NVIDIA’s Latest Driver Update: Version 576.28
In a rapid succession of updates, NVIDIA has released the 576.28 Game-Ready WHQL driver, focusing primarily on addressing a myriad of issues experienced by owners of the RTX 50 series graphics cards. This update follows closely on the heels of the recent 576.26 driver, which also concentrated on enhancements and bug fixes.
The newly launched driver does not introduce support for upcoming games nor does it present any novel features. Instead, the primary objective of this driver is to resolve a significant array of bugs that have been troubling RTX 50 series users. These issues encompass gray screen crashes, flickering, system freezes, low idle GPU clock speeds, and inaccurate temperature reporting, among others.
Game-Specific Bug Fixes
The 576.28 driver addresses several game-related bugs that were notably problematic:
- [RTX 50 series] [Black Myth]: Random crashes occur when Wukong transforms within the game.
- [RTX 50 series] [Red Dead Redemption 2]: The game encounters crashes shortly after launching in DX12 mode; however, this issue is absent in Vulkan mode.
- [RTX 50 series] [Horizon Forbidden West]: Players experience game freezes following the loading of a saved game.
- [RTX 50 series]: Gray screen crashes manifest when using multiple monitors simultaneously.
- [RTX 50 series] [Dead Island 2]: Post-update crashes occur after upgrading to the GRD 576.02 driver.
- [RTX 50 series] [Resident Evil 4 Remake]: Flickering background textures are observed.
- [RTX 50 series]: Shadow flickering or distortion appears in some games subsequent to the GRD 576.02 update.
- [RTX 50 series]: Compilation of shaders in certain games may lead to crashes post-GRD 576.02 update.
- [Forza Horizon 5]: Notable flickering of lights occurs during nighttime gameplay.
- [Forza Motorsport]: Track degradation is evident during benchmarks or night races.
General Bug Fixes
The driver also resolves a variety of general issues affecting the RTX 50 series:
- [RTX 50 series]: Reduced idle GPU clock speeds are reported following the GRD 576.02 update.
- [RTX 50 series]: Temporary screen flickers are observed in DisplayPort 2.1 mode, particularly at high refresh rates.
- [Lumion 2024]: Crashes occur on GeForce RTX 50 series cards when entering render mode.
- GPU monitoring tools: These utilities may fail to report GPU temperature after the PC resumes from sleep mode.
- [RTX 50 series]: Blank screens are displayed when using certain LG monitors in DisplayPort 2.1 mode with HDR enabled.
- [Modern Standby]: Continuation from this state may result in a black screen.
- [RTX 50 series] SteamVR: Users may experience random V-SYNC micro stutters when multiple displays are connected.
You can download the 576.28 driver directly from the NVIDIA website or through the NVIDIA App to ensure optimal performance and stability for your RTX 50 series graphics card.
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