New driver is said to fix stability issues with Geforce RTX 3080

Despite an extreme shortage of cards, some users around the world still managed to get their hands on Nvidia’s new graphics card Geforce RTX 3080. Last week, however, reports were received that some users had problems with crashes in games, which in many cases was linked to scenarios where the graphics circuit exceeded a clock frequency of 2,000 MHz.

The whole story then took a new turn when the hardware site Igor’s Lab linked the stability problems to the type of capacitors that the various partner manufacturers used on their models. In short, it was a matter of some manufacturers using exclusively SP capacitors on the back of the graphics circuit, which reportedly had less suitable impedance properties compared to the MLCC type to handle the sudden frequency surges that occur when the circuit is loaded.

NVIDIA posted a driver this morning that improves stability. Regarding partner board designs, our partners regularly customize their designs and we work closely with them in the process. The appropriate number of POSCAP vs. MLCC groupings can vary depending on the design and is not necessarily indicative of quality.

Nvidia is now releasing a new driver to address the stability issues of the Geforce RTX 3080. At the same time, the company is taking the opportunity to comment on the report on capacitor choices at partner manufacturers. According to Nvidia, they have worked closely with the partner manufacturers during the development of the cards and stress that it is not possible to assess the quality of a specific model based on the capacitor selection on the back of the graphics circuit, as this selection varies depending on the circuit board’s other current design.

Based on a collection thread about the new driver on Reddit, this actually seems to remedy the problems of the users who have had problems with crashes before. However, as the driver has not even been out for 24 hours, it remains to be seen whether the positive trend will continue as more users test it.

Have you had problems with crashes with your Geforce RTX 3080 card, and in such cases the new driver helped? Share your experiences in the discussion thread!