NVIDIA still has problems. More and more people are complaining
NVIDIA definitely not having a good run. Last week, the American giant released yes bad and underdeveloped drivers for GeForce graphics cards that they were withdrawn from circulation and recommended to be uninstalled. Quite quickly, however, a hot fix appeared, and then the full-fledged 595.71 WHQL software, which promised a number of fixes – including: regarding fans.
Lower voltages, clocks and performance. Intentional action or mistake?
However, it seems that not all conditions have been resolved and/or new ones have been added. Reddit, Facebook, discord groups and the NVIDIA forum are full of reports about problems with voltages and timings, and thus performance. Users report that the core reaches a maximum of about 0.950-0.975 V, and the clock speed stops in the range of 2955-2985 MHz. Limitations occur even with manual third party liability insurance.
Independent tests were carried out on the top model MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Suprim X. Using the 591.86 driver and with overclocking, the card in the FurMark test achieved a voltage of 1.020-1.030 V and a clock speed of 3015-3030 MHz. After installing version 595.71, with identical settings, the voltage dropped to 1.000-1.015 V, but the clocks did not exceed 3000 GHz.
To make matters worse, there are other reports in the 595.71 thread as well. Users mention problems with HDR, automatic refresh rate switching, black screens and TDR errors leading to system hangs. Some people also report problems with Vulkan support in selected titles.
For now, it is difficult to clearly assess whether we are dealing with an intentional change in energy management or (another) error in the controller. However, if the reports of reduced voltage and power consumption limits are confirmed, the 595.71 update may not be the best choice for OC enthusiasts and users expecting maximum performance.
