Remastered Crysis doesn't launch properly on RX 9060 XT.
Remastered Crysis doesn't launch properly on RX 9060 XT.
You recently installed your new RX 9060 XT and are experiencing issues with Crysis Remastered. Despite previous benchmarks on your RTX 2060 Super, the game fails to launch even after changing settings or rebooting. The latest drivers should work, but they don’t seem compatible. Have you considered checking the game’s system requirements or looking into driver updates specifically for the RX 9060 XT?
Adjusting the game to use Windows 8 Compatibility Mode following a Reddit suggestion appears to resolve the issue. The person who originally fixed it mentioned encountering a memory allocation error afterward—uncertain if this will occur. I plan to continue playing deeper into the game to check for problems. It’s possible that once past certain levels, Compatibility Mode won’t be needed. As I progress further, I’ll experiment with disabling it. My thoughts are unclear. The original poster on Reddit was using an RTX 3060 Ti, and several other discussions I found involved users facing similar challenges with Nvidia cards, some using Intel CPUs. Some tried EA Play or Steam, while others noted their operating system as Windows 11. However, the OP’s post dates from late October 2021, suggesting they were likely on Windows 10. Upgrading to Windows 11 in its first month seems unlikely, though not impossible. This issue probably relates to a Crysis Remastered problem rather than a Steam or Windows 11 problem. EDIT: Now I’m confused—after experiencing stuttering, I ran the game without Compatibility Mode and it worked. My guess is that a required step for shader compilation was missing before, but compatibility enabled it. So, if you run into this, try turning on Windows 8 Compatibility Mode, play briefly, then exit and disable it again. It’s odd...