NVIDIA Investigates GeForce RTX 50 Series "Blackwell" Black Screen and BSOD Issues

[AleksandarK]

NVIDIA's problems with its latest flagship RTX 50 series "Blackwell" GPUs continue. First, it was melting power cables, then stability issues, and recently, the case of missing ROPs. Today, we got a confirmation that NVIDIA is investigating users experiencing significant stability problems, with reports of widespread black screen issues and system crashes since the launch of the dedicated 572 driver branch. Unlike owners of previous generation cards who can roll back to stable drivers, RTX 50 series users are particularly affected as no alternative drivers are available for their hardware. The problems span across the entire RTX 50 lineup, including the 5090, 5080, and newly announced 5070 Ti models. Users have reported issues ranging from display flickering to complete system failures, with some experiencing blue screen of death (BSOD) errors during normal operation.

The situation is especially problematic when using advanced features like DLSS 4 frame generation. NVIDIA staff member Manuel recently addressed these concerns on the GeForce Forums, confirming that the company is actively investigating the problems. Preliminary investigation suggests the issues might extend beyond driver software, potentially requiring VBIOS updates to resolve the stability problems fully. Some users have found temporary relief by reducing PCIe speeds below Gen 5 or lowering monitor refresh rates to 60 Hz, suggesting potential firmware-level compatibility issues. However, these workarounds are not guaranteed solutions for all affected users. The latest driver update (572.47), which added support for the RTX 5070 Ti, failed to address these critical stability issues, including only a single bug fix related to monitor wake-up from sleep mode. This has left many early adopters of the RTX 50 series frustrated with their premium hardware purchases.



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[notoperable]

Is it just me or does someone also has a murky feelings when a headline contains 2 magic words: investigate + nvidia

 

[Quicks]

Don't these companies do testing and quality control anymore? Surely they can afford a department of gamers testing their driver and performance all day long.

 

[adilazimdegilx]

We have stock problems, cable problems, connector problems, GPU core problems and now we also have software problem? Nvidia got a BINGO in the first month of the launch.

 

[HTC]

It's OBVIOUSLY "user error" ...

 

[Caring1]

"Game Ready" as usual I see.

 

[Hecate91]

Is it just me or does someone also has a murky feelings when a headline contains 2 magic words: investigate + nvidia

It's concerning when Nvidia are investigating themselves, they're probably going to say the issue is user error or the "fix" could be making cards run at pci-e 4.0 through a vbios update.
This launch was clearly rushed but Nvidia doesn't care about gamers anymore with so many mistakes like black screens, melting connectors, and missing ROPs.

 

[Klemc]

Oh so it's 50 series that have the blackscreen, lol, i thinked driver had that problem globally, nice.

 

[mtosev]

This launch is really plagued by a lot of issues. It sucks for people who spent a lot of money on the 5000 series.

 

[tpa-pr]

OK, the amount of issues the 5000 series have now is getting inexcusable. Unless you really must run Nvidia I think it's time people look into alternatives. For the high-end a 7900 XTX is a very decent competitor and with any luck the 9070 XT will be a decently priced and performant card too.

This is unacceptable and people should vote with their wallet to show it to be so.

 

[Crackong]

3000 Series - Teaches people backside capacitor knowledge
4000 Series - Teaches people cables, connectors, electrical resistance and contact surfaces knowledge
5000 Series - Teaches people IC burn, PCI-E 5 signal integrity, BSOD, defective ROPs, also (cables, connectors, electrical resistance and contact surfaces)

 

[Shou Miko]

If this had been in the AI and Server market there would have been bigger consequences than in the consumer market where it is....

I guess this shows once again NGreedia doesn't care much for consumers but only investors and such, if they really cared they wouldn't have launched any of cards if these issues and further more they created the hole 12VPWR problem themselves because "oh" our gpu's needs 500W+++ to be so fast instead of innovate on bringing power consumption down to a single maximum 2x8pin pcie power connectors this would improve a lot.

I sad it a couple of times already stop the 5ish % performances and fakeness upscales and frames and stand still while improving power consumption instead of users needing 1000W+ to run a crappy card at the end of the day.

I wish both AMD and NV would stop the performance race and start looking into just innovate on the performance we see and bring it down to 200-250W that would be innovation but I guess none of them have the brains, b**** and p**** to do so....

 

[ZoneDymo]

This launch is really plagued by a lot of issues. It sucks for people who spent a lot of money on the 5000 series.

eh, they already were idiots for buying them in the firs place, not a single review says anything positive about the value for money.

 

[AusWolf]

It looks like Nvidia is a lot busier after the launch than they were before.

 

[JustBenching]

This launch is really plagued by a lot of issues. It sucks for people who spent a lot of money on the 5000 series.

The sad part is there is no other option anyways. Guy that buys or wants to buy a 5090 or a 5080 has no other option at that performance level (well maybe a 4090 / 4080S but those are out of stock and are not coming back).

Intel needs to jump the gun and try to at least compete in the midrange (5070 / 5070ti). They already have the software ready (Xess and RT performance is decent), they need to beef up the hardware.

 

[HOkay]

eh, they already were idiots for buying them in the firs place, not a single review says anything positive about the value for money.

Anyone buying the best gaming card on the market is not concerned about value for money, that doesn't make them idiots, it just means they have the disposable income for it.

 

[AusWolf]

The sad part is there is no other option anyways. Guy that buys or wants to buy a 5090 or a 5080 has no other option at that performance level (well maybe a 4090 / 4080S but those are out of stock and are not coming back).

Intel needs to jump the gun and try to at least compete in the midrange (5070 / 5070ti). They already have the software ready (Xess and RT performance is decent), they need to beef up the hardware.

The 9070 series is just around the corner. Let's hope they turn out to be decent. I don't have high hopes of Intel with their driver quality and lack of native old DirectX support.

 

[JustBenching]

Anyone buying the best gaming card on the market is not concerned about value for money, that doesn't make them idiots, it just means they have the disposable income for it.

No, if they bought a specific brand that the internet has a hatred for they are idiots or sheep. It has been the theme the last couple of months around here

 

[AusWolf]

Anyone buying the best gaming card on the market is not concerned about value for money, that doesn't make them idiots, it just means they have the disposable income for it.

Having the disposable income doesn't automatically mean that you should spend it.

No, if they bought a specific brand that the internet has a hatred for they are idiots or sheep. It has been the theme the last couple of months around here

The way I've seen it, it's not the brand that people hate. It's excess and bragging about it.

 

[JustBenching]

Having the disposable income doesn't automatically mean that you should spend it.


The way I've seen it, it's not the brand that people hate. It's excess and bragging about it.

Of course it is the brand.

And he probably doesn't mean the same thing as you do with disposable income. Disposable income doesn't mean just having the money to buy it. Know a guy that sold his company in his 30s and doesn't have to work ever again, he has hundreds of millions. Do you think he should wait a couple of years until prices get better? Why the heck would he, 3k$ is nothing to him, he finds 3k$ lying on the street he won't even bother to pick it up.

 

[AusWolf]

Of course it is the brand.

Believe what you want. I'm done arguing.

And he probably doesn't mean the same thing as you do with disposable income. Disposable income doesn't mean just having the money to buy it. Know a guy that sold his company in his 30s and doesn't have to work ever again, he has hundreds of millions. Do you think he should wait a couple of years until prices get better? Why the heck would he, 3k$ is nothing to him, he finds 3k$ lying on the street he won't even bother to pick it up.

Fair point... as long as he doesn't mind being a beta tester.

 

[HOkay]

No, if they bought a specific brand that the internet has a hatred for they are idiots or sheep. It has been the theme the last couple of months around here

Edit: just saw your response about your rich friend, you know what I'm talking about already
I'm not following, they saw the best performing GPU for gaming ever made, they had the money, they bought the GPU. You need to understand that whilst value for money, or generational performance uplift are things that a lot of people care about, it's not what everyone cares about. It's simply a different viewpoint.

Having the disposable income doesn't automatically mean that you should spend it.


The way I've seen it, it's not the brand that people hate. It's excess and bragging about it.

Why not? If you've got the money & want the thing, why wouldn't you? These morals or ethics that most of us enthusiasts apply to all this are all in our heads. None of it matters for the top tier purchasers.

 

[Hecate91]

The sad part is there is no other option anyways.

Unless anyone needs the card for work purposes, people aren't forced to buy them. I guess this sounds weird to people with piles of money laying around, but you can buy a used card or vote with your wallet and don't buy anything at all.

No, if they bought a specific brand that the internet has a hatred for they are idiots or sheep. It has been the theme the last couple of months around here

You mean AMD? I've seen plenty of childish name calling for anyone not buying a certain brand because it doesn't have 90% marketshare.

 

[JustBenching]

I'm not following, they saw the best performing GPU for gaming ever made, they had the money, they bought the GPU. You need to understand that whilst value for money, or generational performance uplift are things that a lot of people care about, it's not what everyone cares about. It's simply a different viewpoint.

I agree with you, im just saying it's become common to be called sheep or an idiot nowadays for buying nvidia. People are spamming it through every single nvidia thread.

 

[Wirko]

3000 Series - Teaches people backside capacitor knowledge
4000 Series - Teaches people cables, connectors, electrical resistance and contact surfaces knowledge
5000 Series - Teaches people IC burn, PCI-E 5 signal integrity, BSOD, defective ROPs, also (cables, connectors, electrical resistance and contact surfaces)

An EE degree (with a couple bonus courses in Mech. Eng.) has never been so cheap before!