I've been having stuttering problems in games ever since I updated to driver version 591.74. It started with War Thunder and American Truck Simulator, but now I notice it in almost all the games I play. My FPS is generally high, and I don't see any performance bottlenecks or overheating issues. However, there are annoying microstutters where the FPS drops from about 75 to 65 and then goes back up. I'm confused whether this is due to the driver update or if there's something wrong with my PC. Can anyone help?
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It might also be the last Windows update that's causing the Nvidia performance issues. Some users have reported that. You could check this link to see if it might be related: https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1qf4o9b/psa_windows_secury_update_kb5074109_performance/.
Are you noticing these issues right after the driver was released, or did they start after you installed it? If you're facing stuttering since installation, you can easily roll back the driver to the previous version. I typically stick to an update behind to avoid this kind of problem. There’s a DDU clean reinstall guide and other relevant info about the drivers online.
It could be either issue. It's not uncommon for hardware problems to pop up just when your software changes, and the state of drivers these days is pretty rough. It could be related to the latest Windows update, the Nvidia drivers, or something else like your anti-cheat software or RGB controls. If you want to rule out software issues, you might consider doing a clean install of Windows from a USB drive, making sure to delete the system partition. After that, install the latest GPU driver that you know was working before.
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