Nvidia's RTX 50 black screen fix seemingly only made the matter worse

Nvidia recently rolled out a driver update to tackle a pesky black screen issue hitting its RTX 50 series graphics cards. The update was meant to be a lifeline for users, but it seems to have turned into a headache for many.

The trouble started soon after the RTX 50 series hit the shelves. People noticed that updating their drivers sometimes left them staring at a blank screen that refused to budge. It was a big enough deal that Nvidia stepped in with a fix — the Game Ready 572.60 driver. This patch was supposed to smooth out problems tied to the DisplayPort connection and glitches in the BIOS setup. At first, it looked like a step in the right direction. Users were hopeful they could get back to gaming without a hitch.

But things didn’t pan out that way. Reports started trickling in, and as WccfTech pointed out, the update didn’t just fail to fix the black screen for a lot of folks — it added new woes.

Gamers running titles with multi-frame generation (MFG) began seeing crashes. These weren’t minor stumbles either. The games would freeze, the screen would go black, and sometimes the whole computer would restart. It’s a mess, especially for those who shelled out big bucks for these high-end GPUs, expecting top-notch reliability.

The fallout has users scrambling for solutions. Some are telling others to ditch the new driver and roll back to older versions that worked better. It’s not a perfect fix, but it’s keeping the crashes at bay for now. Even the latest v572.65 hotfix apparently exhibits the same behavior, according to some users.

This stumble couldn’t come at a worse time for Nvidia. The RTX 50 series was supposed to solidify their lead in the graphics card race. Instead, it’s giving rivals an opening. Users just want their GPUs to work as promised, and Nvidia needs to deliver a real fix fast.

We’ll keep you posted if and when there are any further developments.