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

NVIDIA’s newest GPU drivers have been causing quite a stir among those using the GeForce RTX 40 series cards, and even older models aren’t escaping the turmoil. Yet, NVIDIA hasn’t stepped up to address the situation.

Emerging discussions highlight that the GPU Driver 572.XX is creating all sorts of chaos for those running RTX 40-based systems. Since the RTX 50 series made its debut earlier this year, it seems like NVIDIA has shifted its gaze away from the RTX 40 series when it comes to tackling bugs. While it’s standard practice for tech giants to direct their focus to the latest products, it feels like the RTX 40 series has been particularly sidelined. Even though the RTX 50 lineup has had its share of trouble, like BSODs, the RTX 40 series was cruising along smoothly with older drivers until these newer, supposedly RTX 50-compatible drivers came along and began wreaking havoc.

Take it from Reddit user u/Soctty1992, who detailed numerous issues with the new 572.XX driver. These ranged from system crashes and black screens to display glitches, problems that were hardly heard of before the 572.XX update came about. His experience isn’t unique, as he pointed to multiple user reports with similar complaints.

Interestingly, many users who were hit by these issues found relief when they reverted to the earlier 566.XX drivers. These drivers predominate before NVIDIA rolled out the 572.16 version on January 30th to enhance compatibility with the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080. The RTX 50 series launched with enticing new features like DLSS 4, Multi-Frame Generation, and DLSS Override. While activating these features doesn’t necessarily spell disaster, there seems to be a blend of elements that needs further scrutiny to untangle the problems.

Consider one user’s account of trying to play Cyberpunk 2077 on an RTX 4080, which would crash immediately, a problem that vanished when he switched back to pre-572.XX drivers. Similarly, an RTX 4090 owner experienced black screens, freezes, and monitors that wouldn’t wake up—all rectified by retreating to the trusty 566.XX drivers.

It’s disheartening to see that NVIDIA appears to have turned a deaf ear to these bug fix requests, consistently reported by users since the close of January. They seemed more intent on tackling the BSOD incidents on the newer RTX 50-series setups, and even that took weeks to sort out. For numerous RTX 40 owners, the only option has been to backtrack to older drivers, but this means they miss out on the latest enhancements like the Transformer Model DLSS 4, updated Ray Reconstruction, and the ever-growing list of DLSS-supported games.