Getting ‘Incompatible GPU‘ error message while trying to play the Last of Us Part 2 on your computer? The remastered version of the TLOU Part 2 is well optimized for even older PCs with low-end GPUs. You must check the minimum system requirement of the game, first, and check whether your system actually matches those conditions. If you have a proper GPU, but you are still having the same incompatible GPU problem, this guide will help you out.
Fix 1 – Inspect the DirectX version of the GPU
TLOU Part 2 needs the D3DX12 or DirectX version 12 to run the game. So, your GPU must support this feature.
Step 1 – At first, press the Win+R keys together.
Step 2 – Next, type this there and hit Enter.
dxdiag
Step 3 – Go to the “Display” tab.
Step 4 – Check out the “Features Levels“. See if you can find the “12_1” or “12_0” entries there or not.
If you can detect that, your GPU is compatible to run The Last of US Part 2 Remastered game on your system.
Fix 2 – Check the GPU connection
Users with dual graphics card (one internal and the discrete one) may face this problem. If you have connected the graphics card via the card port not to the motherboard, this issue may arise.
Step 1 – You can directly check the rear section of the cabinet.
Step 2 – Plug in the HDMI cable to the graphics card. If you attach the HDMI cable to the motherboard, it will recognize the internal graphics card.
Step 3 – Once you have rectified the connection, you can launch the Last of us Part 2 and enjoy the game.
If you are still getting the incompatible GPU sign, these other fixes will help you.
Fix 3 – Force the application to use GPU
You can force the game to use the discrete graphics card driver.
Step 1 – At first, load up the Settings page.
Step 2 – Next, go to the “System” settings.
Step 3 – Load up the “Display” settings, later.
Step 4 – Open up the “Graphics options” there to load up the graphics settings.
Step 5 – At first, look for the “The Last of US Part 2” entry in there*.
Step 6 – Tap the “Options” mode there.
Step 7 – Now, you may select the discrete graphics card from the list. It is usually listed under the ‘High Performance‘ tab.
Step 8 – Tap the “Save” icon there.
After saving these changes, you can play The Last of US Part 2 and check it out for yourself.
[*NOTE – If you can’t see the TLOU Part 2 app, don’t worry. Use the “Browse” function to reach the location of the game application. The games purchased from Steam gets installed in this default location –
G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\
The installation root directory (drive) is supposed to change on your device.
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Fix 4 – Update your graphics card driver
In the most of the reports we have seen, maximum of the users have resolved the problem just by updating the graphics card driver.
Step 1 – At first, load up the NVIDIA App or GeForce Experience app, which one that you prefer.
Step 2 – Then, go straight to the “Drivers” tab in there.
Step 3 – Give it a few seconds, and you can see the pending graphics driver update there. Tap “Download” function to download and install the latest driver.
Step 4 – Once you have downloaded it, you can ‘Install‘ the graphics driver.
Later, you can enjoy the Last of Part 2 Remastered without getting any ‘Incompatible GPU’ error message.
Fix 5 – Use the NVIDIA App to optimize the game
You can use the NVIDIA App or GeForce Experience panel to optimize the TLOU Part2.
Step 1 – Load up the NVIDIA App or the GeForce Experience app.
Step 2 – This time, go to the “Graphics” panel.
Step 3 – Find the “The Last of US Part 2 Remastered” from the list of games.
Step 4 – Then, tap the “Optimize” button there to optimize the game directly.
Once you have optimized the game, launch the game and test.
Hope these fixes have helped you resolve this issue.