NVIDIA's latest driver update, which was released to fix the "troublesome" black screen issue with RTX 50 GPUs, has apparently not worked out for many users and even has made the problem worse for some.
NVIDIA's Driver Update Seems To Cause More Trouble For Gamers, As It Doesn't Sort Out Crashing Issue, Rather Makes It Worse
Well, it seems like Team Green isn't having a great time with its RTX 50 Blackwell GPU launch since the troubles around it just started to keep growing. Out of all the issues, a major one was users experiencing crashes and black screen issues while gaming, and to address this, NVIDIA recently released their newest Game Ready 572.60 driver, which was said to sort out problems with the DisplayPort connection, along with the BIOS as well, however, according to @mpr_reviews, the update has made the issue even more troublesome, since games support Multi-Frame Generation (MFG) are now crashing out.
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…
— Mostly Positive Reviews (@mpr_reviews) March 2, 2025
It is claimed that all titles supporting MFG are now crashing out for the user, and even after applying the 572.65 "hotfix," the issue seems to be persistent. However, the black-screen isn't just limited to MFG titles; it is more frequent with them, suggesting that NVIDIA's newest driver hasn't worked out for users out there. Since the update was released a few days ago, we have not seen masses reports on crashing issues. However, the initial reports indeed indicate that something is wrong. The problem could lie with how MFG works for RTX 50 Blackwell GPUs, but we are not sure for now.
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.
— Timebringer |: 🎮Expedition 33 waiting room (@Timebringer) March 2, 2025
For users still experiencing crashing issues after NVIDIA's latest driver update, we urge them to let us know about the problem so that we can contact Team Green for a response. Many users, including @mpr_reviews, are rolling back the driver update, since, according to them, with the previous version, the crashes were less frequent. The problem is still an evolving issue, hence we will wait for more incidents to surface before we can conclude on the actual reason.
With AMD's RX 9070 series launch right around the corner, it is certainly disappointing to see NVIDIA's RTX 50 GPUs showing a "sloppy" user experience. This will ultimately give Team Red an edge in the mainstream GPU market unless NVIDIA doesn't resort to the problems.
About the author: Muhammad Zuhair is a hardware and technology reporter for Wccftech, specializing in the semiconductor industry and the complex interplay between technology, manufacturing, and geopolitics. His coverage focuses on the corporate strategies and technological roadmaps of industry giants like TSMC, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Intel. Zuhair's expertise lies in deconstructing complex topics such as fabrication nodes (e.g., 2nm process), the economic impact of policies like the CHIPS Act, and the strategic development of AI infrastructure from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel.
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