NVIDIA’s Newest Driver Update Fails to Fix “Black Screen” Problems and Causes Crashes in Manufacturer-Supported Titles

NVIDIA’s recent driver update, intended to fix the frustrating black screen issues with the RTX 50 series GPUs, hasn’t quite done the trick for everyone. In fact, it seems like it’s causing even more headaches for some users.

The driver update was hoped to address the black screen and crashing issues many gamers were experiencing with NVIDIA’s latest RTX 50 Blackwell GPUs. NVIDIA rolled out the Game Ready 572.60 driver, aiming to tackle problems related to the DisplayPort connection and BIOS, but things haven’t gone as planned. Users have reported that instead of resolving these issues, the update has actually exacerbated them. According to reviews from sources like @mpr_reviews, games that support Multi-Frame Generation (MFG) are now crashing, making the situation worse.

A tweet from Mostly Positive Reviews reads: “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 issue.” Clearly, for games utilizing MFG, the problem still persists, and even the subsequent 572.65 “hotfix” hasn’t provided much relief. Although broader user complaints haven’t flooded in, the initial reports point toward a significant issue. The root of this problem might be related to how MFG functions with the RTX 50 Blackwell GPUs, though that’s uncertain at this point.

Another player, Timebringer, shared their experience: “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, but I was monitoring the temps and both CPU and GPU were below 65. Gonna rollback the driver.” This highlights how the problem isn’t just affecting MFG games, but it seems particularly prevalent with these titles.

For those still battling with crashing issues post-update, reaching out for support might be a good step. Many users, like @mpr_reviews, have already opted to revert to previous driver versions that were more stable for them. As this issue continues to develop, we’re keeping an eye on any new incidents to get to the bottom of it.

The timing couldn’t be worse for NVIDIA as AMD’s RX 9070 series is about to hit the shelves, offering gamers a compelling alternative if NVIDIA doesn’t address these problems swiftly. This situation certainly hands over some market advantage to AMD unless NVIDIA can get things under control.