Black screen after latest driver update

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1. AMAya M.

   Aya M.Original post

   @aya_m5 · 13 Jul 2026, 11:16

   #1

   Third attempt at getting this right, so bear with me. Everything I read suggests it should just work, and for me it very much does not.

   Corrections welcome, especially if I got a detail wrong.

2. PKPilot KX

   Pilot KXMod

   @pilot_kx · 13 Jul 2026, 13:47

   #2

   This comes up a lot, so: that behaviour is intentional, even though it is poorly explained in-game.

3. FRFrostfox

   Frostfox

   @frostfox · 15 Jul 2026, 05:45

   #3

   Only partly related, but ignore the loudest advice; the boring answer is usually the correct one here.

4. ISIris S.

   Iris S.

   @iris_s · 15 Jul 2026, 15:30

   #4

   Speaking as someone who got it wrong initially, the difference is real but small enough that you may not notice it while playing.

5. MRMika R.

   Mika R.

   @mika_r9 · 16 Jul 2026, 01:29

   #5

   Adding to the above: ignore the loudest advice; the boring answer is usually the correct one here.

6. MCMaya C.

   Maya C.

   @maya_c · 16 Jul 2026, 08:23

   #6

   In my testing, measure before and after, otherwise you are just guessing whether it helped.

7. INInes N.

   Ines N.

   @ines_n19 · 16 Jul 2026, 09:39

   #7

   Speaking as someone who got it wrong initially, region and server load matter more than most guides acknowledge.

8. PIPixelvale

   Pixelvale

   @pixelvale12 · 17 Jul 2026, 05:51

   #8

   Speaking as someone who got it wrong initially, the safe move is the reversible one — you can always undo it if it makes things worse.

9. SOSolarzen

   Solarzen

   @solarzen5 · 17 Jul 2026, 13:49

   #9

   Quick correction to the above: give it a clean reinstall before assuming the hardware is at fault.

10. ONOnyxwave

    Onyxwave

    @onyxwave · 18 Jul 2026, 03:54

    #10

    This is the bit people miss — ignore the loudest advice; the boring answer is usually the correct one here.

11. AMAya M.

    Aya M.

    @aya_m5 · 19 Jul 2026, 05:49

    #11

    Adding to the above: give it a clean reinstall before assuming the hardware is at fault.

12. BLBlazelynx

    Blazelynx

    @blazelynx32 · 19 Jul 2026, 13:21

    #12

    Adding to the above: the averages hide the problem; look at the one percent lows instead.

13. SOSolarzen

    Solarzen

    @solarzen5 · 19 Jul 2026, 22:39

    #13

    Had the exact same issue. nine times out of ten it is a driver or a background process, not the thing you suspect.

    Let us know which part worked.

14. MLMika L.

    Mika L.

    @mika_l · 20 Jul 2026, 12:24

    #14

    Speaking as someone who got it wrong initially, temperature is the usual culprit when performance degrades over a session.

15. SOSolarfox

    Solarfox

    @solarfox77 · 21 Jul 2026, 10:19

    #15

    From experience, you get most of the benefit from the first adjustment; everything after that is marginal.

    Report back once you have tried it.

16. PIPixelash

    Pixelash

    @pixelash · 21 Jul 2026, 17:54

    #16

    I went through this last month. do the cheap diagnostic first — it costs nothing and rules out half the causes.

17. BLBlazenyx

    Blazenyx

    @blazenyx15 · 21 Jul 2026, 18:22

    #17

    Same boat here. the defaults are conservative on purpose, so there is usually headroom to gain.

    Report back once you have tried it.

18. DRDriftlynx

    Driftlynx

    @driftlynx · 22 Jul 2026, 20:32

    #18

    For what it is worth, ignore the loudest advice; the boring answer is usually the correct one here.

19. NONovakite

    Novakite

    @novakite48 · 22 Jul 2026, 20:54

    #19

    For what it is worth, check whether an overlay is running before blaming the game itself.

    Report back once you have tried it.

20. DFDeniz F.

    Deniz F.

    @deniz_f25 · 24 Jul 2026, 12:14

    #20

    Same boat here. region and server load matter more than most guides acknowledge.

    Others may have a cleaner method.