NVIDIA Game Ready Driver 572.XX Allegedly Causing Major Issues for RTX 40 Series Users: Crashes, Black Screens, and More!

NVIDIA’s recent GPU drivers are creating a stir among GeForce RTX 40 series users and even those with older models, yet the company has not yet addressed the concerns.

### Widespread Issues with GPU Driver 572.XX

Ever since the RTX 50 series hit the market in January, NVIDIA’s attention has notably shifted, leaving the RTX 40 series grappling with unresolved bugs. While prioritizing newer products is a common practice, the previous RTX 40 drivers were relatively stable until the introduction of RTX 50-compatible drivers, which have since unleashed a host of problems.

On Reddit, user u/Scotty1992 shed light on his struggles with the new 572.XX driver, echoing shared experiences among users. Many have reported system crashes, black screens, and other display malfunctions that seemed infrequent before the 572.XX update.

Many users have found solace in reverting to the 566.XX drivers that preceded NVIDIA’s late January release of the RTX 50 drivers, 572.16. This newer release was designed to support the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080, along with features like DLSS 4, Multi-Frame Generation, and DLSS Override. The activation of these features doesn’t always result in the reported issues, suggesting a complex interplay of factors at work.

One user shared his ordeal with Cyberpunk 2077 on an RTX 4080, where the game crashed immediately but was resolved with the older drivers. Similarly, an RTX 4090 owner faced black screens and system freezes, all of which were alleviated by rolling back to the 566.XX drivers.

Despite users consistently reporting these bugs since late January, NVIDIA has been focusing its efforts on rectifying BSODs for the RTX 50 series, a fix that itself took weeks to materialize. This has left many RTX 40 series users reverting to previous drivers, forgoing the advantages of the latest rollouts like Transformer Model DLSS 4, updates in Ray Reconstruction, and additions to the DLSS-supported games roster.