Smite, Hi-Rez Studios’ free-to-play third-person multiplayer online battle arena game, has both a detailed wiki page and an active online community that can provide helpful information when something goes wrong with your computer or the game. In this guide to troubleshooting failed to create D3D9 device errors in Smite, you’ll find information on the best ways to identify and fix the issue so you can get back into the game as soon as possible.
How to Fix Failed To Create D3D9 Device Smite Game?
- DirectX Support
If you are running Smite on a computer that does not support DirectX 11, you will get the error message Failed to create d3d9 device. This is because DirectX 11 is required for Smite. If you are running a 64-bit operating system, make sure your graphics card drivers are up-to-date. As of this writing, the latest driver for DirectX 11 is version 1803.
- What These Errors Mean
The failed to create d3d9 device smite game error can mean a few different things. your graphics card (GPU) does not support DirectX 9. This may be the case if you are running an integrated graphics card or an older GPU. The other meaning of this error is that there was a problem with the installation of DirectX 9, or that you didn’t install it correctly. To fix this issue go back to the beginning and make sure all the steps were followed.
- How Do I Fix the Failed To Create D3D9 Device Error?
If you are getting the failed to create d3d9 device error, it’s probably because your graphics card is not compatible with the game. You will need a new graphics card. There are many good graphics cards on the market and they can be found at any local computer store or electronics store. It is always important to make sure you purchase a card that fits your system before buying one as this will save you money in the long run.
Always have someone from the store help you install your new graphics card as there are some important wires inside of computers that may get disconnected if installed incorrectly. Once installed correctly, boot up your computer and go to Device Manager under Control Panel in Windows 10 or 8.1 respectively. In Windows 7 click Device Manager under Computer Management. Find the listing for your old graphic adapter, right click on it, select uninstall and then reboot your computer when prompted to do so.
- Reinstall DirectX
Reinstalling DirectX is a quick and easy fix for the most common cause of this issue. Follow these steps and you should be good to go. Open up Control Panel, click on Programs (or Uninstall a Program), then select Smite from the list of programs. Click Change on the right-hand side, then follow the prompts to reinstall DirectX. Once finished, run Smite again and everything should work properly.
- Delete Your %TEMP% Folder and Reinstall SMITE
If you receive the failed to create d3d9 device error message when launching SMITE, try these troubleshooting steps: If this doesn’t work, delete your %APPDATA% folder and reinstall the game. If this doesn’t work, uninstall and download the latest drivers for your graphics card from Nvidia or AMD’s website.