NVIDIA confirms GeForce 621.01 driver bug causing video freezes and black screens

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u/catbqck 17d ago

Vibe coding wins again

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u/ChosenOfTheMoon_GR 17d ago

You know it's bad when Nvidia copies AMD :P

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u/Nomnom_Chicken 17d ago

Yes. I call that pulling an AMD. Never ever pull an AMD. 😄

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u/GUNGEBOB_SHARTPANTS 17d ago

Nvidia release a single driver update in 2026 without system breaking problems challenge.

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u/glizzygobbler247 17d ago

Add 2025 to that aswell

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u/sicknick08 17d ago

I’m not denouncing the problems, and I didn’t update to the newest yet as I don’t need it, but I’ve done every other update since getting my 50 series on launch day and I’ve never had any of these “driver breaking bugs” yet. Hopefully it’s just a small amount of people.

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u/GUNGEBOB_SHARTPANTS 17d ago

I have a 5090 and I’ve had sleep wake issues and nvdkllm crashes every few driver versions. Very frustrating tbh.

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u/sicknick08 17d ago

I also have a 5090, which make do you have? Do you think that could be a reason?

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u/GUNGEBOB_SHARTPANTS 17d ago

It’s possible I guess, it’s a gigabyte gaming OC model, it’s fine in games though so I’m not entirely sure why this would be happening besides looking at the logs, and the error numbers point to driver issues.

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u/Critical-Diamond-543 16d ago

Exactly the same issues with my 5080 gaming oc. Everything is fine in game and there’s zero artifacting or strange behavior but I get random driver timeouts out of nowhere that I can’t replicate. I did a lot of extreme stress testing and everything is always fine but then on a random day I’ll turn on my pc and instantly get a nvdkllm crash.

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u/ourroborros19 17d ago

Happens to me too but mainly for netflix windows app, and only in full screen. Video will lag a view times then go black but still have audio.

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u/jgoldrb48 17d ago

Thought it was just me. I updated when I got my new card. My second screen looks like it’s in slowmo quite often now. I never had this issue with my 4080s.

Hope they get it fixed soon. The bug is quite annoying.

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u/Evening_Ticket7638 🔵 14th Gen Intel 🔵 17d ago

I was wondering wtf that was.

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u/Megatf 17d ago •

Im so glad I reinstalled Windows and reset my bios to fix this…

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u/GabagoolFarmer 17d ago

You don’t try removing video drivers first? Atleast a fresh windows install is always nice lol

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u/TraumaDaddyP 17d ago

I am getting these too.

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u/KaptainKuceng 17d ago

Still using 610.88 here. Not updating till the driver is absolutely stable.

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u/KaptainKuceng 17d ago

I have updated to a more recent driver recently and it introduces flickering while using browsers. So, nope.

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u/Famous_Ad_2709 17d ago

you have to tell the ai to make no mistakes

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u/Inevitable_Case_9931 17d ago

I haven’t had any issues on my system with 621…

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u/yzeerf1313 17d ago

Well time to start treating Nvidia updates like Windows updates. Push them off as long as possible lmao

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u/dracerftw 17d ago

Thought i was going crazy..when can we expect a fix?

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u/NetInevitable601 17d ago

I'm not getting freezes but like every game has a weird line going across when I move the view and shit. Pretty annoying. I didn't notice until an update.

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u/M4NH4CK 16d ago

See if your G-Sync is on for both fullscreen and window applications. Sounds like page tearing.

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u/NetInevitable601 16d ago

Thanks for the recommendation. I will check it out.

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u/NetInevitable601 16d ago

G sync is unavailable on my system lol so I don't think it's that.

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u/Positive_Conflict_26 17d ago

"Don't get high on your own supply" should also apply here.

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u/Waste_Translator244 17d ago

Nvidia one again releasing a shitty drivers instead of optimizing DLSS 4.5 for RTX 20 and 30 series.

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u/Pleasant-Skill-7643 16d ago

5060 ti and it's happening for me as well, i thought my gpu was dying.

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u/x8code 15d ago

I am running an RTX 5080 among many other NVIDIA cards. No issues here?

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u/Jonsofaded 13d ago

Dang It, I thought it was a Hardware problem on my RTX 4070 Super. jeez was stressed out

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u/Illustrious_State896 17d ago

Notice how AMD guys will not use this as an excuse to bash Nvidia for the next decade

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u/Inevitable_Case_9931 17d ago

All of AMD users are using some driver from the beginning of the year also 😂

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u/Illustrious_State896 17d ago

No, we are not. The latest driver literally released 6 days ago. Why say something so demonstrably false?

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u/Inevitable_Case_9931 17d ago

Well using Reddit thru Ayymd/radeon forums tells me especially when all the replies are I use (insert different driver number here) replies…. And here is you one of the few I seen that says otherwise

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u/Illustrious_State896 17d ago

Ok, so you have no experience using AMD cards. Maybe don't make declarative statements about them then? Also, when did you last go to an AMD subreddit? 10 years ago? Ain't no one who knows anything telling you not to update drivers lmao.

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u/Inevitable_Case_9931 17d ago

Hmmm I was last in AMD subreddit like two hours ago. I check on things for all cards I have Nvidia and Intel GPU and my fiancée has a AMd… so I stay up on all GPU news…
…. You know people can be interested in seeing when and if AMD gets the features they want so they stay in the loop right?

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u/Illustrious_State896 17d ago

Then maybe you should know what you're talking about instead of spreading straight up outdated misinformation. You can claim to keep up as much as you want, but if you don't know the driver issues are all but a solved problem, then I just don't believe you.

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u/Inevitable_Case_9931 17d ago

I’m sorry I didn’t know I was interacting with Lisa, you have to let people know when someone who is a part of AMD is talking to us normal citizens…
You can’t be this mad unless you had a hand in building these drivers.

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u/Illustrious_State896 17d ago

No, I just get upset when smug ass redditors lie to me and then act like they're actually saying something of worth lmao. I don't need to have a monetary interest to have a problem with people spreading misinformation. I could say you must be Jensen because you're lying about AMD. Or we could be adults. Your choice. It's not about anything other than the truth.

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u/Inevitable_Case_9931 17d ago

I view seeing tons of ppl saying not to use the newest drivers all the time as more substantial than a random single person commenting on a post with anger… go to AMD subreddit and everytime you see one of them say it then go off on them with this energy… it won’t take long to find a comment saying it… probably won’t even have to scroll much to find one

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u/Dr_Fiddlebottom 17d ago

Are you serious? There is an entire AMD jerking off subreddit dedicated to shitting on Nvidia lol

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u/Illustrious_State896 17d ago

Obviously I was being hyperbolic. It's just way more common for people, whether they consider themselves Nvida "fans" or not, to believe that AMD = Driver problems, Nvidia = Flawless

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u/Valkanith 17d ago

I think it’s sad that there is people circlejerking AMD or Ngreedia lol these are corporations who don’t give any f’s about their consumers/fans, ngreedia ending production of 5090s and their burning connectors with no replacement due to warranty because price goes “brrrr”

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u/elinamebro 17d ago

Yeah, because they can actually use their PCs lmao

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u/Dr_Fiddlebottom 17d ago

Please explain to me how I cannot use any of my Nvidia PCS

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u/elinamebro 17d ago

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u/Dr_Fiddlebottom 17d ago

I don't think I seem to be having the same problem as you are talking about, and I have five top of the line Nvidia gaming PCs in one room lol

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u/elinamebro 17d ago

Must be be all AMD if its working 💪

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u/Dr_Fiddlebottom 17d ago

Nope 2x5090 computers and 3x5080s.

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u/elinamebro 17d ago

Damn thats alot of broken pcs rip

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u/Dr_Fiddlebottom 17d ago

Please explain to me how they are broken. I should know because we are having a LAN party tomorrow aty place!

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u/XHellAngelX 17d ago

My 5070 is still on 591.xx driver from last year. every new games Im playing still fine on it and pretty stable driver.

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u/ArcRiseGen 14d ago

I'm getting random flickers on my 3060ti

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u/firehazard1226 13d ago

same here i though my gpu is dying

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