VIDEO TDR failure (0x116)

What is VIDEO-TDR-FAILURE?

VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE shows up as a critical-severity graphics card (GPU) fault. GPU stopped responding, Windows reset it. Crash caused by driver or hardware failure. The screen goes black and the system restarts the driver. It's most often caused by outdated GPU Drivers, overheating, overclocking and defective card. See the troubleshooting steps below for the fix.

Common Causes

• Outdated GPU Drivers
• Overheating
• Overclocking
• Defective card

Step-by-Step Fix Guide

• 1
  Reinstall the driver via DDU in Safe Mode

  Begin with Reinstall the driver via DDU in Safe Mode; it's the step that resolves VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE for the largest share of reported cases.

• 2
  Check GPU temps

  Where the fault comes back, look to the later steps — they're built around uncommon gpu instability triggers.

• 3
  Reset OC via MSI Afterburner

  Try "Reset OC via MSI Afterburner" next if the issue persists — it addresses a secondary cause.

• 4
  Check the PCIe power supply

  Still seeing VIDEO-TDR-FAILURE after that? "Check the PCIe power supply" is the next thing to check.

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