The most reliable fix for many players is reverting to the original DirectX 11 version of the game. Capcom officially provided this "beta" branch because the DX12 update introduced significant performance and stability issues for some hardware. : Right-click on Resident Evil 2 . Select Properties : Go to the Betas tab.

If you want to keep playing with DirectX 12 features (like Ray Tracing), your GPU drivers must be pristine. Simple updates often leave behind old registry fragments that conflict with DX12.

Renderdevicedx12.cpp is a C++ file that contains code for initializing and managing the DX12 rendering device in Resident Evil 2. The file is part of the game's source code and is responsible for setting up the graphics rendering pipeline. When the game attempts to initialize the DX12 device, it may encounter errors that prevent the game from running.