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

NVIDIA’s latest round of GPU drivers seems to be giving quite a headache to users, particularly those with GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs and even some older models. Despite the growing chatter about these problems, NVIDIA hasn’t yet stepped in to offer a fix.

### Issues with 572.XX Driver Plague RTX 40 Series Systems

Ever since the RTX 50 series was launched back in January, it seems like NVIDIA has shifted its focus, leaving the RTX 40 series to fend for itself when it comes to resolving bugs. While the RTX 50 series itself hasn’t been free of hiccups like the dreaded blue screens of death, the RTX 40 series was holding steady until new drivers made their entrance. Unfortunately, these 572.XX drivers designed for RTX 50 seem to have stirred up a storm of issues for RTX 40 owners.

A Reddit user, u/Soctty1992, shared his story about grappling with the 572.XX driver, highlighting a string of reports others are experiencing as well—issues like system crashes, blank screens, and erratic display behavior that were not nearly as prevalent before this update.

Interestingly, those who reverted to the 566.XX drivers found better stability. This older version was around before the introduction of the 572.16 driver on January 30th, which debuted alongside support for the shiny new RTX 5090 and RTX 5080. With the launch of the RTX 50 series came exciting features like DLSS 4, Multi-Frame Generation, and DLSS Override. However, it turns out that activating some of these innovations might lead to the aforementioned problems, though the exact causes remain uncertain.

For instance, one gaming enthusiast discovered that his experience with Cyberpunk 2077 on the RTX 4080 turned sour, crashing as soon as he fired it up—a situation remedied only by going back to pre-572.XX drivers. Another user with an RTX 4090 complained about black screens, freezing, and monitors stubbornly refusing to power on, issues that also cleared up with the older drivers.

Frustratingly, NVIDIA seems to have turned a blind eye to these bug reports that users have been flagging since the end of January. While the company addressed BSOD issues on the RTX 50 series, that fix came after weeks of delay. Meanwhile, many RTX 40 owners have been forced to backtrack to earlier drivers, forfeiting the benefits of recent advancements like the Transformer Model DLSS 4, improved Ray Reconstruction, and an expanded lineup of DLSS-supported games.

NVIDIA’s community continues to await a solution, hoping for a driver update that will let them enjoy the best of both stability and cutting-edge features without compromise.