Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023) performance and technical issues

 How many FPS on GTX 1060, D3D Fatal Errors, crashes, freezes, and more

Capcom continues to delight fans with quality remakes of their living classics. The new version of Resident Evil 4 is a direct sequel to 2019's RE2. The plot in general terms repeats the original RE4, but all the dialogues were rewritten, and the scenes were reworked. And although the release turned out to be of high quality in visual terms, from the technical side, not everything is perfect. The Resident Evil 4 remake is just as demanding on the graphics card as 2021's RE: Village. And besides, many have to lower the graphics settings to stop crashes on the PC.

In this article, we will figure out how powerful a computer is needed for the PC version of the Resident Evil 4 remake, as well as provide proven solutions for common technical problems with the game.

What kind of computer is needed for the Resident Evil 4 remake (system requirements)

We studied the tests of the game on different hardware at different resolutions and came to the conclusion that the official system requirements are very close to the truth. True, they lack recommendations for playing at 1440p and 4K - we added them based on the tests we studied.

Official minimum system requirements (1080p @ 60 FPS, min. preset):

• Operating system: Windows 10 (64-bit only!).
• Processor: Intel Core i5-7500 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200
• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 560.
• RAM: 8 gigabytes.

Official recommended system requirements (1080p @ 60 FPS, high preset):

• Operating system: Windows 10 x64.
• Processor: Intel Core i7-8700 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600.
• Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 5700.
• RAM: 16 gigabytes.

To play at 1440p @ 30 FPS (tested):

• Operating system: Windows 10 x64.
• Processor: Intel Core i5-9400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2400G.
• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 570 (8 GB).
• RAM: 16 gigabytes.

To play at 1440p @ 60 FPS (tested):

• Operating system: Windows 10 x64.
• Processor: Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600.
• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT.
• RAM: 16 gigabytes.

For 4K @ 30 FPS game (tested):

• Operating system: Windows 10 x64.
• Processor: Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600.
• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT.
• RAM: 32 gigabytes.

For 4K @ 60 FPS game (tested):

• Operating system: Windows 10 x64.
• Processor: Intel Core i5-10600K / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X.
• Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT.
• RAM: 32 gigabytes.

The game does not start on Windows 7/10

The game is not designed to run on Microsoft operating systems older than Windows 10.

If you have Windows 10, and the game still does not start, then try installing all the latest updates.

Resident Evil 4 (2023) crashes with error 0x0c000142 / 0x0c000005

Run Windows System File Checker. To do this, press the key combination Windows + R, and then in the window that opens, enter “sfc /scannow” (without quotes). After the check is complete, restart your computer.

Game crashes with Fatal D3D Error

This error is due to excessively high graphics settings:

1. Disable ray tracing.
2. Reduce texture quality to free up more video memory.
3. Lower the quality of other settings.

Error 0xc000007b

Reinstall or update NVIDIA drivers. It is advisable to do a clean install to reset unsuccessful settings.

"Not enough memory" error in Resident Evil 4 Remake

Your PC is running out of RAM. The best solution is to increase the amount of RAM to at least 8 gigabytes. Increasing the swap file probably won't help. Also, be sure to close your browser before launching any game. Especially if it has a large number of open tabs.

Game crashes without error/freezes on startup / black screen / vcruntime140_1.dll error/error 0xc0000906

A. Restart your computer after installing the game.

B. If this does not work, download and install RuntimePack. This is a complete set of all libraries necessary to run games.

C. If this does not help, then check the integrity of the game files in Steam:

1. start Steam;
2. go to the "Library" section;
3. right- click on the game name ( Resident Evil 4 (2023) ) in the list on the left and open the properties;
4. in the "Local files" tab, click "Verify integrity of game files";
5. wait for the process to complete.

The resolution does not change / image goes off screen

This error can occur if screen scaling is enabled in Windows. You can compensate for this in the following way:

1. Find the RE4.exe file in the game folder.
2. Go to properties and go to the "Compatibility" tab.
3. Click the "Change high DPI settings" button.
4. In the "Override scaling mode..." option, select "Application".

Resident Evil 4 (2023) slows down / lags/optimization problems / graphical artifacts

Check if your PC meets the system requirements

See What kind of computer do you need for Resident Evil 4 Remake above.

Update your video card drivers

Visit the graphics adapter manufacturer's website:

• NVIDIA GeForce: The site will select the appropriate drivers for you. Just click "Search" and then "Download Now". After the download is complete, run the downloaded file and follow the instructions in the installer.
• AMD Radeon: Scroll down to Search for your product and select your graphics card under Graphics. Click the Submit button. On the page that opens, click LMB on your version of Windows and click "Download". Once the download is complete, run the downloaded file and follow the instructions in the installer.

Important: Be sure to restart your computer after updating your drivers.

Important: Be sure to restart your computer after updating your drivers.

Turn on high performance for graphics card

For NVIDIA GeForce owners:

1. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel by right-clicking on the desktop.
2. Select Manage 3D Settings from the list on the left.
3. Switch to the Software Settings tab in the main part of the screen and select Resident Evil 4 (2023) from the drop-down list under 1. Select a program to configure "(if the game is not in the list, then add the appropriate button next to it).
4. In the list below, locate the "Power Management Mode" feature and toggle it to "Maximum Performance Mode Preferred".

For owners of AMD Radeon and AMD processors:

1. Open Radeon Settings by right-clicking on the desktop.
2. Go to the "System" section.
3. In the "Switchable Graphics" category, set the graphics card with "maximum performance" as the main one.
4. Click Accept.

How to adjust graphics in Resident Evil 4 Remake / how to increase frame rate

Optimal settings for a weak PC, close to the minimum system requirements (i5-7500 + GTX 1050 Ti):

• Frame rate: 30.
• Screen mode: full screen.
• Vertical sync: disable.
• Ray tracing: disable.
• FidelityFX Super Resolution 2: quality.
• Image quality: 100%.
• Rendering mode: normal.
• Antialiasing: FXAA+TAA.
• Texture quality: 0.5 GB average.
• Texture filtering quality: ANISO 16x.
• Mesh quality: average.
• Shadow Quality: Medium.
• Shadow cache: enable (on SSD) / disable (on HDD).
• Contact shadows: disable.
• Ambient shading: SSAO.
• Volumetric lighting quality: average.
• Particle lighting quality: low.
• Glow: enable.
• Screen Space Reflections: Disable.
• Subsurface Scattering: Enable.
• Hair detailing: normal.
• Dismemberment of bodies: disable.
• Non-disappearing bodies: few.
• Body physics: low.
• Various enemy animations: disable.
• Motion blur: disable.
• Rain quality: low.
• Environment detail: disable.
• Destructible objects: disable.
• Glare: enable.
• Lens distortion: to your taste.
• Depth of field: enable.
• Quality of resource-intensive lighting: low.
• Quality of resource-intensive effects: low.

"Soapy" (fuzzy) graphics in the game

Two possible reasons:

1. Your video card does not have enough memory to render textures in full quality. This game requires at least 8 GB of VRAM. Set the texture quality to medium or low.
2. Enabled FSR smart upscaling in performance mode.

Sound issues in Resident Evil 4 Remake

1. Open the Windows Control Panel.
2. Go to the Hardware and Sound section.
3. Open sound settings.
4. Select the default device (there should be a green check next to it) and go to its properties using the button below.
5. In the "Advanced" tab, select the default format "24 bits, 48000 Hz".
6. If it doesn't help, then lower it to "16 bits, 44100 Hz".
7. If this does not help, then run the "Sound Troubleshooter" by right-clicking on the volume icon in the lower right corner of the desktop. Follow the instructions of the program.

Game freezes / “DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG” error / black screen

Perhaps the problem is overheating of the video card. Check if the fans of her cooling system are blocked by adjacent wires. If everything is in order with this, then try resetting the overclocking: go to the MSI Afterburner application and click the Reset button (if such a program is not installed, then the video card most likely did not overclock).

Game not saving in Resident Evil 4 (2023)

Check if there are any Russian letters in the path to the RE4.exe file. You can quickly find the file through the "Search" in the explorer.

Where are the Resident Evil 4 Remake saves?

In the following folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\UserNumber\2050650\remote\win64_save\

Gamepad (joystick) does not work in the game

1. Delete the device in the "Device Manager" and restart the computer.
2. If this does not help, then run the controller setup in Steam and manually set the Xbox Controller mode.
3. If this does not help, then try connecting the gamepad via wire.

Write in the comments if you know other ways to solve technical problems in Resident Evil 4 Remake!