How to fix ‘Out of video memory’ error in PUBG

PUBG is the game that has defined the battle royale genre and immediately has a huge fan base. Even so, the game is still far from perfect and aside from the usual minor bugs, we still have very painful issues that disrupt our gaming experience. One of those errors is that the game often gets thrown out with the message “Out of video memory”. How to fix Out of video memory PUBG error.

If you have encountered this situation before, follow the steps below and hope that you will solve your problem.

How to fix “Out of video memory” error in PUBG

1. Make sure your device configuration is capable of running PUBG
2. Check the configuration settings in the game
3. Update graphics card driver
4. Change Virtual Memory partition
5. Waiting for the game to update

1. Make sure your device configuration is capable of running PUBG

PUBG is one of the most demanding games out there. If you want to run it at optimal frames per second (FPS), you’ll need a pretty powerful device. High graphics processing ability is quite necessary, because this error is related to the video memory in the GPU. On the other hand, if you reduce the setting to a minimum, your CPU will take on the most pressure.

Here are the minimum and recommended requirements for Playerunknown’s Battleground:

Minimum:

Operating System: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i3-4340 / AMD FX-6300
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB / AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
DirectX: Version 11
Network: broadband Internet connection
Storage space: 30 GB free space

Suggestion:

Operating System: Windows 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5-1600 / Intel Core i5-7600K
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics card: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB or better
DirectX: DirectX 11
Network: broadband Internet connection
Storage space: 30 GB free space

As you can see, the recommended configuration is also quite high, so make sure your machine is up to it and optimize the game settings for your configuration.

2. Check the configuration settings in the game

You can go through this latest PUBG optimization guide 2018 first:

https://gameworld.vn/12786/huong-dan-toi-uu-hoa-pubg/

If you are experiencing Video Memory errors, then you should consider lowering your graphics settings to alleviate it. Because like I said, the higher you raise the graphics, the harder your GPU will have to handle them. At low settings, the CPU will be the main factor handling Unreal Engine 4.

Here are some settings you should keep to a minimum:

Go to Settings in PUBG, select Graphics and adjust as follows:

• Anti-Aliasing – Very Low
• Post Processing – Very Low
• Shadows – Very Low
• Texture – Medium (or Low)
• Effects – Very Low
• Foliage – Very Low
• View Distance – Low

Alternatively, disable Vsync and Motion Blur by disabling the bottom two checkboxes.

Doing this will help you get the best performance possible and at the same time, hopefully, won’t experience game crashes because of Virtual Memory again in the future. Some players have recommended restarting the game after each match ends to avoid memory overflow.

3. Upgrading GPU drivers

Usually, if you have a strong graphics card, this problem will be less likely to happen to you. But there have been a few reports from owners of the most advanced GPUs with more than 10GB of VRAM experiencing game crashes. Maybe the reason comes from the driver.

Without the latest drivers, your GPU performance will suffer. No matter how strong it is. So make sure you have a full driver update before trying other steps. And the driver here is the official driver version from the manufacturer, not updated via Windows Update. Here’s how:

1. Go to the following official support pages to download and install the appropriate driver:

2. Install the driver and reboot the machine

3. Try running PUBG

4. Change the Virtual Memory partition

This should be done in case PUBG loses too much VRAM due to memory leak / uneven memory release. There are currently 2 ways to use system settings to solve this problem. Unfortunately, on a case-by-case basis, it’s not clear which is better than the other, so take a look at both for yourself below.

Turn off Paging files

1. From the Windows Search search window, type Advance and choose “View advanced system settings”.

2. Select tab Advance from the pop-up

3. Under section Performancechoose Settings.

4. Select Advanced

5. Open Virtual Memory go up

6. Turn off the box”Automatically manage paging file size for all drives“.

7. Click “No paging files” then choose Set.

8. Click OK then restart the machine.

Virtual Memory partition

1. From the Windows Search search window, type Advance and choose “View advanced system settings”.

2. Select tab Advance from the pop-up

3. Under section Performancechoose Settings.

4. Select Advanced

5. Open Virtual Memory go up

6. Turn off the box”Automatically manage paging file size for all drives“.

7. Click Custom size and enter the amount of RAM you currently have in MB.

8. Select OK and reboot the machine

5. Wait for the game to update

Shroud who was playing PUBG also crashed the game a few times. The reason why is still unclear. (8:55,19:55,…)

After trying the above and still not working, the only thing you can do is wait for the updates to patch the memory leaks and bugs that are currently popping up in PUBG. Uninstalling and reinstalling the game seems to work for some users, but it takes a long time and hardly fixes anything. We need to wait for the next move of the developers to get a proper solution.

Source: Windowsreport