The last thing you’d want to face when trying a new game out is crashes. Well, if you have purchased The Last of Us Part II Remastered via Steam, then you must have faced your fair share of crashes in the game. For the majority, the cause of this crash is the infamous Out of Memory message. While players with a GPU with 6-8 GB VRAM can expect such crashes due to meeting the bare minimum VRAM requirements of the game, interestingly, players with even 16 GB and even 32 GB VRAM GPUs are also encountering the same issue. This is a problem, and even the developers have shared a dedicated guide on the same. That said, in this guide, we have shared a few tried and tested workarounds, including the ones shared by the developers, that might be enough to get the game running for long durations.
The crash isn’t solely because of your GPU; it can be related to the CPU version as well. If you didn’t already know, Intel’s 13th and 14th generation CPUs, a while back, required a BIOS update to fix an instability issue that could cause game crashes and falsely report insufficient video memory, despite having enough system RAM and GPU VRAM. Due to this, many players were encountering game crashes even when their systems were more than capable of running the game. So, if you haven’t updated the BIOS, chances are that this is why the game is crashing. Anyway, all the effective workarounds for this issue are shared below.
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The Last of Us Part II Remastered (PC) Out of Memory Error: Is there any fix yet
Restart
Well, this is the first and foremost workaround that we recommend you try before we throw any complex workarounds at you. Consider restarting your PC and then launching the game. Play for a while and then check whether it crashes. If it does, then try the next fix.
Run as Admin
You must ensure that both the game and Steam have admin privileges. For this, close the game, and then exit Steam via the Task Manager. Now, right-click on the Steam icon and then select the Run as Administrator option. After this, right-click on the game icon and do the same. Once launched, check whether the crashes continue to occur.
Lower In-game Graphics
Yes, we know that your system is capable enough but maybe a single setting is causing the crashes. So, to rule out this possibility, consider lowering the in-game graphics by one level to check the performance of your PC after gaming for a few hours. If the game doesn’t crash, then it is clear that the graphics settings were too high or incompatible for the CPU/GPU to sustain for a longer duration. Settings such as Volumetric Effects Quality, Dynamic Resolution Scaling, Frame Generation, NVIDIA Reflex, and VSync need to be tinkered with. Also, remember to lower the in-game resolution to a lower value. This will drastically free up VRAM.
For AMD Users
Many users with AMD CPUs/GPUs are encountering this crashing issue in the game. So, if you too have an AMD component on your system, then consider installing the AMD Adrenaline Edition 25.3.2 Optional Update. Download the driver update by clicking here and after this, install it. Once done, restart your PC and then launch the game to check whether the issue persists.
Install Latest GPU Drivers
Irrespective of the GPU you are using, you have to make sure that you are using the latest drivers for it. So, head over to the official Nvidia/AMD website and download the latest driver update for your GPU. After installing, launch the game and play for a few hours to check whether it crashes due to the out-of-video memory error. However, it is possible that you are already using the latest drivers for your GPU and are still encountering this error. In that case, you can try reverting back to an older driver version for your GPU and then check whether the issue persists. A player did the same and reported that the game became more stable.
Page File Size
For this workaround, you will need to access Windows Settings and enable the Automatic Paging File Size setting in the Virtual Memory section. Here’s a step-by-step guide on the same:
- First, press Win+R to open the Run box and type sysdm.cpl. Now, press Enter.
- In the new window, select the Advanced tab and press Settings under the Performance section.
- Here, again select the Advanced tab, and under Virtual Memory, press Change.
- Checkmark the box for Automatically manage paging file size for all drives. If you have manually set the page file size before, then this might be the reason why the issue is occurring. So, set it to automatic and then check whether the game crashes frequently.
Install game on the drive where Windows is installed
If your main system drive is large enough to accommodate the huge size of The Last of Us Part II Remastered, then we recommend that you install the game on that drive itself. It is seen that the virtual memory function for non-system drives is disabled by default in Windows 11, which is why we recommend that you install the game on the system drive and then check whether the video memory error occurs again.
Reinstall
Finally, if none of the workarounds do the trick and get the game running for long hours, all there’s left to try is reinstalling. A fresh reinstall might be the perfect cure for this crashing issue. But do note that you should install the game on an SSD for the best possible performance and low load times.
With that said, these are all the workarounds that we recommend you try to fix the out of memory error in The Last of Us Part II Remastered. If you find this guide informative, consider visiting DigiStatement regularly for more such interesting guides on all things gaming.
