NVIDIA has rolled out a hotfix for its GeForce display driver, aimed at tackling some persistent display issues and a fresh GPU temperature bug.
It’s not every day you see so many hotfixes for a single driver, but NVIDIA seems to be navigating choppy waters with their RTX 50 series GPUs. Honestly, I’ve lost track of the number of updates, but the latest driver fix, version 576.15, aims to mend a variety of problems, including the pesky display crashes linked to the original version 576.02 driver. On top of that, this update addresses a temperature sensor bug that was causing irregularities in GPU voltages and clock speeds.
Here’s what the hotfix resolves:
– [RTX 50 series] After updating to GRD 576.02, some games might experience shadow flicker or corruption [5231537].
– Lumion 2024 crashes when entering render mode on GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards [5232345].
– GPU monitoring tools may show incorrect GPU temperature readings after waking from sleep [5231307].
– [RTX 50 series] Certain games might crash during shader compilation post-GRD 576.02 update [5230492].
– [GeForce RTX 50 series notebook] Black screens might occur when resuming from Modern Standby [5204385].
– [RTX 50 series] SteamVR can have random V-SYNC micro-stutters when using multiple displays [5152246].
– [RTX 50 series] Reduced idle GPU clock speeds following the GRD 576.02 update [5232414].
We’ve long been aware of the display issues plaguing NVIDIA’s RTX 50 drivers, but this new temperature sensor bug was a surprise. Users reported incorrect GPU temperature readings, especially after their systems woke from sleep. For some reason, the sensor stopped functioning properly after a brief power pause, causing headaches for many. Fortunately, this hotfix addresses that particular issue, promising no such trouble for the time being.
You can grab the GeForce Hotfix display driver version 576.15 to see if it finally fixes those pesky display crashes or corrects the temperature sensor problems.
