Black Myth Wukong Out of Video Memory error on PC: Potential fixes, reasons, and more

Black Myth Wukong's PC port, despite being free from most issues that plague titles nowadays, i.e., shader compilation stuttering and uneven frame-pacing, is still not perfect. One of the most common issues that players might face while trying to launch the RPG for the first time is the "Out of Video Memory" error, which causes the game to crash immediately.

The Out of Video Memory error occurs whenever players either try to launch the game for the first time or while it is compiling shaders. Ideally, once the shader pre-compilation step is completed, the title automatically takes players through settings to calibrate the display and audio output.

However, in some cases, right before the shader compilation is concluded, the game crashes with the Out of Video Memory error. Thankfully, there's a very easy fix for this issue.

Here's a comprehensive guide on how to potentially fix the Out of Video Memory error in Black Myth Wukong's PC version.

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Potential fixes and reasons for the Out of Video Memory (VRAM) error in Black Myth Wukong PC

The "Out of Video Memory" error in Black Myth Wukong PC is quite common for Unreal Engine games, especially those that might have a memory leak issue. Essentially, while the game tries to render a frame or compile shaders, it might exceed the allocated VRAM it has access to, which causes the program to halt, if not outright crash with the error message.

The Vegetation and Post-processing effects consume a lot of VRAM, which might cause issues for lower-end GPUs (Image via GameScience)

Additionally, another major cause for this issue is if you have any active overclocks enabled on your PC. Unreal Engine, especially 5.1 and above, is known to cause issues for players who might have their CPUs overclocked. Do note that having XMP Profile or Resizable Bar enabled, should not cause VRAM-related issues.

Thankfully, a quick restart of the application usually fixes the Out of Video Memory error. Additionally, I also recommend running the file verification tool on Steam once before you restart the game. Verifying game files is really effective in ironing out these small technical issues.

Given the 100+ gigabyte download size of Black Myth Wukong, it's not unusual for some files to get corrupted during installation, even more so if you paused the download before it was completed. Verifying game files basically replaces any corrupted or missing files from the title's installation directory, saving you the hassle of downloading and re-installing.

The Graphics settings (Image via GameScience)

Lastly, if you do have an overclock in place either for your GPU or CPU (or both), it's best to disable that or downclock them to their stock value. This should potentially fix the Out of VRAM issue.

It's also best to keep the Texture Quality setting at Medium or Low if you have a 6GB or lower VRAM GPU.