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- The black screen bug has returned to Nvidia’s RTX 50 series as several users on Reddit have reported their PC’s are crashing.
- As per the comments, downloading the new drivers makes the screen go black indefinitely.
- This problem has persisted in this GPU series, with many reports pointing out this bug in May.
Nvidia reported a historical second quarter recently, led by its AI division and a gaming sector that continues to grow every year. The RTX 50 series generated record quarterly revenue for the company, nearly double the previous high set by the company.
However, Nvidia’s new GPU has seen its fair share of issues, including low stock, melting connectors, and underwhelming performance. One flaw that has persisted for a while is a bug in the GPU that makes the screen go black, and new reports suggest that Nvidia has still not patched it completely.
Why This Matters: Nvidia promised to fix this issue earlier this year with its driver updates, but it seems like the company has failed to do so.
A user on Reddit posted that their RTX 5090 died while installing new drivers, with the screen going black and not coming back on. As per the post, this user tried multiple methods to fix this bug, including downloading old drivers and doing DDU. However, nothing panned out, and the GPU became hot while the fans stopped spinning.
The OP posted in the thread later on that they tried plugging the cable into the iGPU, and it miraculously fixed the bug. But many other comments under the post reported this same issue, saying they updated the driver and tried launching a game, but the screen just went black.
Another commenter pointed out that this is the second post about this bug they have seen on the subreddit and vowed not to download the new driver. This also isn’t the first time Nvidia’s RTX 50 series has run into this problem.
This same issue made waves back in May after the Nvidia 572.60 and 572.70 drivers tried to fix this issue on RTX 5080 and 5090, but players still reported black screens and crashing during gaming sessions with titles like Alan Wake 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 failing to boot up. We can only hope the company can fix this issue permanently this time.
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Shameer Sarfaraz has previously worked for eXputer as a Senior News Writer for several years. Now with Tech4Gamers, he loves to devoutly keep up with the latest gaming and entertainment industries. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and years of experience reporting on games. Besides his passion for breaking news stories, Shahmeer loves spending his leisure time farming away in Stardew Valley. VGC, IGN, GameSpot, Game Rant, TheGamer, GamingBolt, The Verge, NME, Metro, Dot Esports, GameByte, Kotaku Australia, PC Gamer, and more have cited his articles.
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