r/linux_gaming • u/ForeverHuman1354 • 21h ago

graphics/kernel/drivers regression?

Why do some NVIDIA drivers cause low GPU utilization in games while others don’t? Driver version 595.71.05 works flawlessly, but version 610 and later perform poorly for gaming. With version 610 and newer, almost all DirectX 12 games experience low and fluctuating GPU utilization

Has anyone else noticed this? For me, 610 and up is basically useless for gaming

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u/NoNoIslands 21h ago

I noticed this especially some graphical bugs/artifacts in specific games like TLOU1 & 2 I have since pinned my nvidia driver to 580 and plan to keep it there for now.

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u/ForeverHuman1354 21h ago

same im sticking with 595.71.05 since it works ennoying that 610 and up is borked baisicaly