Nvidia Driver 595.71 with Hidden Regressions
Nvidia released driver 595.71 as for 595.59 which had to be discontinued because users reported that their fans stopped working and the hardware monitoring tools failed to detect GPU performance. Nvidia 595.71 establishes standard hardware operation through its Resident Evil Requiem launch attempt but it results in major performance downturns and hardware restrictions which Nvidia denies according to its "No Open Issues" statement.
The driver aimed to fix essential problems which existed in the earlier software version. Testing confirms the following fixes are functional
- Fan Control: GPU fans now spin correctly across all identified models.
- Monitoring Tools: The hardware monitoring software HWINFO can now retrieve sensor data with accurate results.
- Video Editing: The AV1 decoding failure in Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve has been successfully fixed.
- RTX 50 Frame Gen: Stuttering problems with Frame Generation in Resident Evil Requiem have been resolved for cards using Blackwell architecture.
The 595.71 driver which Microsoft categorized as "Game Ready" for Resident Evil Requiem creates serious problems for owners of RTX 40 series graphics cards. Users state that the Path Tracing performance in the new title has decreased by 30 to 50 percent when compared to drivers from two months ago. The 4090 combined with a 9800X3D demonstrates serious frame rate drops which can only be fixed by reverting to the 576.88 build.
The hardware governor remains hidden for the 595.71 driver which controls the primary RTX 50 series graphics card. Users have reported that despite their use of MSI Afterburner to enhance performance, the graphics cards have reached their maximum operational state at both clock speed and voltage control points.
- Clock Speed Cap: Blackwell cards are stuck at a maximum of 2985 MHz, refusing to reach previous stable peaks of 3100+ MHz.
- Voltage Lock: Overclocking becomes impossible because the voltage remains fixed between 0.95V and 0.975V.
The Aorus Master 5090 high end model demonstrates a downward trend in maximum achievable boost clocks for this driver version according to its performance data.
The performance of games from various sources continues to decrease without any apparent reason. Testing in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 revealed that 595.71 lost eight frames when compared to 151 FPS on stable earlier builds. The driver exhibits an eight frame performance drop which indicates that the driver optimization layer experiences problems with internal stability.
Users who installed 595.71 but now see reduced power draw and frame rates on their RTX 40 series graphics card should perform a complete DDU clean installation before reverting back to 577 branch. Monitor your hardware's power consumption to ensure your GPU is hitting its intended wattage under load.
