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How to Fix ERR_GFX_INIT in Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced

Lim How Wei
March 10, 2025

Grand Theft Auto V released a new upgrade that includes features from the latest generation of consoles.

If you already own the game on your PC, you can upgrade to this new version for free.

You can access special vehicles, improved graphics, and enhanced gameplay mechanics.

Features include ray tracing, support for higher resolutions, faster load times, and more.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to fix the ERR_GFX_INIT error in Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (failed to initialize graphics device).

How to Fix ERR_GFX_INIT in Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced

Fix 1: Update Direct X

  1. Go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=35.
  2. Select “Download” and run “dxwebsetup.exe”.
  3. Launch GTA V Enhanced.

Fix 2: Force the game to launch in DirectX 11

  1. Go to https://github.com/tuffee88/d3d12ProxyEdrDx11_0/releases/tag/v0.3.
  2. Download the “03_release_binaries_release.zip” file.
  3. Open the file, right click “d3d12.dll” and select “Copy”.
  4. Navigate to the GTA V directory (e.g. This PC > Windows (C:) > Rockstar Games > Grand Theft Auto V).
  5. Right-click and select “Paste” to paste the d3d12.dll file.
  6. Launch GTA V Enhanced.

Further reading

How to Fix “This Rockstar Games account doesn’t own Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced”

How to Fix “The GTA Online profile associated with this Rockstar Games account is not eligible for migration at this time”

How to Fix “Your save data could not be downloaded from the Rockstar cloud servers” in GTA 5

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