GeForce Game Ready Driver 576.02 fixes a massive list of bugs, from black screens to crashing

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Alongside the launch of the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, check out our full review of the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X 16GB here, NVIDIA has also released the latest GeForce Game Ready 576.02 WHQL driver. In addition to supporting the new RTX 5060 Ti, this driver update introduces a very long list of game and general bug fixes that will interest many PC gamers.

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Since the debut of the GeForce RTX 50 Series earlier this year, with the flagship GeForce RTX 5090, there have been increasing reports of users encountering 'black screen' issues, forcing a complete system reboot alongside stuttering and performance issues when connecting up more than one display to their GPU. Not limited to the new generation of RTX Blackwell cards, the problems have also been reported by those with GeForce RTX 40 and RTX 30 Series GPUs.

It's gotten to the point where game developers have recommended players roll back to drivers from as far back as December 2024. The good news is that GeForce Game Ready 576.02 features the biggest list of fixes we've seen in an NVIDIA driver update in a long time, covering things like game crashes, stuttering, black screen issues, multi-display problems, and more.

Here's the release notes for GeForce Game Ready 576.02.

Fixed Gaming Bugs

• (Fortnite) random crashes during gameplay
• (The First Berserker: Khazan) DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED Crash
• (Star Wars Outlaws) Application will freeze after leaving the game idle for 5+ minutes
• Game stability issues when playing games with DLSS Frame Generation + GSYNC
• (Monster Hunter Wilds) Crash after accepting quest with DLSS-FG Enabled
• (InZOI) Game crashes with error "GPU crashed or D3D Device Removed"
• (Overwatch 2) Stutter when using VSYNC
• (Hellblade 2 Senua's Saga) Increased aliasing when using TSR
• (Hellblade 2 Senua's Saga) Crashing when using Smooth Motion
• (The Last of Us Part 1) Crash when using Smooth Motion
• Dithering/banding in some games on RTX 50-series GPUs
• (Control) Flickering corruption in multiple areas
• Stutter when using VSYNC
• VSYNC in NVCP + frame generation causes issues in DLSS 4 games
• (UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection) Artifacts on screen when collecting treasures

Fixed General Bugs

• Stability issues when using Windows 11 24H2
• Bugcheck w/ PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (50) when playing games with DLSS 4 multi-frame generation
• (RTX 50 series) GPUs crashes with black screen/underflow
• (RTX 50 series) Random Black Screen issues
• General system stability issues
• (RTX 50 series) System hard hang with 572.16 driver loaded
• Compute Shader related tests are failing due to "error"
• HWBU DT GB202/203 LG 27GN950 Specific: Display blacked out when applying 120Hz refresh rate
• PC display will not wake after extended sleep time
• Two DP output of the RTX5090 will blue screen when trying to watch protected videos
• Black screen issue when testing 3D mark with driver 572.02 and 572.16
• Primary Blank display showing blank after hot plug the display in daisy chain
• Display shows blank screen on setting RR 165/200Hz when daisy chain is enabled.
• Second display showing blank when we apply higher RR for second display when displays connected in daisy chain
• Primary monitor (AOROUS FO32U2P) goes blank when we HPD/power cycle second display in Daisy chain.
• GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs crashes with black screen when playing graphically demanding games
• RTX 50 series displays blank screens on LG 5k2k 45GX950A-B when running in DisplayPort 2.1 mode w/ HDR
• Black screen on installing drivers and booting into Windows
• DP2.1 - UHBR10/13.5 link rates are unstable on LGE 27GX790A-B
• Multiple users reporting black screen issue when disable the "FCH Spread Spectrum" settings
• (RTX 50 series) Slightly higher DPC latency may be observed on some system configuration
• (RTX 50 series) Varjo Aero VR headset may fail to establish connection
• Changing state of "Display GPU Activity Icon in Notification Area" does not take effect until PC is rebooted
• (RTX 50 series) Display may show black screen when selecting DLDSR resolution
• (Octanebench) Performance regression
• (DaVinci Resolve) UI overlay in Fusion page is not displayed correctly