So, you’ve absolutely hammered your wifi downloading the monstrous file size of God of War Ragnarok, but once you boot it up, it’s stuck using your integrated GPU. This will obviously prevent the game from running in anything but one frame per minute. But never fear — there is a workaround.
How to make God of War Ragnarok run on your dedicated graphics card
To make God of War Ragnarok recognize your graphics card and use that rather than your integrated GPU, you will need todownload a very small mod. This modcan be found hereand will fix all your problems. The mod simply spoofs God of War into thinking it is running on a different GPU and reroutes the game through your dedicated GPU.
Here are the steps you need to follow to get God of War Ragnarok to run on your dedicated DPU:
There are a few different versions of the mod to choose from. I used the 3050 6GB version and it has worked flawlessly. The 6GB VRAM one is also a good choice. Once I downloaded and installed these mods, God of War Ragnarok has been working seamlessly,running at a solid 60FPS and up on medium settings.
Why does God of War Ragnarok not recognize your graphics card?
This problem stems from Sonyrequiring a GPU with at least 6GB VRAM. Rather than booting up the game and trying its best to run on less, it simply won’t recognize the card at all. This is not the first time this has happened, as the original title also has the same problem.
The issue is simplydown to a bad PlayStation port. This can happen when a game, which is designed entirely for a pre-built console, is translated to something like a PC, which can come with many variables. It’s not an excuse, as the team has had more than enough time to perfect the port and work out kinks like these.
The required VRAM isn’t exactly high, but it is stillmuch higher than many of the older cards, including 30 series ones. Hopefully, this workaround for the issue of God of War Ragnarok not recognizing a dedicated GPU helps a few people out.
If you’re still struggling to run the game with the mod, I suggesttrying out some new settings, both in the game and with your GPU. Once you actually get the game to recognize your graphics card, the game should run quite smoothly.
Leo Gillick
Leo is a Freelance Writer for PC Invasion. He has a degree in English Literature and Film Studies and more hours buried into videogames than he cares to admit. He has worked extensively in the Videogame and Travel writing industry but, as they say, get a job doing something you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. He uses his writing as a means to support indefinite global travel with the current five year plan seeing him through Latin America.
