NVIDIA has rolled out a fresh hotfix for its GeForce display driver to tackle the pesky display crashes and a new snag involving GPU temperature readings.
Effort to Solve Display Problems with NVIDIA’s New Driver Hotfix
It’s quite unusual to see so many hotfixes for a single driver, but NVIDIA seems to be navigating some challenges in providing software support for its RTX 50 series graphics cards. To be honest, I’ve lost track of the number, but it’s clear that NVIDIA has introduced hotfix version 576.15. This update aims to fix several issues, notably the display crashes that came with the initial v576.02 driver and a bug with the temperature sensor that affected GPU voltages and clock speeds.
Here’s what this hotfix tackles:
- Shadow Flicker/Corruption: Some games may exhibit shadow flicker or corruption after updating to GRD 576.02.
- Lumion 2024 Crash: This software crashes on RTX 50 series cards when entering render mode.
- Temperature Reporting Issue: GPU monitoring tools might stop showing the temperature after the PC wakes up from sleep.
- Shader Compilation Issues: Certain games may crash when compiling shaders post-update to GRD 576.02.
- Black Screen on Resuming: Notebook users with RTX 50 series might encounter a black screen on resuming from Modern Standby.
- SteamVR Micro-Stutters: Random V-SYNC micro-stutters might occur in SteamVR when running multiple displays.
- Lower Idle Clock Speeds: The idle GPU clock speeds could drop after updating to GRD 576.02.
While the display issues with the RTX 50 drivers have been on our radar for a while, the new bug with the temperature sensor was unexpected. It seems the sensor wasn’t giving accurate readings, especially after the system resumed from sleep—a real headache for users. But the latest hotfix should resolve this glitch, relieving users from this hassle for the time being.
You can grab the GeForce Hotfix display driver version 576.15 now to see if it smooths out the display crashes or temperature reading problems.
