If you are still experiencing the issue after trying every step, it might be time to consider the possibility that your system simply does not meet the minimum hardware requirements to run Need for Speed Payback . A dedicated GPU with at least 2 GB of VRAM is the official baseline. However, for the vast majority of players, one of the software and configuration steps above will provide the solution they need.
The error typically manifests as: "DirectX function 'GetDeviceRemovedReason' failed with DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG. Your graphics card must have at least 512 MB of video memory." Ironically, even GPUs with 4 GB or 8 GB of VRAM encounter this bug. The 512 MB reference is a fallback value from the game’s legacy DirectX 11 compatibility check, not an actual measure of available memory. nfs payback directx error 512 mb
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The error usually presents itself alongside a code snippet like DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED or E_OUTOFMEMORY . The common factors causing this error are: