[SOLVED] Is it possible to run a game requiring shader level 5.0 and higher with a shader level 4.1 GPU ?

[Shalou]

Hi, my friend owns a gt 320m and this game we want to play "One-armed Cook" requires shader level 5.0 and higher. She tried using dxcpl.exe to overcome dx11 issue but can't fix the shader level thing. Is there a software to change shader level of a game?

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

No, it's not possible technically. Even though the GT 320M supports DirectX 11, the feature level is only 10_1, which can create issues with many DirectX 11 & DirectX 12 titles.

 

[Shalou]

No, it's not possible technically. Even though the GT 320M supports DirectX 11, the feature level is only 10_1, which can create issues with many DirectX 11 & DirectX 12 titles.

I see some people run their game perfectly fine with lower dx levels on a game that requires higher dx level.

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

I said technically. DirectX actually maintains backward compatibility with previous versions, so DirectX 12 is backwards compatible to DirectX 9.

There is a chance that your video card will not be capable of running a game that requires an advanced Pixel Shader model, even if your card meets the minimum DirectX requirements.

 

[Shalou]

DirectX actually maintains backward compatibility with previous versions, so DirectX 12 is backwards compatible to DirectX 9.

There is a chance that your video card will not be capable of running a game that requires an advanced Pixel Shader model, even if your card meets the minimum DirectX requirements.

;-; alright thanks for helping out. ^^

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

NP.

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

"One-armed Cook"

BTW, they have listed GeForce GTX 760 as the minimum GPU required for this game, which supports Shader Model6.5 (5.1). So the GT 320m might have trouble running this game.

 

[TechyIT223]

I once tried playing a game requiring a higher shader model than my GPU and it didn't even start properly.

There were few other issues as well.