Nvidia Releases Its Biggest Bug-Fixing Driver Update with the 576.02 Release
Key Takeaways
- Nvidia has released a new 576.02 driver update, fixing 40 issues, including black and blank screen complaints.
- This is Nvidia’s largest bug fix ever, solving issues on the RTX 50 series chips as well as those on the 5040 and 5030 series chips.
- The update is also driver-ready for the new GeForce RTX 5060 Ti GPUs released on April 16.
Nvidia has released the GeForce Game Ready Driver version 576.02, which fixes more than 40 general bugs and gaming issues users have been facing on its RTX 40 and 50 series GPUs.
This is one of the most comprehensive lists of fixes we’ve seen with a driver release, including a fix for the notorious black screen. We’ve counted at least 13 such black/blank screen fixes in this update. The ‘black screen’ issue is addressed in the ‘General Bugs’ segment of the official update release, which includes a total of 25 fixes.
Some other issues solved include:
- System hard hangs with 572.16 driver loaded with the RTX 50 series
- Higher DPC latency
- Compute Shader ‘error’ failure
- General system stability issues
The update solves 15 gaming bug issues, including random crashes on Fortnite, stuttering when using VSYNC on Overwatch 2, crashing when using Smooth Motion in Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga and The Last of Us Part 1, and frame generation issues in DLSS 4 games.
Problems with the Nvidia RTX 50 Series
Ever since their launch in January, the Nvidia RTX 50 series GPUs have been plagued with issues. The most common were the black/blank/blue screen and system crashes. These issues popped up after the introduction of DLSS 4 and the 572 driver series, but this latest update seems to have fixed them.
DisplayPort 2.1 issues were also common with the 50 series, including unstable link rates on certain monitors and blank screens on others.
Using DLSS 4 frame generation and G-SYNC on high refresh rates when playing games also led to random blackouts. However, users could disable G-SYNC to deal with the issue, only a temporary fix.
These problems also spilled over to the GTX 40 and GTX 30 GPU versions, which forced users to switch back to older drivers released in December last year. However, Nvidia has finally addressed these issues with the latest 576.02 release.
This driver is also game-ready for Nvidia’s newly launched RTX 5060 Ti (both 16GB and 8GB variants). The 5060 Ti is also Nvidia’s cheapest 16GB GPU offering to date and costs $429. However, it doesn’t seem to be ready for the RTX 5060 as of now.
A Long Overdue Update
It seemed as if Nvidia had put its gaming GPUs on the sidelines with all its focus on AI chips. With issues popping up more frequently than ever, its reputation took a significant hit. It was high time Nvidia returned to its core SKU and resolved the issues plaguing its GPUs. And that’s exactly what it has done.
However, this still doesn’t overshadow the fact that Nvidia seems to be pushing its new RTX 5060 Ti sets, especially the 8GB variants, without proper review exercises and with potentially over-hyped marketing. We’ve seen a lot of tech reviewers who were highly surprised that Nvidia didn’t just opt for 12GB of VRAM instead.
That said, the new 576.02 driver update must bring in some relief to gamers and, hopefully, confidence in the 5060 Ti GPUs as well. Fingers crossed!
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