NVIDIA’s recent GPU drivers have been stirring up quite the trouble for users of the GeForce RTX 40 series, and even some older models, yet the company hasn’t really stepped up to tackle these issues.
Emerging Reports of Troubles with GPU Driver 572.XX on RTX 40 Systems
Ever since the debut of the RTX 50 series back in January, NVIDIA seems to have left RTX 40 series owners somewhat stranded without the necessary bug fixes. It’s a common trend for companies to prioritize their shiny new products, and while the RTX 50 series faced its own challenges, like dreaded BSODs, the RTX 40 series had been riding smooth until the latest driver updates compatible with RTX 50 started bringing a heap of trouble.
A Reddit user going by u/Soctty1992 has shared his own woes with the recent 572.XX driver, detailing several reports that seem to echo the same set of bugs. Users are reporting frustrating system crashes, mysterious black screens, and display glitches that were almost unheard of before this update.
In his post, found in the "hardware" subreddit, he urges that these widespread issues need to gain more attention and a solution should be provided as quickly as possible.
It turns out that many users have found a workaround by reverting to the older 566.XX drivers, the ones that predated NVIDIA’s 572.16 release on January 30, designed for the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080. With the rollout of the RTX 50 series, came snazzy features like DLSS 4, Multi-Frame Generation, and DLSS Override. It’s not that these features automatically cause havoc, but it appears to be an interplay of several underlying factors that need thorough investigation.
For instance, one user mentioned that their RTX 4080 barely held up while playing Cyberpunk 2077, crashing as soon as the game kicked off, only to work seamlessly with the older driver version. Another user recounts wrestling with black screens and complete monitor shutdowns on their RTX 4090, which again, were resolved by switching back to the 566.XX drivers.
Despite active user reports clamoring for bug fixes since late January, NVIDIA seems to have let these requests slide, focusing instead on addressing BSODs for the RTX 50 series—a fix that took weeks to implement. Many RTX 40 series owners have had no choice but to turn back to older drivers, a move that has sadly cost them the perks of the newest features like the cutting-edge Transformer Model DLSS 4, improved Ray Reconstruction, and an expanding roster of DLSS-supported games.
