Nvidia GeForce 531.18 driver bug causes higher CPU usage; company acknowledges issue

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 03/06/2023 04:49 PM | source: tomwarren (The Verge) - via videocardz | 32 comment(s)

Nvidia has confirmed a bug in its recently released Game Ready driver version 531.18 that causes higher CPU usage. The issue has been added to the company's list of known issues, but there is no indication of when a solution will be released.

The bug can cause the Nvidia container to consume more than ten percent of the CPU after logging in or exiting games. When exiting it seems that telemetry hangs. Users can install an old driver as a temporary solution, it remains to be seen when Nvidia releases a hotfix for the problem.

if you're noticing high CPU usage from Nvidia's latest drivers (531.18) you're not alone. Seems to be a bug with the latest drivers where Nvidia container uses 10%+ CPU after logon or after closing games. Rolling back to previous drivers will fix

— Tom Warren ( @tomwarren )

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#6109215 Posted on: 03/06/2023 07:44 PM

I used clean install from 512.94 and it's ok, no net access for nvcontainer or extra telemetry and no gfe.
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#6109217 Posted on: 03/06/2023 07:50 PM

Can confirm.
I have the container bug with without geforce experience.

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#6109220 Posted on: 03/06/2023 07:53 PM

Apparently using a gaming PC means buying and using nothing on day1.

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#6109223 Posted on: 03/06/2023 07:58 PM

All normal for me using GFE and never do a clean install.

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#6109227 Posted on: 03/06/2023 08:05 PM

happens only with GFE installed, for games that are "supported" by it, the settings telemetry hangs in the service.

It can happen without it. I currently don't have GFE installed and I saw the nVidia container running in the background while I had nothing open taking 8-10%+ of the CPU.

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