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Briefing:

At some point while launching the game or playing it, it suddenly crashes with the error noting a "GPU Crash".

Likely Cause:

Frame Generation, corrupted shader caches, incompatible drivers, external overlays and recorders, outdated BIOS versions, or GPU overclocking.

Note for Intel CPUs (13th/14th Gen only):

While this error is GPU-related, some of these CPUs come with a manufacturing defect that has a known root cause which may cause this exact error. Before reading below, if you own such CPUs, you may try the fixes in Intel 13th & 14th Gen CPUs Solution and Workaround first.

General Fixes (try in order):

1. Disable Frame Generation.

The game may be sensitive to Frame Gen features on certain GPUs. We will first try disabling Frame Generation in both Monster Hunter Wilds and your GPU's software to ensure it does not override the in-game setting.

Disabling Frame Generation in-game:

Note: Some have reported that disabling the in-game Frame Gen toggle has no effect. If this is your case, you can disable Frame Gen by force through editing the game's configuration file:

Through NVIDIA App:

Through AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition:

After disabling Frame Generation, try launching the game. If crashes persist, continue reading.

2. Disable Overlays and Recorders.

If you have an overlay on, such as Steam's or Discord's, or a recorder like NVIDIA's Shadowplay, try turning them off. Such software interferes technically with games, and may break things.

Note: You can disable the steam overlay per-game instead through entering your library, right clicking the game, selecting Properties, and then unchecking the setting.

3. Verify Game Files, then Delete shader.cache2 File.

A GPU crash can occur due to things like a corrupted shader cache file. If a GPU driver update changed how shaders are compiled, an old cache would be incompatible, for example. If the game tries to read this corrupted data, it may crash

Afterwards, delete your shader.cache2 file:

4. Check and Adjust your GPU Driver.

Some GPU driver versions are more or less stable than others when it comes to Wilds. Note that when it comes to uninstalling a GPU driver, it is recommended to use Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) to perform a clean uninstall, as manually uninstalling a driver may leave residual files that can interfere with newly installed drivers. To learn how to use DDU, visit the developer's official guide.

If you recently updated your driver and then crashes occurred, roll back to the previous version. If you're using an older driver and still crashing, consider updating to the latest version. For AMD Users: If you are on driver 25.10.2 or newer, these are known to be problematic for Wilds. Try rolling back to 25.9.2.

5. Update your BIOS.

First, you must find your motherboard's manufacturer and specific product.

On Windows:

If a BIOS update does not resolve the crash, continue reading.

6. Check and Adjust your GPU's Clock and Volt settings (Advanced).

Overclocking and overvolting may lead to a GPU crash error, and so can underclocking and undervolting. However, a modest undervolt/clock may actually fix said crashes. First, if you changed any of these settings in your GPU, revert to default values and retry playing the game. If you never touched those settings, or reverting did not work, continue reading.

Prerequisite: MSI Afterburner has many skins, not all show full functionality. To change the skin, find the settings button - Navigate to User Interface tab - Under "User interface skinning properties", ensure the skin is set to "Default MSI Afterburner v2 skin", as this is the skin the guide assumes. You may change this after to your preference. Also, bottom left of the interface, uncheck 'Apply overclocking at system startup' for now. Bottom right of the interface, you can click Reset to undo any previously applied changes to your GPU.

If this reduction stops the crashes for a full session or two, you may save the change. Click the Save button, then click one of the flashing profile numbers. Check "Apply overclocking at system startup", then navigate to settings, and ensure "Start with Windows" is enabled. Now, Afterburner will automatically launch by itself when you boot your PC, and immediately apply the saved profile by itself

Undervolting is reducing the voltage supplied to your GPU. This reduces generated heat, which means less risk of hardware throttling due to high temperatures and quieter fans. Undervolting may cause instability if pushed too far. There are reports of undervolting fixing GPU crash errors in Wilds.

If the fixes don't work:

The problem might be outside your control. You can try reporting the problem to Capcom Support by filling out their technical inquiry contact form. Include your platform, and the troubleshooting steps you already took.