Unreal Engine Out of Video Memory (UE_OUT_OF_VIDEO_MEMORY)
What is this error?
Unreal Engine ran out of GPU VRAM. The game tried to allocate more video memory than your GPU has available.
Common causes
- texture quality set too high for GPU VRAM
- VRAM leak in game
- background apps using VRAM
- insufficient VRAM for game requirements
- GPU memory overclock instability
How to fix it
- Lower texture quality
- close background apps
- increase virtual memory
- cap framerate
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"Out of video memory trying to allocate a rendering resource" appears when an Unreal Engine game exceeds your GPU's VRAM. Common in UE5 games like Hogwarts Legacy, Fortnite, The Finals, and Palworld.
How to fix it:
- Lower Texture Quality — this has the biggest impact on VRAM usage. Drop from Ultra/Epic to High or Medium
- Check your VRAM usage: open Task Manager > Performance > GPU, look at 'Dedicated GPU memory usage' while gaming. If it's near your GPU's limit, you need to lower settings
- Close VRAM-eating background apps: Chrome (each tab uses GPU memory), Discord with hardware acceleration, wallpaper engines, second monitor content
- Increase Windows virtual memory: System Properties > Advanced > Performance > Virtual Memory > set to 16-24GB (this acts as overflow for GPU memory)
- Lower resolution or use DLSS/FSR to render at lower resolution
- Disable ray tracing — it's extremely VRAM-hungry
- Cap your framerate to 60fps — higher framerates require more VRAM for buffering
- If your GPU has 4GB VRAM or less, you may need to play at lower settings or consider upgrading
When to seek help
If this error keeps happening after trying the fixes above, it may point to a deeper hardware or system issue. Consider professional help if:
- The crash occurs across multiple games or applications
- You see the same error after a clean Windows install
- Your PC is less than a year old (could be a warranty issue)
- You smell burning or hear unusual sounds from your PC
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