At its core, the error is a "Device Lost" or "Device Hung" signal. When the game's code—specifically the file Renderdevicedx12.cpp —requests a resource from the GPU, it expects a timely response. If the GPU is overclocked, overheating, or simply overwhelmed by high settings, it may fail to return that signal within the Windows "Timeout Detection and Recovery" (TDR) window. The engine, seeing no response, assumes the hardware has failed and terminates the process to prevent system-wide instability. Primary Drivers of the Crash
The RE Engine is known to crash if it exceeds your GPU's physical Video RAM (VRAM), especially with Ray Tracing enabled. Renderdevicedx12.cpp Fatal D3d Error Resident Evil 2
[Render] TargetPlatform=DirectX12 UseOptimizeShader=On UseAsyncCompute=On VRS=Off TextureQuality=Low At its core, the error is a "Device