Nvidia fixes a tonne of bugs with its latest GeForce GPU driver release

Nvidia has fixed a lot of bugs with its new GeForce 576.02 driver release

Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti has arrived, and with it comes the company’s new GeForce 576.02 WHQL drivers. With these drivers comes support for Nvidia’s newest graphics cards, and an extensive list of bug fixes. Nvidia has delivered fixes for a ton of bugs with their new GeForce 576.02 driver. This may be Nvidia’s biggest bug-fixing driver update to date.

If driver numbers are anything to go by, Nvidia has made big changes with its GeForce 576.02 driver. Last month’s driver was called 572.83. This large bump in version number signals some big changes, which makes sense when we look at this driver’s release notes.

Nvidia has long list of  Bug Fixes

Below, Nvidia has detailed fixes that impact specific games and more “general bugs.” Below is a list of over 30 fixes that are included as part of this driver update.

Fixed Gaming Bugs

> [Fortnite] random crashes during gameplay [5171520]
> [The First Berserker: Khazan] DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED Crash [5195216]
> [Star Wars Outlaws] Application will freeze after leaving the game idle for 5+ minutes
[5191099]
> Game stability issues when playing games with DLSS Frame Generation + GSYNC
[5144337]
> [Monster Hunter Wilds] Crash after accepting quest with DLSS-FG Enabled [5087795]
> [InZOI] Game crashes with error “GPU crashed or D3D Device Removed” [5154864]
> [Overwatch 2] Stutter when using VSYNC [5171856]
> [Hellblade 2 Senua’s Saga] Increased aliasing when using TSR [5125662]
> [Hellblade 2 Senua’s Saga] Crashing when using Smooth Motion [5209772]
> [The Last of Us Part 1] Crash when using Smooth Motion [5208799]
> Dithering/banding in some games on RTX 50-series GPUs [5121715]
> [Control] Flickering corruption in multiple areas [5118876]
> Stutter when using VSYNC [5202703][5202474]
> VSYNC in NVCP + frame generation causes issues in DLSS 4 games [5124816]
> [UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection] Artifacts on screen when collecting
treasures [5158954]

Fixed General Bugs

> Stability issues when using Windows 11 24H2 [5160948]
> Bugcheck w/ PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (50) when playing games with DLSS 4
multi-frame generation [5144337]
> [RTX 50 series] GPUs crashes with black screen/underflow [5160845]
> [RTX 50 series] Random Black Screen issues [5090505]
> General system stability issues [4921925]
> [RTX 50 series] System hard hang with 572.16 driver loaded [5107271]
> Compute Shader related tests are failing due to “error” [4894179]
> [HWBU][DT GB202/203][LG 27GN950 Specific]: Display blacked out when applying
120Hz refresh rate [5044229]
> PC display will not wake after extended sleep time [5131052]
> Two DP output of the RTX5090 will blue screen when trying to watch protected videos
[5167145]
> Black screen issue when testing 3D mark with driver 572.02 and 572.16 [5095825]
> Primary Blank display showing blank after hot plug the display in daisy chain [4978206]
> Display shows blank screen on setting RR 165/200Hz when daisy chain is enabled.
[5049227]
> Second display showing blank when we apply higher RR for second display when
displays connected in daisy chain [4956573]
> Primary monitor (AOROUS FO32U2P) goes blank when we HPD/power cycle second
display in Daisy chain. [5075448]
> GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs crashes with black screen when playing graphically
demanding games [5098914]
> RTX 50 series displays blank screens on LG 5k2k 45GX950A-B when running in
DisplayPort 2.1 mode w/ HDR [5192671]
> Black screen on installing drivers and booting into Windows [5153642]
> DP2.1 – UHBR10/13.5 link rates are unstable on LGE 27GX790A-B [5080789]
> Multiple users reporting black screen issue when disable the “FCH Spread Spectrum”
settings [5204493]
> [RTX 50 series] Slightly higher DPC latency may be observed on some system
configuration [5168553]
> [RTX 50 series] Varjo Aero VR headset may fail to establish connection [5117518]
• Changing state of “Display GPU Activity Icon in Notification Area” does not take
effect until PC is rebooted [4995658]
> [RTX 50 series] Display may show black screen when selecting DLDSR resolution
[5144768]
> [Octanebench] Performance regression [3523803]
> [DaVinci Resolve] UI overlay in Fusion page is not displayed correctly [4974721]

Some bugs remain in Nvidia drivers

While Nvidia’s GeForce 576.02 driver fixes a lot of bugs, it still has a list of “open issues” that Nvidia are actively investigating. This includes “modern standby” issues on RTX 50 series laptops, crashes in Cyberpunk 2077, and crashes in Red Dead Redemption 2. Hopefully, these issues will be addressed soon.

This list of open issues may be short, but it is worth noting that the long list of fixed issues above was not included as “open issues” in prior Nvidia driver release notes. This makes me wonder if Nvidia has a larger list of bugs that still need to be fixed.

Open Issues

> [GeForce RTX 50 series notebook] Resume from Modern Standby can result in black
screen [5204385]
> [RTX 50 series] Cyberpunk 2077 will crash when using Photo Mode to take a
screenshot with path tracing enabled [5076545]
> [RTX 50 series] Red Dead Redemption 2 crashes shortly after starting a game in DX12
mode. No issue in Vulkan mode [5137042]

Nvidia’s GeForce 576.02 driver is available now from Nvidia’s website.

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