'It's been particularly bad since Blackwell': Nvidia's new GPU driver has another nasty bug — and gamers are rapidly losing patience

Nvidia's recently released Game Ready Driver version 616.56 has been causing significant issues for users of GeForce GPUs. The driver is plagued with a bug that leads to screen flickering, color corruption, and other visual glitches. This problem is reported across various games, including The Last of Us and Minecraft, as well as during Windows desktop usage and when browsing the web.

Gamers are growing increasingly frustrated with the prevalence of bugs in Nvidia's graphics drivers, particularly since the release of the RTX 5000 series, often referred to as 'Blackwell'. Redditors have expressed their dissatisfaction, stating that the screen flickering and other visual problems have been particularly troublesome since the Blackwell launch.

Despite potential workarounds, the bug seems widespread and affects even older GeForce graphics cards, from RTX 2000 models to more modern ones. One possible workaround involves switching to 10-bit color on supported displays, which may eliminate the flickering problem. Another suggestion is to enable Windows Auto Color Management (ACM), while some users have found success by switching from DisplayPort to HDMI or disabling Multi-Plane Overlay (MPO) in Windows 11.

Rolling back to an earlier driver version is also an option, as many frustrated gamers have reported that the issue vanishes once they revert to a previous driver. However, Nvidia is expected to release an official patch to fix the screen flickering issue, which will hopefully address this irritating problem promptly.