The screen flickered. The fans on his PC stayed silent, almost mocking him. Then, a low-bitrate blast of "On Top of the World" by Imagine Dragons exploded through his speakers. The purple and gold splash screen filled his monitor, glorious and slightly pixelated.
FIFA Manager 13 requires a dedicated or integrated GPU that supports DirectX 9.0c with Hardware Transform & Lighting (T&L) and Pixel Shader 2.0 or higher. This means the game cannot run on software rendering or very old graphics chips (e.g., Intel GMA 950). If you see this error: fifa manager 13 requires hardware graphics acceleration
In 99% of cases, or Fix #2 (NVIDIA Control Panel) will solve the issue immediately. You just need to physically point Windows toward the correct GPU. The screen flickered
Right-click the desktop shortcut or the .exe file in its installation folder. Select Properties and go to the Compatibility tab. The purple and gold splash screen filled his