diff --git a/include/fast/backends/gfx_dxgi.h b/include/fast/backends/gfx_dxgi.h
index fb720c0ca..608b766de 100644
--- a/include/fast/backends/gfx_dxgi.h
+++ b/include/fast/backends/gfx_dxgi.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class GfxWindowBackendDXGI final : public GfxWindowBackend {
 #ifdef DECLARE_GFX_DXGI_FUNCTIONS
 void ThrowIfFailed(HRESULT res);
 void ThrowIfFailed(HRESULT res, HWND h_wnd, const char* message);
+void ThrowWithMessage(HWND h_wnd, const char* message);
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/fast/backends/gfx_direct3d11.cpp b/src/fast/backends/gfx_direct3d11.cpp
index 1077d2a42..aadc7d9e4 100644
--- a/src/fast/backends/gfx_direct3d11.cpp
+++ b/src/fast/backends/gfx_direct3d11.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,13 @@ void GfxRenderingAPIDX11::Init() {
                   mWindowBackend->GetWindowHandle(), "Failed to create per-draw constant buffer.");
 
     // Create compute shader that can be used to retrieve depth buffer values
+    D3D11_FEATURE_DATA_D3D10_X_HARDWARE_OPTIONS features;
+    mDevice->CheckFeatureSupport(D3D11_FEATURE_D3D10_X_HARDWARE_OPTIONS, &features,
+                                 sizeof(D3D11_FEATURE_DATA_D3D10_X_HARDWARE_OPTIONS));
+    if (features.ComputeShaders_Plus_RawAndStructuredBuffers_Via_Shader_4_x == false) {
+        ThrowWithMessage(mWindowBackend->GetWindowHandle(),
+                         "D3D device doesn't support compute shaders 4.0 or greater.");
+    }
 
     const char* shader_source = R"(
 sampler my_sampler : register(s0);
@@ -236,7 +243,7 @@ void CSMain(uint3 DTid : SV_DispatchThreadID) {
 
     const char* shader_source_msaa = R"(
 sampler my_sampler : register(s0);
-Texture2DMS<float, 2> tex : register(t0);
+Texture2DMS<float> tex : register(t0);
 StructuredBuffer<int2> coord : register(t1);
 RWStructuredBuffer<float> output : register(u0);
 
diff --git a/src/fast/backends/gfx_dxgi.cpp b/src/fast/backends/gfx_dxgi.cpp
index ac45102ba..7cf1a75d5 100644
--- a/src/fast/backends/gfx_dxgi.cpp
+++ b/src/fast/backends/gfx_dxgi.cpp
@@ -1089,5 +1089,11 @@ void ThrowIfFailed(HRESULT res, HWND h_wnd, const char* message) {
         throw res;
     }
 }
+void ThrowWithMessage(HWND h_wnd, const char* message) {
+    char full_message[256];
+    sprintf(full_message, message);
+    MessageBoxA(h_wnd, full_message, "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
+    throw;
+}
 
 #endif