NVIDIA’s latest attempt to resolve the notorious black screen glitch plaguing RTX 50 GPUs hasn’t gone as planned. This much-anticipated driver update was supposed to be a fix but has largely fallen short, leaving many users with even more headaches.
NVIDIA’s New Driver Update: A Step Backward for Gamers Facing Crashes and Black Screens
It’s clear that NVIDIA is facing a bit of a rough patch with their latest RTX 50 Blackwell GPU. Instead of smoothing out the launch, those pesky technical issues keep stacking up. One of the big concerns from gamers has been crashes and black screen problems during gameplay. In response, NVIDIA released their Game Ready 572.60 driver update, which they promoted as a remedy for DisplayPort and BIOS-related issues. However, according to a tweet from @mpr_reviews, instead of making things better, the update seems to have exacerbated the issue, particularly when games supporting Multi-Frame Generation (MFG) crash without warning.
Using the latest Nvidia driver 572.60 causes every game that supports multi frame generation to black screen crash and restart my PC on the RTX 5080 when MFG 3x or 4x is used. Either at game startup or when exiting the game. The latest 572.65 hotfix driver also exhibits the same…
This account suggests that games utilizing MFG are now particularly prone to crashing, even after the installation of the 572.65 "hotfix." While the black screen occurrences are more frequent with these games, the issue is not exclusive to them, hinting at deeper-rooted compatibility problems with NVIDIA’s newest driver. While widespread reports are yet to surface, these initial complaints are certainly raising eyebrows. The crux of the trouble might be the way MFG interacts with RTX 50 series’ hardware, though it’s still early to pinpoint the precise cause.
It happened to me today playing Death Stranding on my 5080 with DLSS and frame gen turned off, it was weird. It didn’t happen in any driver and I thought it could be an overheating, but I was monitoring the temps and both CPU and GPU was below 65. Gonna rollback the driver.
For those still grappling with these crashing problems post-update, we’re interested in hearing more. Feedback can help us push NVIDIA for a more detailed response. Many, like @mpr_reviews, have reverted to the previous driver version since it seemed more stable. As this is an unfolding situation, we’ll stay tuned for additional reports before drawing any conclusions.
With AMD’s RX 9070 series set to launch soon, NVIDIA’s performance woes with the RTX 50 line are a bit disappointing. Team Red might just capitalize on these mistakes if NVIDIA doesn’t address this rocky rollout soon.
