diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12BoundingBox.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12BoundingBox.cpp
index 0713edb80b..75b3f6064a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12BoundingBox.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12BoundingBox.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ std::vector<BBoxType> D3D12BoundingBox::Read(u32 index, u32 length)
   static constexpr D3D12_RANGE read_range = {0, BUFFER_SIZE};
   void* mapped_pointer;
   HRESULT hr = m_readback_buffer->Map(0, &read_range, &mapped_pointer);
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Map bounding box CPU buffer failed");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Map bounding box CPU buffer failed: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return values;
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ bool D3D12BoundingBox::CreateBuffers()
   HRESULT hr = g_dx_context->GetDevice()->CreateCommittedResource(
       &gpu_heap_properties, D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_NONE, &buffer_desc,
       D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_UNORDERED_ACCESS, nullptr, IID_PPV_ARGS(&m_gpu_buffer));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Creating bounding box GPU buffer failed");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Creating bounding box GPU buffer failed: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr) || !g_dx_context->GetDescriptorHeapManager().Allocate(&m_gpu_descriptor))
     return false;
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ bool D3D12BoundingBox::CreateBuffers()
   hr = g_dx_context->GetDevice()->CreateCommittedResource(
       &cpu_heap_properties, D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_NONE, &buffer_desc, D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COPY_DEST,
       nullptr, IID_PPV_ARGS(&m_readback_buffer));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Creating bounding box CPU buffer failed");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Creating bounding box CPU buffer failed: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return false;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12PerfQuery.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12PerfQuery.cpp
index c7e5acac7f..9b69a70ca2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12PerfQuery.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12PerfQuery.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ bool PerfQuery::Initialize()
 {
   constexpr D3D12_QUERY_HEAP_DESC desc = {D3D12_QUERY_HEAP_TYPE_OCCLUSION, PERF_QUERY_BUFFER_SIZE};
   HRESULT hr = g_dx_context->GetDevice()->CreateQueryHeap(&desc, IID_PPV_ARGS(&m_query_heap));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create query heap");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create query heap: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return false;
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ bool PerfQuery::Initialize()
   hr = g_dx_context->GetDevice()->CreateCommittedResource(
       &heap_properties, D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_NONE, &resource_desc, D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COPY_DEST,
       nullptr, IID_PPV_ARGS(&m_query_readback_buffer));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create query buffer");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create query buffer: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return false;
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void PerfQuery::AccumulateQueriesFromBuffer(u32 query_count)
                                   (m_query_readback_pos + query_count) * sizeof(PerfQueryDataType)};
   u8* mapped_ptr;
   HRESULT hr = m_query_readback_buffer->Map(0, &read_range, reinterpret_cast<void**>(&mapped_ptr));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to map query readback buffer");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to map query readback buffer: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12StreamBuffer.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12StreamBuffer.cpp
index a5d28d62e9..9e55cebc46 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12StreamBuffer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12StreamBuffer.cpp
@@ -46,13 +46,14 @@ bool StreamBuffer::AllocateBuffer(u32 size)
   HRESULT hr = g_dx_context->GetDevice()->CreateCommittedResource(
       &heap_properties, D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_NONE, &resource_desc, D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_GENERIC_READ,
       nullptr, IID_PPV_ARGS(&m_buffer));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to allocate buffer of size {}", size);
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to allocate buffer of size {}: {}", size,
+             DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return false;
 
   static const D3D12_RANGE read_range = {};
   hr = m_buffer->Map(0, &read_range, reinterpret_cast<void**>(&m_host_pointer));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to map buffer of size {}", size);
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to map buffer of size {}: {}", size, DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return false;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12SwapChain.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12SwapChain.cpp
index 45ba0be22e..5ebc8c7d74 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12SwapChain.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12SwapChain.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ bool SwapChain::CreateSwapChainBuffers()
   {
     ComPtr<ID3D12Resource> resource;
     HRESULT hr = m_swap_chain->GetBuffer(i, IID_PPV_ARGS(&resource));
-    ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to get swap chain buffer {}", i);
+    ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to get swap chain buffer {}: {}", i, DX12HRWrap(hr));
 
     BufferResources buffer;
     buffer.texture = DXTexture::CreateAdopted(resource.Get());
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Context.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Context.cpp
index b74785a059..cc6fb72adc 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Context.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Context.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ bool DXContext::CreateDevice(u32 adapter_index, bool enable_debug_layer)
   HRESULT hr = m_dxgi_factory->EnumAdapters(adapter_index, &adapter);
   if (FAILED(hr))
   {
-    ERROR_LOG_FMT(VIDEO, "Adapter {} not found, using default", adapter_index);
+    ERROR_LOG_FMT(VIDEO, "Adapter {} not found, using default: {}", adapter_index, DX12HRWrap(hr));
     adapter = nullptr;
   }
 
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ bool DXContext::CreateDevice(u32 adapter_index, bool enable_debug_layer)
     }
     else
     {
-      ERROR_LOG_FMT(VIDEO, "Debug layer requested but not available.");
+      ERROR_LOG_FMT(VIDEO, "Debug layer requested but not available: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
       enable_debug_layer = false;
     }
   }
 
   // Create the actual device.
   hr = s_d3d12_create_device(adapter.Get(), D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0, IID_PPV_ARGS(&m_device));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create D3D12 device");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create D3D12 device: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return false;
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ bool DXContext::CreateCommandQueue()
                                                D3D12_COMMAND_QUEUE_PRIORITY_NORMAL,
                                                D3D12_COMMAND_QUEUE_FLAG_NONE};
   HRESULT hr = m_device->CreateCommandQueue(&queue_desc, IID_PPV_ARGS(&m_command_queue));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create command queue");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create command queue: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   return SUCCEEDED(hr);
 }
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ bool DXContext::CreateFence()
 {
   HRESULT hr =
       m_device->CreateFence(m_completed_fence_value, D3D12_FENCE_FLAG_NONE, IID_PPV_ARGS(&m_fence));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create fence");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create fence: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return false;
 
@@ -303,14 +303,15 @@ static bool BuildRootSignature(ID3D12Device* device, ID3D12RootSignature** sig_p
                                                 &root_signature_blob, &root_signature_error_blob);
   if (FAILED(hr))
   {
-    PanicAlertFmt("Failed to serialize root signature: {}",
-                  static_cast<const char*>(root_signature_error_blob->GetBufferPointer()));
+    PanicAlertFmt("Failed to serialize root signature: {}\n{}",
+                  static_cast<const char*>(root_signature_error_blob->GetBufferPointer()),
+                  DX12HRWrap(hr));
     return false;
   }
 
   hr = device->CreateRootSignature(0, root_signature_blob->GetBufferPointer(),
                                    root_signature_blob->GetBufferSize(), IID_PPV_ARGS(sig_ptr));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create root signature");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create root signature: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -417,13 +418,13 @@ bool DXContext::CreateCommandLists()
     CommandListResources& res = m_command_lists[i];
     HRESULT hr = m_device->CreateCommandAllocator(
         D3D12_COMMAND_LIST_TYPE_DIRECT, IID_PPV_ARGS(res.command_allocator.GetAddressOf()));
-    ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create command allocator");
+    ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create command allocator: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
     if (FAILED(hr))
       return false;
 
     hr = m_device->CreateCommandList(1, D3D12_COMMAND_LIST_TYPE_DIRECT, res.command_allocator.Get(),
                                      nullptr, IID_PPV_ARGS(res.command_list.GetAddressOf()));
-    ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create command list");
+    ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create command list: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
     if (FAILED(hr))
     {
       return false;
@@ -431,7 +432,7 @@ bool DXContext::CreateCommandLists()
 
     // Close the command list, since the first thing we do is reset them.
     hr = res.command_list->Close();
-    ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Closing new command list failed");
+    ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Closing new command list failed: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
     if (FAILED(hr))
       return false;
 
@@ -473,7 +474,7 @@ void DXContext::ExecuteCommandList(bool wait_for_completion)
 
   // Close and queue command list.
   HRESULT hr = res.command_list->Close();
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to close command list");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to close command list: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   const std::array<ID3D12CommandList*, 1> execute_lists{res.command_list.Get()};
   m_command_queue->ExecuteCommandLists(static_cast<UINT>(execute_lists.size()),
                                        execute_lists.data());
@@ -481,7 +482,7 @@ void DXContext::ExecuteCommandList(bool wait_for_completion)
   // Update fence when GPU has completed.
   hr = m_command_queue->Signal(m_fence.Get(), m_current_fence_value);
 
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to signal fence");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to signal fence: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
 
   MoveToNextCommandList();
   if (wait_for_completion)
@@ -534,7 +535,7 @@ void DXContext::WaitForFence(u64 fence)
   {
     // Fall back to event.
     HRESULT hr = m_fence->SetEventOnCompletion(fence, m_fence_event);
-    ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set fence event on completion");
+    ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to set fence event on completion: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
     WaitForSingleObject(m_fence_event, INFINITE);
     m_completed_fence_value = m_fence->GetCompletedValue();
   }
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Context.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Context.h
index f1f41c953b..1528f436c3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Context.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Context.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
+#include "Common/HRWrap.h"
+
 #include "VideoBackends/D3D12/Common.h"
 #include "VideoBackends/D3D12/D3D12StreamBuffer.h"
 #include "VideoBackends/D3D12/DescriptorAllocator.h"
@@ -187,4 +189,34 @@ private:
 
 extern std::unique_ptr<DXContext> g_dx_context;
 
+// Wrapper for HRESULT to be used with fmt.  Note that we can't create a fmt::formatter directly
+// for HRESULT as HRESULT is simply a typedef on long and not a distinct type.
+// Unlike the version in Common, this variant also knows to call GetDeviceRemovedReason if needed.
+struct DX12HRWrap
+{
+  constexpr explicit DX12HRWrap(HRESULT hr) : m_hr(hr) {}
+  const HRESULT m_hr;
+};
+
 }  // namespace DX12
+
+template <>
+struct fmt::formatter<DX12::DX12HRWrap>
+{
+  constexpr auto parse(fmt::format_parse_context& ctx) { return ctx.begin(); }
+  template <typename FormatContext>
+  auto format(const DX12::DX12HRWrap& hr, FormatContext& ctx)
+  {
+    if (hr.m_hr == DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED && DX12::g_dx_context != nullptr &&
+        DX12::g_dx_context->GetDevice() != nullptr)
+    {
+      return fmt::format_to(
+          ctx.out(), "{}\nDevice removal reason: {}", Common::HRWrap(hr.m_hr),
+          Common::HRWrap(DX12::g_dx_context->GetDevice()->GetDeviceRemovedReason()));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), "{}", Common::HRWrap(hr.m_hr));
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Pipeline.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Pipeline.cpp
index aa20f35bd6..52b73e6911 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Pipeline.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Pipeline.cpp
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<DXPipeline> DXPipeline::Create(const AbstractPipelineConfig& con
   HRESULT hr = g_dx_context->GetDevice()->CreateGraphicsPipelineState(&desc, IID_PPV_ARGS(&pso));
   if (FAILED(hr))
   {
-    WARN_LOG_FMT(VIDEO, "CreateGraphicsPipelineState() {}failed with HRESULT {:08X}",
-                 cache_data ? "with cache data " : "", hr);
+    WARN_LOG_FMT(VIDEO, "CreateGraphicsPipelineState() {}failed: {}",
+                 cache_data ? "with cache data " : "", DX12HRWrap(hr));
     return nullptr;
   }
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ AbstractPipeline::CacheData DXPipeline::GetCacheData() const
   HRESULT hr = m_pipeline->GetCachedBlob(&blob);
   if (FAILED(hr))
   {
-    WARN_LOG_FMT(VIDEO, "ID3D12Pipeline::GetCachedBlob() failed with HRESULT {:08X}", hr);
+    WARN_LOG_FMT(VIDEO, "ID3D12Pipeline::GetCachedBlob() failed: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
     return {};
   }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Shader.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Shader.cpp
index 724059a621..61550d2a68 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Shader.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Shader.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ bool DXShader::CreateComputePipeline()
 
   HRESULT hr = g_dx_context->GetDevice()->CreateComputePipelineState(
       &desc, IID_PPV_ARGS(&m_compute_pipeline));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Creating compute pipeline failed");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Creating compute pipeline failed: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
 
   if (m_compute_pipeline && !m_name.empty())
     m_compute_pipeline->SetName(m_name.c_str());
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Texture.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Texture.cpp
index d0a0f0d79c..31951b1e95 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Texture.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DX12Texture.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static ComPtr<ID3D12Resource> CreateTextureUploadBuffer(u32 buffer_size)
   HRESULT hr = g_dx_context->GetDevice()->CreateCommittedResource(
       &heap_properties, D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_NONE, &desc, D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_GENERIC_READ, nullptr,
       IID_PPV_ARGS(&resource));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create texture upload buffer");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create texture upload buffer: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   return resource;
 }
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<DXTexture> DXTexture::Create(const TextureConfig& config, std::s
   HRESULT hr = g_dx_context->GetDevice()->CreateCommittedResource(
       &heap_properties, D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_NONE, &resource_desc, resource_state,
       config.IsRenderTarget() ? &optimized_clear_value : nullptr, IID_PPV_ARGS(&resource));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create D3D12 texture resource");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create D3D12 texture resource: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return nullptr;
 
@@ -230,9 +230,15 @@ void DXTexture::Load(u32 level, u32 width, u32 height, u32 row_length, const u8*
   {
     const D3D12_RANGE read_range = {0, 0};
     staging_buffer = CreateTextureUploadBuffer(upload_size);
-    if (!staging_buffer || FAILED(staging_buffer->Map(0, &read_range, &upload_buffer_ptr)))
+    if (!staging_buffer)
     {
-      PanicAlertFmt("Failed to allocate/map temporary texture upload buffer");
+      PanicAlertFmt("Failed to allocate temporary texture upload buffer");
+      return;
+    }
+    HRESULT hr = staging_buffer->Map(0, &read_range, &upload_buffer_ptr);
+    if (FAILED(hr))
+    {
+      PanicAlertFmt("Failed to map temporary texture upload buffer: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
       return;
     }
 
@@ -598,7 +604,7 @@ bool DXStagingTexture::Map()
 
   const D3D12_RANGE read_range = {0u, m_type == StagingTextureType::Upload ? 0u : m_buffer_size};
   HRESULT hr = m_resource->Map(0, &read_range, reinterpret_cast<void**>(&m_map_pointer));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Map resource failed");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Map resource failed: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return false;
 
@@ -663,7 +669,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<DXStagingTexture> DXStagingTexture::Create(StagingTextureType ty
       &heap_properties, D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_NONE, &desc,
       is_upload ? D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_GENERIC_READ : D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COPY_DEST, nullptr,
       IID_PPV_ARGS(&resource));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create staging texture resource");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create staging texture resource: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return nullptr;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DescriptorAllocator.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DescriptorAllocator.cpp
index 989dec905c..bd50b97d87 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DescriptorAllocator.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DescriptorAllocator.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ bool DescriptorAllocator::Create(ID3D12Device* device, D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_TYP
   const D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_DESC desc = {type, static_cast<UINT>(num_descriptors),
                                            D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_FLAG_SHADER_VISIBLE};
   HRESULT hr = device->CreateDescriptorHeap(&desc, IID_PPV_ARGS(&m_descriptor_heap));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Creating descriptor heap for linear allocator failed");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Creating descriptor heap for linear allocator failed: {}",
+             DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return false;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DescriptorHeapManager.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DescriptorHeapManager.cpp
index 265aedaa87..97d0c8ce2e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DescriptorHeapManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DescriptorHeapManager.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ bool DescriptorHeapManager::Create(ID3D12Device* device, D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_T
                                      D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_FLAG_NONE};
 
   HRESULT hr = device->CreateDescriptorHeap(&desc, IID_PPV_ARGS(&m_descriptor_heap));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create descriptor heap");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create descriptor heap: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return false;
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ bool SamplerHeapManager::Create(ID3D12Device* device, u32 num_descriptors)
 {
   const D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_DESC desc = {D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_TYPE_SAMPLER, num_descriptors};
   HRESULT hr = device->CreateDescriptorHeap(&desc, IID_PPV_ARGS(&m_descriptor_heap));
-  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create sampler descriptor heap");
+  ASSERT_MSG(VIDEO, SUCCEEDED(hr), "Failed to create sampler descriptor heap: {}", DX12HRWrap(hr));
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return false;