No Signal' even though the PC is on and the cable is connected. This can also stem from the GPU is not fully seated in the PCIe slot.
GraphicsDISPLAYPORT-NO-SYNC
Monitor connected via DisplayPort randomly flickers, dims, or loses sync. It's also often linked to poor quality or too long DP cable (>1.8m without active converter).
GraphicsRESIZABLE-BAR-ERROR
FPS drops in some games after enabling Resizable BAR (AMD Smart Access Memory) or nVidia NVLink. This usually traces back to an outdated VBIOS of the video card does not fully support ReBAR and incorrect…
GraphicsGPU-PCIE-BANDWIDTH-ERROR
The GPU is operating in a degraded PCIe bandwidth state (e.g., PCIe x4 instead of x16, or Gen 3 instead of Gen 4). This can reduce GPU performance by 10-30% in bandwidth-limited scenarios.
GraphicsNVIDIA-NVLDDMKM-CRITICAL
A critical failure in the NVIDIA kernel-mode display driver (nvlddmkm.sys). This is more severe than a standard TDR event — the driver cannot recover and triggers a system BSOD.
GraphicsVIDEO_DXGKRNL_FATAL_ERROR
A fatal error occurred in the Microsoft DirectX graphics kernel subsystem (dxgkrnl.sys), forcing a system crash (BSOD 0x113). It sometimes comes down to hardware-level GPU or VRAM instability.