Recap: Nvidia's RTX 50 series has arguably been another forgettable and disappointing GPU launch in recent memory. Issues with the new graphics cards include underwhelming gen-to-gen performance improvements, melting power cables, stingy VRAM allocation, near-nonexistent launch inventory, missing ROPs, and software stability problems. While Nvidia has attempted to address bugs and crashes with recent driver updates, user complaints appear to persist. Users on the ComputerBase forums report that Nvidia's graphics driver version 576.02 noticeably improves performance in 3DMark's Steel Nomad benchmark. However, Reddit users have also disclosed degraded performance in several recent major titles. ComputerBase confirmed that the RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, and 5070 see performance gains between 6% and 8% in Steel Nomad. Users on the site's forums and Reddit have shared screenshots showing score increases of up to 2,000 points after installing the new driver. However, their results for 3DMark's Speed Way and Time Spy tests show unchanged performance or a slight 1% decline. Furthermore, Reddit users report continued crashes in titles such as Black Myth Wukong, Assassin's Creed: Shadows, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Monster Hunter Wilds. The errors in Rebirth and Monster Hunter appear to occur during shader compilation. If the new crashes are widespread, they represent a potentially serious setback to Nvidia's efforts to fight bugs that first emerged with the RTX 50 series launch. For months, users have reported frequent game crashes and instances where Windows boots into a black screen after installing drivers intended for the new GPUs. Patch notes for several driver versions released since February claim that Nvidia has addressed these problems. However, some developers have advised users with RTX 40 or 30 series cards to stick with driver version 566.36, released in December. // Related Stories These ongoing glitches only add to the RTX 50 series' mounting challenges. Critically low stock at launch made MSRP listings almost mythical, though availability has improved slightly in recent weeks. Additionally, most new GPUs have delivered only modest performance gains over their RTX 40 series counterparts. The RTX 5070, in particular, has drawn sharp criticism for performing nearly identically to – or sometimes worse than – the 4070 Super, while facing stiff competition from AMD's Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT. Nvidia's 576.02 driver introduces support for the newly released RTX 5060 Ti, which, as our review shows, offers a decent improvement over the 4060 Ti as long as users choose the 16GB variant. The company withheld 8GB variants from reviewers, likely to avoid backlash from releasing yet another 8GB GPU in 2025.