diff --git a/runtime/Sources/Renderer/RenderCore.cpp b/runtime/Sources/Renderer/RenderCore.cpp
index a7dc473..1bbe5f6 100644
--- a/runtime/Sources/Renderer/RenderCore.cpp
+++ b/runtime/Sources/Renderer/RenderCore.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ namespace mlx
 		else
 			m_physical_device = kvfPickGoodPhysicalDevice(m_instance, VK_NULL_HANDLE, nullptr, 0);
 
+		Verify(m_physical_device != VK_NULL_HANDLE, "Could not find a suitable physical device");
+
 		// just for style
 		VkPhysicalDeviceProperties props;
 		vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties(m_physical_device, &props);
diff --git a/third_party/kvf.h b/third_party/kvf.h
index eadc889..bd972e2 100755
--- a/third_party/kvf.h
+++ b/third_party/kvf.h
@@ -1474,9 +1474,6 @@ int32_t __kvfScorePhysicalDevice(VkPhysicalDevice device, VkSurfaceKHR surface,
 	if(device_props.deviceType == VK_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU)
 		score += 1000;
 
-	if(!device_features.geometryShader)
-		return -1;
-
 	score += device_props.limits.maxImageDimension2D;
 	score += device_props.limits.maxBoundDescriptorSets;