NVIDIA’s New Driver Update Fails to Fix “Black Screen” Issues for Many Users; Manufacturer-Supported Games Now Crashing

NVIDIA’s latest attempt to solve the vexing black screen dilemma plaguing RTX 50 GPU users seems to have hit a snag, with complaints flooding in that the supposed solution has, ironically, made the issue worse for many.

It appears the launch of NVIDIA’s RTX 50 Blackwell GPUs is fraught with challenges. Among them, a significant number of gamers are encountering crashes and dreaded black screens during gameplay. Aiming to resolve these issues, NVIDIA rolled out their Game Ready 572.60 driver, promising fixes for glitches tied to DisplayPort connections and BIOS. Yet, as reported by @mpr_reviews, this update seems to have exacerbated matters, particularly causing crashes in games utilizing Multi-Frame Generation (MFG).

A user shared on Twitter, “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…”

Adding to the woes, even after users installed the 572.65 “hotfix,” the black screen fiasco persists. While the issue seems more pronounced with MFG-enabled titles, the problem reaches beyond just these games, indicating a broader hitch with NVIDIA’s latest driver. Although widespread complaints haven’t emerged yet since the driver update, initial reports suggest there’s a hitch likely linked to how MFG operates on RTX 50 Blackwell GPUs. The exact root cause remains elusive.

Another user, @Timebringer, noted on Twitter: “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 issue, but I was monitoring the temps, and both CPU and GPU were below 65. Gonna rollback the driver.”

To those still wrestling with these crashes post-update, we encourage reaching out to share details so we can press NVIDIA for a resolution. Many, including @mpr_reviews, are reverting to previous drivers, citing fewer crashes with older versions. As this issue unravels, we await more instances to gain a clearer picture of the cause.

With AMD’s RX 9070 series launch looming, NVIDIA’s rocky rollout of the RTX 50 GPUs is certainly a concern. If unaddressed, these struggles could easily give AMD an advantage in the competitive GPU market.