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The Street Fighter 6 fatal D3D error has been plaguing some gamers. We’re going to look at how to fix it.
There’s nothing like an error code to ruin your gaming experience. If you’ve been waiting for ages for the new Street Fighter game to release, maybe you’ve even bought one of the best controllers for Street Fighter 6 in anticipation, the last thing you want is to be locked out of playing by a pesky series of letters and numbers.
D3D issues occur in all kinds of games, and recently we’ve seen this issue cropping up in the new Street Fighter 6. The good news is that there are some things you can do to prevent or fix it and we’re going to be breaking those down here.
How to fix Street Fighter 6 fatal D3D error
D3D is short for Direct 3D which is an interface Steam games use to help render three-dimensional images. It’s not a huge surprise that we’ve seen this error code popping up in Street Fighter 6, as we saw similar problems occurring in the beta of the game.
The good news is that this kind of error can often be rectified on your end, without the need for a patch. Here’s how…
- Restart computer
- Update GPU drivers
- Lower Graphics settings
Now let’s break these down in more detail
Restart computer
Turning your PC off and on again might be a bit of a cliche at this point, but there’s good reason it is so often advised. This tried and tested method can allow the game to launch from the start and thus potentially avoid the D3D issue it was encountering.
Update GPU drivers
Drivers are bits of software that facilitate communication between your hardware components. As such, when they are outdated multiple issues and error codes can arise. In fact, many users on Reddit who were encountering this issue said that updating their GPU drivers rectified it.
We have guides on how to update the drivers for both main GPU companies below.
Lower Graphics settings
The computing power higher graphic settings demand can cause D3D crashes. This is true even if your rig meets the requirements for the higher settings in Street Fighter 6, especially with the late addition of Denuvo. In the game, you can lower the graphic settings by going to Settings> Options > Graphics > Basic Graphic Settings.
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