Nvidia: Bug in new Game Ready driver 621.01 causes picture failures
The latest GeForce driver 621.01 is currently causing some problems. After installation, users complain about black screens and frozen videos. A rollback fixes the errors. Users should probably wait before the update.
Driver update brings errors
The GeForce Game Ready Driver version 621.01 released this week is currently causing some problems for users. After updating, you will experience black screens and completely frozen videos. Nvidia officially registered the error reports as a bug on Friday and is now collecting further diagnostic data. Users who have not had any problems with their previous drivers should postpone installing the latest version until a corrected version is available.
The problem often occurs when playing media in Chrome, Edge and VLC. If users also start a game while playing the video, the error is triggered directly in some cases. The image usually recovers after a few seconds without having to restart the system.
Like affected users Write in the Nvidia forum the malfunction occurs primarily with RTX 5080 graphics cards, although owners of other models such as an RTX 4090 also report problems. Event ID 153 associated with the driver file nvlddmkm is often logged in the Windows Event Viewer when an error occurs. A user also reported LiveKernelEvent errors with identifiers 141 and 117, which indicate a graphics card timeout. Windows restarts the driver component after a few seconds of no response, which restores the image.
G-Sync and monitors disrupted
In addition to the video hangs, some systems experience micro-stutters when G-Sync is activated and problems with the mVolt+ voltage limit. The power management does not clock consistently in high performance mode, which leads to fluctuating frame rates. For some users, the DLSS frame generation profile C is also missing from the control panel, which disrupts the rendering flow. Users with a 480 Hertz monitor complain about picture failures every ten to 15 seconds when G-Sync is switched on.
The display only stabilizes when it is reduced to 360 Hertz. Another problem is when starting the PC or waking up from sleep mode, the screen remains black. Since Nvidia is switching from the previous release branch R615 to R620 with 621.01, the origin of the video hangers is assumed to be here. However, the cause has not yet been confirmed.
Rollback as the best option
If you don’t necessarily need the optimizations for upcoming games like Phantom Blade Zero or Crimson Desert Enhanced, you can fix the dropouts by rolling back to version 617.42, which was released at the beginning of October. This version is already optimized for the recently released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The only thing that has to be dispensed with is the new Advanced Shader Delivery.
For a clean switch to the previous driver version, the installed faulty driver can be completely removed using the Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU). The previously installed driver can also be reinstalled using the Nvidia app. It is currently unclear when an official hotfix for the errors will appear.
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