A: Almost certainly not. Your hardware is fine. The problem is software (drivers or runtimes).
A: Mostly, yes. NVIDIA Kepler (GTX 600/700) supports Vulkan 1.2, but not 1.3 fully. If your card is older than 2014, you may be stuck with Vulkan 1.0. In that case, you cannot run games that require vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2 . You would need a hardware upgrade. A: Almost certainly not
By following the steps above—starting with a , then reinstalling the Vulkan Runtime , and finally cleaning up local game folder DLLs —you will resolve the issue. In the rare case that nothing works, check if your operating system is too old (Windows 7) or if your graphics card is no longer supported. A: Mostly, yes
This error typically appears on Windows 10 or Windows 11 systems, often when launching modern games (like Red Dead Redemption 2 , Cyberpunk 2077 , or Forza Horizon 5 ) or professional 3D software (like Blender or AutoCAD). In that case, you cannot run games that