Hello,
I recently tried running Unreal Engine 5.4, 5.5, and 5.6 on my laptop, but every version crashes immediately on startup with the error:
GPU Crashed or D3D Device Removed.
Check log for GPU state information.
My system specs:
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Laptop: HP Omen by HP Gaming Laptop 16-wd0xxx
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CPU: Intel Core i5-13420H (13th Gen)
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GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (6GB VRAM, DirectX 12 Ultimate supported)
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RAM: 16 GB
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OS: Windows 11 Home Single Language 64-bit (Build 26100)
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DirectX version: 12
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NVIDIA driver: 32.0.15.8097 (tested both Game Ready & Studio drivers)
What I tried so far:
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Forcing DX11 / DX12 using shortcut flags (
-d3d11,-d3d12) -
Forcing Vulkan (
-vulkan) — but Vulkan runs extremely slow -
Disabled NVIDIA overlay (GeForce Experience)
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Set GPU preference to “High Performance (RTX 4050)” in Windows Graphics Settings
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Clean reinstall of NVIDIA drivers (DDU)
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Reinstalled Unreal Engine 5.4, 5.5, 5.6
Issue:
Games like Cyberpunk 2077 and World War Z run fine on this GPU, but Unreal Engine always crashes with the D3D Device Removed error.
This problem only started in the last couple of months — earlier Unreal 5.6 used to launch fine.
Any help on how to fix this would be really appreciated!
(Logs available if needed — I can upload the crash folder from Documents\Unreal Engine\Saved\Crashes).
Thank you 