System Requirement: DirectX feature level 11_1

[banshee_SMS]

Please note that as stated in the System Requirements on the God of War Store Page, you need DirectX feature level 11_1 to run the game.

If you receive an error stating that you need at least d3d_feature_level_11_1, please follow these steps to confirm[support.sms.playstation.com] that your GPU supports at least DirectX feature level 11_1.

If you are certain that your hardware supports DirectX feature level 11_1 but you are still getting this error, please submit a ticket[support.sms.playstation.com] for our team to review.

[Amorphis]

Make sure you have the latest windows updates AND latest GPU driver installed.

[Sashi]

Your GPU does not Support Direct X 11.1.

System specs?

[anselmo.ghioni87]

D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_1

hi, when i start the game, this warning appears and crash the game.
my directx is 12version.
how can i solve?

[Lucifer_]

Try updating drivers.
What's your gpu?

[anselmo.ghioni87]

sorry i'm not expert
for gpu you say the type of nvidia?

[Kenuty]

Your video card supports 12 but doesn't support 11.1, if you try to reinstall it and it doesn't work it means the game won't work for you without buying a new video card, its up on reddit, alot of the old laptop and 4 year older cards do not run this game

[Putteam]

You need at least D3D feature level 11_1

My gpu is gtx860m. I know it's outdated but it has directx12 and direct3D level 11_1 as it said. So I need to know how to fix or why is this happen more than go buy a new one because a lot of people have the same problem as me.

[A12]

D3d version 11_1 required

I have a question every time o try to launch my god of war it says Something along the lines of you need d3d level 11_1 and I’ve searched YouTube and google for links to find it and can’t find anything my render

[space]

does your pc meet the minimum specs?

[A12]

引用自 space：

does your pc meet the minimum specs?

Ya I have all of it accurate I even have directx12 and enough storage all minimum specs but the only problem I need something called level 11_1 which I have 0 idea to get I also got windows 10 idk if I need windows 11. I’m still new to pc games n etc so idk if I need a windows 11

[space]

so... what are your pc specs?

[Dakota]

Check the pinned thread in the technical help forum.

[fvarela63]

"You need at least D3D feature level 11_1" is the error message. Long story short, your GPU hardware is too old, no longer supported. Even if you have DirectX 12. They are phasing out 5 year old chips. Wonderful isn't it?

[MancSoulja]

引用自 pawnclaw：

引用自 space：

does your pc meet the minimum specs?

Ya I have all of it accurate I even have directx12 and enough storage all minimum specs but the only problem I need something called level 11_1 which I have 0 idea to get I also got windows 10 idk if I need windows 11. I’m still new to pc games n etc so idk if I need a windows 11

Just because your GPU supports DX12, doesn’t mean it supports all of Direct 11s feature sets.

[Tagger]

引用自 fvarela63：

"You need at least feature level 11_1" is the error message. Long story short, your GPU hardware is too old, no longer supported. Even if you have DirectX 12. They are phasing out 5 year old chips. Wonderful isn't it?

Ehm.. Way older cards than that, still support Direct 11.1.
The 900-/10-series all support Direct X 11.1
I think even some of the 600-series supports 11, but not fully sure if that generation got the x.1 feature. I can for sure vouch for the GTX 680 supporting it, and that's almost 10 years old now.. lol
...but you can most certainly find even lower generation cards than that, that will support DX12 though (..as that's a whole different way they built that, compared to previous versions).

I think you might be mixing up generations with lower-budget models. All cards from i.e. Nvidia that are x60+, since at least the 10-series should be more than fine. The 960 had a bit of issues with DirectX 11.1, so that might be why it's not officially supported with DirectX 11.1 (but there are workarounds, as it does support it - just not that well).

TLDR-ish:
Has nothing to do with age of the product - but more what the product can actually be expected to deliver.
"Any card" is pretty much DX12 supported, as it's done a bit different from previous versions of DirectX - doesn't mean every card will support all it's features though, which is why a card can support DX12, but maybe not DX11.1 (as it was way more strict with versions prior to DX12 - if you couldn't run one feature; then you couldn't install the thing at all).

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On topic:
OP, try finding a DirectX 11.1 installer.
That might sort it out. Sometimes it just doesn't get installed correctly.

If you're unsure of your GPU supporting it or not; list your system specs and I'm sure someone will help you out :)