DirectX Out of Video Memory / Crash

What is DIRECTX_OUT_OF_VRAM?

An out of memory error occurring when a graphics-intensive application (usually a modern game) requests more Video RAM (VRAM) than the graphics card physical hardware or virtual pagefile allocator can provide, resulting in a crash to desktop.

Common Causes

• Graphics card VRAM capacity exceeded
• Too high game settings (texture size)
• Virtual pagefile disabled or too small in Windows settings

Step-by-Step Fix Guide

• 1
  Lower texture resolution and raytracing settings in game options

  Lowering texture resolution is the single most effective way to reduce direct physical VRAM usage.

• 2
  Increase Windows virtual memory paging file size on your system SSD

  Ensuring your system has a large pagefile allows the DXGI runtime to swap memory safely without crashing.

• 3
  Close background programs consuming GPU memory

Commands & Diagnostics