Major Issues Plague RTX 40 Series Users with NVIDIA Game Ready Driver 572.XX: Reports of Crashes and Blackscreens!

NVIDIA’s most recent GPU drivers have been stirring up significant trouble for GeForce RTX 40 series users, and even some older models, leaving many wondering when the company will step in to resolve these issues.

## Detailed Reports Indicate Driver 572.XX is Creating Havoc for RTX 40 Series Systems

Following the January release of the RTX 50 series, it seems NVIDIA has shifted focus away from the RTX 40 series GPUs, particularly in addressing bug fixes. While prioritizing the latest products is typical, the RTX 50 series hasn’t been entirely free from issues like Blue Screens of Death (BSODs). Previously, the RTX 40 series performed well with older GPU drivers, but complications began when NVIDIA introduced the 572.XX drivers, intended for RTX 50 compatibility, which started to interfere with the performance of RTX 40 GPUs.

On Reddit, a user by the handle u/Soctty1992 shared his personal troubles with the new driver version 572.XX, collecting several overlapping reports highlighting common bugs. Many users are facing hard system crashes, black screens, and other display issues, which were much less common before the introduction of the 572.XX driver.

Interestingly, a significant number of these users found previous driver versions, 566.XX, more reliable before the January 30th release of the 572.16 driver, which was crafted to support the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 models. The release of the RTX 50 series introduced new features like DLSS 4, Multi-Frame Generation, and DLSS Override. However, while enabling these features doesn’t inevitably lead to problems, it appears to involve a combination of factors that demand thorough investigation.

For instance, one user reported that their RTX 4080 crashed while running Cyberpunk 2077, a problem that was resolved only by reverting to pre-572.XX drivers. Another user with an RTX 4090 faced multiple issues, such as black screens and freezing, with monitors refusing to power on. This user also found relief by reverting to 566.XX drivers.

Alarmingly, it seems NVIDIA has not prioritized addressing these bug fix requests that have been actively flagged by users since late January. The focus has predominantly been on rectifying BSODs on the RTX 50-series systems, which itself took weeks to resolve. Consequently, many RTX 40 owners have had to roll back to previous drivers, which unfortunately means they miss out on the benefits of the latest drivers, such as the Transformer Model DLSS 4, enhanced Ray Reconstruction, and the newly supported games list for DLSS.