POE 2 Frequent Crashing vk::Device::waitForFences: ErrorDeviceLost

I crash to desktop frequently, often multiple times per hour. I've tried DX12 and Vulkan. DX12 will crash but give no error message. Vulkan gives me the vk::Device::waitForFences: ErrorDeviceLost message.

I've had this problem ever since launch on my gaming laptop.

I've tried reducing the graphics quality, changing renderer, nothing stops the crash to desktop.

CPU: I9-13900HX
GPU: GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
RAM: 32GB

Edit: I have also disabled Multithreading and the crash still occurs.

Try disabling the igpu

Thank you for the good idea, I do have integrated graphics disabled in the Nvidia Control Panel though.

This error started happening to me recently using the stand-alone PC client. But it was only on one character and only in one specific location (running into the Crow Bell area of Act 1 Cruel). I was using the Vulkan renderer and switched to Dx12 to test....no change, got same error in same location and the game crashed.

For some reason I weas running PoE2 in Administrator mode, so I turned that off and the error went away. Could just be coincidence but might be worth a try.