How to Fix Need For Speed Unbound Black Screen, No Audio, or Visuals

Quite a few players have reported the NFS Unbound black screen issue where only background music is heard but nothing is displayed. The Black screen issue can also cause no audio on launch issue on PC.

Although EA devs have not released a game patch to fix this issue. Still, some troubleshooting tips can help you mitigate the black screen and screen flickering issue.

In this article, we have made sure to include those fixes that have fixed the problem so far.

How to Fix the Need For Speed Unbound Black Screen on PC

Assuming your PC meets the system requirements apply the below-mentioned tips in your case.

Tip – When the blacl screen issue occurs try to reboot GPU. Press the Windows key + Ctrl + Shift + B combination on your keyboard. The screen will briefly turn black and you will hear a beep. Now check your game performance.

1. Updated Graphics Driver

Most of the time NFS Unbound black screen issue on a PC occurs if you have an outdated graphics driver installed on your PC. Make sure you have updated your graphics driver, to its latest version.

Although NVIDIA and AMD release game-specific updates that you can download and install on your PC it takes time.

Also updating the graphics card drivers is a time-consuming task, and if you are a newbie you can end up installing the wrong drivers.

So we recommend downloading Driver Easy software on your PC. This program is a professional system driver updater that automatically scans a PC’s old driver and updates it instantly.

The Driver Easy is an N0.1 software updater tool in its field and for 12 years users have been using it to fix their PC errors.

So download Driver Easy and let it deal with all the system drivers.

Lower In-Game Graphics Settings

Playing on the high graphics settings can cause the NFS Unbound Black screen issue. Go into Game > Options > Click on Video. Set the settings to medium or low then play the game. Lower shadows and texture.

Disable Full-Screen optimization

Full-screen optimization causes NFS Unbound FPS drop and stuttering issues. To fix this issue go to the NFS Unbound folder > .exe file of the game > Right-click > Properties > Compatibility Tab > Disable Full-Screen Optimizations > Save Settings.

Launch NFS Unbound Directly from the Install Folder

If the NFS Unbound shows a black screen without any error message then try to run the game from its installed folders. Access the game folder and double-click on the .exe file.

Sometimes running a game this way forces the game to run and shows an error message. You can then fix that particular error message.

Press AlT+TAB Key Combo to Switch Screen

Press the ALT+TAB key combo to switch between the opened programs on the PC. It will change the display mode from full-screen to windowed mode and then full-screen mode, which can able to fix the NFS Unbound black screen issue.

Verify the Integrity of the Game File

To make sure game files are not corrupt you can scan the files.

Steam users need to open Steam and go to the Library > NFS Unbound > Properties > Local files > Verify Integrity of Game Files.

EA users can repair the game files by running the EA application > Go to My collection > Select NFS Unbound > Manage > Repair

Closed Unnecessary Background Processes

You can prevent the black screen launch issue simply by closing all unnecessary programs. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager > Processes tab > Select Task > End Task

Set High Priority in Task Manager

Set the high priority in Task Manager by opening the Task Manager > Processes tab > Click on Game task for Need for Speed Unbound > Set High Priority > Close Task Manager.

Disable Steam Overlay

Following these steps to disable overlay. Steam client > My Game Library> Game Properties > Uncheck the box Enable Origin In-Game for NFS Unbound >Save.

Delete the PcDx12 file

Navigate to C:\Users\%UserName%\Documents\Need For Speed(TM) Unbound\cache, then delete the PcDx12 file. After that, go to C:\Program Files\EA Games\Need for Speed Unbound\shadercache, and delete the PcDx12 file.

If you are a Steam user, you can find this folder on this part …\Steamlibrary\steamapps\common\excalibur\shadercache”

Set High Performance in Power Options

Switch the Windows system to High-Performance mode to mitigate the NFS Unbound Black screen issue.

You can apply it by opening the Control panel > Go to Hardware and sound > Click on Power options > Click on High Performance > Close the Window > Turn off the computer > Now turn it back ON.