Gunfire Games has just released the sequel to their 2019 title, Remnant: From the Ashes. This brand new game, titled Remnant 2, has been made available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on July 25, 2023. The first Remnant game was a massive hit, and players were really looking forward to Remnant 2. In hindsight, the game’s doing pretty well, with players loving the gaming experience and the visual treats. However, with that being said, the entire story is somewhat different. If you remember playing Remnant From the Ashes, you’re probably aware of the errors that the PC version of the game had. As of now, Remnant 2 is no better. One error that has bugged the players recently is the “out of video memory trying to allocate a rendering resource” issue in Remnant 2. In this article, we’re going to share details on how to fix this error on your PC.
With Remnant 2’s release, fans were looking forward to playing the game as they pleased. However, several errors have made the gaming experience a bit tricky for the players. Recently, a Steam user with the username Void shared on the game’s Steam discussion forums that they couldn’t play Remnant 2 due to the out-of-video memory issue. Several other players have also shared that this is a frequent occurrence in the game. However, with the right workarounds, you can indeed troubleshoot this error.
Remnant 2 Out of Video Memory Trying to Allocate a Rendering Resource Issue: Fixes
There are a number of workarounds available to fix this particular issue in Remnant 2. You can refer to the list given below to address and solve this problem for good.
Restart Steam/Epic Games
The first thing that you need to try to fix the Remnant 2 out of video memory trying to allocate a rendering resource issue is to restart your Steam/Epic Games client.
For Steam:
- Open Steam and click on the option that reads Steam in the top-left corner of the menu bar.
- From the list of options, click on Exit. If you get any on-screen instructions, follow them accordingly. This should close the Steam client.
- Open Steam again, and enter your login credentials (in case you’re logged out) to log into your Steam account. Then, launch the game using the Steam launcher and see if it solves the error.
For Epic Games Launcher
To exit the Epic Games Launcher, right-click on its icon on the system tray of your taskbar. Now, select the Exit option.
Restart your PC
The next thing that you need to try if you’ve encountered this error is to restart your PC. Simply turn it off, wait for a few minutes, and then turn it back on. Then, open Steam/Epic Games launcher and launch Remnant 2 to check if the issue persists.
Force DirectX 12 or DirectX 11 commands
You need to force the use of DirectX 12 or DirectX 11 for Remnant 2 and check if it solves the error. Follow the mentioned instructions for this –
Steam
- Launch the Steam client and go to your Library.
- Locate Remnant 2 from the list, and then right-click on it.
- From the drop-down menu, select Properties, and then go to the General tab.
- In the Launch Options text bar, type “-dx12”. Then, hit the Close button.
- Launch the game and see if it fixes the issue.
- In case you’re still encountering the issue, repeat the first 3 steps, and then enter “-d3d12” in the Launch Options text bar.
- If this fails as well, don’t give up. Try the “-dx11” and “-d3d11” launch options and see if either of these solves the error for you.
Epic Games Launcher
- First, head to the main menu of the EGS Launcher and select the Settings option.
- Now, scroll down until you find the Manage Games section.
- Here, find Remnant 2 and click on it.
- Now, you will see an option named “Additional Command Line Arguments“.
- Select it, enter the following DirectX commands one by one, and check which one works.
- -dx12
- -d3d12
- -dx11
- -d3d11
Verify game files
The out of video memory issue can be triggered by missing or corrupt game files as well. Luckily, you can repair these files via your client (Steam/Epic Games Launcher).
Steam:
- Open Steam and go to your Library.
- Locate Remnant 2 from the list of installed games and right-click on it.
- From the drop-down menu, click on Properties and then select Local Files.
- Choose the “Verify integrity of game files” option and wait for the process to complete.
- This will prompt Steam to run a check on the game files and replace all the corrupt or missing files. Run the game once the process is over, and see if it fixes the issue.
Epic Games Launcher:
- Head to the Library of your Epic Games launcher, and find Remnant 2.
- Now, right-click on the game’s icon, and select the Manage option.
- After this, click on the Verify option to initiate the scan.
Run the game as an administrator
You can try running the game as an administrator to fix this issue. To do so,
- Open your File Explorer and locate the .exe file of Remnant 2 in the game’s installation directory.
- Right-click on the file and then click on Properties.
- Go to the Compatibility tab and click on the checkbox corresponding to the “Run this program as an administrator” option.
- Click on Apply, and then click OK to save your changes.
Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows 8/7
Try running the game in compatibility mode for Windows 8 or 7 and see if it fixes the issue.
- Follow the first two steps of the previous workaround to open the game’s .exe file’s Properties.
- Go to the Compatibility tab, and then checkmark the “Run this program in compatibility mode” option.
- Select Windows 8 in the drop-down menu, click on Apply, and then on OK to save your changes.
- If this doesn’t solve the problem, try changing the compatibility mode to Windows 7, following the same steps.
Close all overclocking and overlaying applications
If your PC is running overclocking applications such as MSI Afterburner or Rivertuner, or if it’s running overlaying applications such as Discord, GeForce Experience, NVIDIA Shadowplay, AMD Overlay, etc., then close all these applications. You should also clean your task menu and make sure that Steam and Remnant 2 are the only applications that are running on your PC.
Disconnect all additional USB ports
You should make sure that you’re not using any additional USB ports that are not actively used. This includes additional joysticks, keyboards, monitors, USB adapters, and so on.
Disable Steam Overlay for Remnant 2
You can try disabling Steam Overlay for the game, and check if it fixes the issue.
- Open Steam and go to your Library.
- Locate Remnant 2 from the list, and right-click on it.
- Click on Properties, and then go to the General tab.
- Disable the “Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game” option, close the tab, and launch the game to check if the issue persists.
Run the game on a dedicated graphics card
- In your Windows search box, type “graphics settings”, and click on the first option.
- Under the option that reads “Choose an app to set performance” option, select Browse.
- Open your D: drive, and go to SteamLibrary > steamapps > Common > Remnant 2. If your game is added to a different path, then use that path for this step.
- Click on the .exe file for Remnant 2, and select Add.
- Once added, click on the game’s icon and select Options.
- Click on High Performance from the list and then select Save.
- Next, repeat the first three steps again. This time, click on the subfolder titled Remnant 2 instead of the .exe file.
- Inside this subfolder, click on Binaries, and then open the Win64 subfolder.
- Click on the Remnant2-Shipping-Win64.exe file and select Add.
- Once again, click on the file after adding it, and select Options.
- Next, click on High Performance from the list and then select Save.
- Now, try launching the game, and check whether the issue persists.
Launch the game in Windowed mode with lower graphics
If you can launch the game, only to face the issue after a while in your in-game journey, you will have to lower the graphics settings and run it in windowed mode. Here are the required steps:
- Change the Display Mode to Windowed or Windowed Fullscreen.
- Disable Motion Blur and VSync and set the FPS at 60.
- Use Upscaler, set the Upscaler Quality to Performance, and lower all the Graphics settings.
- Next, with the game running in the background, right-click on your Desktop screen and go to Task Manager.
- Locate Remnant 2 under Apps, and click on the arrow right underneath it. Then, right-click on the Remnant 2 option.
- Click on “Go to details”, and locate the Remnant 2 executable file.
- Right-click on the file, and from the context menu, click on Set priority.
- Change the priority to High and confirm your action.
- Do this for both the .exe files and then check if the issue persists.
Increase virtual memory
- In your Windows search box, type “View advanced system settings” and open the first option.
- Click on the first Settings option and go to the Advanced tab.
- Click on Change and tick mark the “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives” option.
- Choose the drive where the game is located and go to the Customization section.
- Verify the size of RAM installed on your system, and convert your total RAM size to megabytes by multiplying it by 1024. Then, multiply this figure by 1.5 and type this number in the Initial Size text bar.
- In the Maximum Size option, type the value that you get after multiplying the total RAM size (in megabytes) by 3.
- Click on Set and then on OK to apply your changes.
- Once this is done, the issue with the out-of-video memory error shouldn’t occur in Remnant 2.
Update Windows
- Press the Windows+I keys together to open the Windows Settings.
- Click on Update & Security, and then click on Windows Update from the left side tab.
- Select Check for Updates to prompt Windows to run a check and install all possible updates.
- Once the process completes, restart your PC and launch the game to see if the issue persists.
Install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable files
- Visit the official Microsoft website, and download both x86 and x64 redistributable files.
- Click on the x86 file, and install it. If you get the option to repair the files, you will have to do that first.
- Repeat the same process with the x64 files.
- Once done, launch Remnant 2, and check whether the issue persists.
Reinstall the game
If you’ve tried everything and nothing works, then simply uninstall the game and remove all related files. Wait for a few minutes, and then reinstall the game on a different drive, preferably an SSD. This can solve the Remnant 2 out of video memory trying to allocate a rendering resource issue. However, you’ll lose all your in-game progress (if they aren’t synced to the cloud) if you opt for this method.
So, these are some of the workarounds that you can try to fix the error in Remnant 2. Try these out and see which one works for you. If you found this article insightful, and want to read more such gaming-related content, keep visiting DigiStatement!
