Nvidia has launched new RTX 2080 Ti drivers to repair some GPU failures

Nvidia has immediately launched a model new graphics driver to repair the BSOD issues its new RTX 2080 Ti graphics playing cards have been experiencing. That’s not going to repair any hardware-level issues along with your precise GPU, however for those who’re one of many folks experiencing a blue display of demise whenever you’re gaming it ought to kind out the issue with game crashes.

These RTX 2080 Ti issues have been proven to be associated to the shows the playing cards are associated to and are widespread sufficient that Nvidia has needed to launch an entire new driver to mitigate the problems. They’re principally restricted to excessive refresh fee shows and in addition with G-Sync screens. Sometimes flattening the refresh fee or disabling G-Sync ‘fixes’ the issue, however then you might be limiting the performance of each your GPU and your monitor.

The new Nvidia Turing GPUs are additionally experiencing crashes when plumbed into multi-monitor setups, and the brand new drivers additionally cope with this too. Nvidia notes within the drivers’ launch doc that top multi-monitor idle energy draw is likely one of the mounted points.

What’s not been mounted on this Battlefield V Game Ready GeForce 416.81 driver replace (US Link | UK Link) are any issues associated to the artifacting some customers are reporting with their RTX 2080 Ti playing cards. These appear to be principally restricted to Nvidia’s personal Founders Edition GPUs, however are usually not essentially related to any particular kind of show and due to this fact gained’t be magically mounted by a mere software program replace.

Nvidia GeForce Driver Version 416.81

Fixed points:

• [Windows Defender Application Guard][vGPU][Surround]: Edge Browser with Application Guard can’t be opened when Surround is enabled.
• [Turing GPU]: Multi-monitor idle energy draw could be very excessive.
• [GeForce RTX 2080 Ti][G-Sync]: Blue-screen crash could happen when exiting games when utilizing a G-Sync monitor with a non-G-Sync monitor.
• [GeForce RTX 2080 Ti]: Stuttering happens with HEVC video playback.
• [GeForce GTX 970]: When audio playback is paused, audio receiver switches from multi-channel to stereo. Increased interval from 5 seconds to 10 seconds.
• [GeForce GTX 1060]: AV receiver switches to 2-channel stereo mode after 5 seconds of audio idle.
• [SLI][NVIDIA TITAN X][NVENC]: Recording and streaming of NVENC functions don’t work.
• [DirectX 11 games]: Mouse cursor causes FPS to exit of sync with windowed GSync.
• [ARK Survival]: Improved game stability.
• [Shadow of the Tomb Raider]: Improved game stability.
• [Witcher 3 Wild Hunt]: Flickering happens throughout gameplay.
• [Monster Hunter World]: Corruption is seen when Volume Rendering is off.
• [Far Cry 5]: Flickering happens throughout gameplay.

Remaining points:

• [SLI][GeForce RTX 2080/2080Ti]: Single GPU response slows down after enabling/disabling SLI, requiring system reboot.
• [GeForce GTX 1080Ti]: Random DPC watchdog violation error when utilizing a number of GPUs on motherboards with PLX chips.
• [GeForce GTX 780]: Activity on the desktop lags.
• [SLI][HDR][Battlefield 1]: With HDR enabled, the show turns pink after altering the refresh fee from 144 Hz to 120 Hz utilizing in-game settings.
• [Firefox]: Cursor reveals transient corruption when hovering on sure hyperlinks in Firefox.
• [G-Sync]: G-sync could not disengage after exiting games.

GamersNexus has revealed the primary a part of its personal investigation into the useless or dying RTX 2080 Ti playing cards customers have been sending its means for testing. It has been capable of repeat the crashes and BSODs related to the excessive refresh fee and G-Sync screens, however has but to get wherever with the thorny concern of visible artifacting of the brand new Turing GPUs.

We nonetheless don’t know whether or not that’s restricted to a sure batch of Turing TU102 GPUs, whether or not it’s associated to a selected batch of GDDR6 reminiscence, or whether or not it’s one thing else solely. What GN does say, nonetheless, is that there are particular {hardware} points with among the playing cards which were despatched its means.

At least among the RTX 2080 Ti points have been mounted – and with a easy repair at that – which is a optimistic and will probably be a consolation to the parents on the market struggling with their $1,200 graphics card. But of little consolation to any house owners whose GPUs have been flaking out somewhat extra.