DOOM Eternal is now available on PC and consoles. If you’re running into the DOOM Eternal Black Screen issue on PC while playing fullscreen mode, here’s how to fix it.
For the most part, the DOOM Eternal PC version has no major issues.
Fix DOOM Eternal Black Screen in fullscreen
Some players have reported that they’re getting a black screen when switching to fullscreen display mode. Here are a few things you can try to mitigate the issue.
Update your GPU Drivers
Make sure you have the latest drivers for your GPUs
- Download DOOM Eternal Optimized AMD Drivers 20.3.1 for better Performance
- Download DOOM Eternal Optimized Nvidia Driver 442.74 for Better Game Performance
Add the executable to your Anti-virus’s exception
If you have third-party antivirus software installed, make sure to add the game’s executable to its exception. This applies to Window’s Defender as well.
Disable one GPU from an SLI Configuration
The game doesn’t officially support SLI configurations, so make sure you disable one of your GPUs and restart.
These are all the recommended steps you can take to fix this issue.
DOOM Eternal PC System Requirements
If you’re on PC, you’ll need the following specifications
PC Ultra-Nightmare Specs
(2160p / 60 FPS / Ultra-Nightmare Settings) OR (1440p / 120 FPS / Ultra-Nightmare Settings)
- 64-bit Windows 10
- Intel Core i9-9900K or better, or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or better
- 16GB System RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (11GB) or AMD Radeon VII (16GB)
- 50 GB hard drive space
PC Recommended Specs
(1440p / 60 FPS / High Quality Settings)
- 64-bit Windows 10
- Intel Core i7-6700K or better, or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X or better
- 8GB System RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (8GB), RTX 2060 (6GB) or AMD Radeon RX Vega56 (8GB)
- OR (1080p/ 60 FPS / High Quality Settings) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB), NVIDIA GeForce 970 (4GB), AMD RX 480 (8GB) Note : On GTX 970 only – set Texture Quality to Medium
- 50 GB hard drive space
PC Minimum Specs
- 64-bit Windows 7/64-Bit Windows 10
- Intel Core i5 @ 3.3 GHz or better, or AMD Ryzen 3 @ 3.1 GHz or better
- 8GB System RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce 1050Ti (4GB), GTX 1060 (3GB), GTX 1650 (4GB) or AMD Radeon R9 280 (3GB), AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB) or RX 470 (4GB)
- 50 GB hard drive space
You can get DOOM Eternal for Steam now.
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