Nvidia has removed its latest GeForce 595.59 WHQL Game Ready driver from its download page following user reports of instability issues. It seems that this update was causing fan-detection problems, which is a big concern as it could lead to hardware damage. This includes its professional Studio drivers, which are supposed to undergo thorough testing to ensure stable performance on productivity apps.
Originally, the GeForce 595.59 WHQL driver heralded Game Ready support for Resident Evil Requiem and Marathon, alongside bug fixes for The Ascent, Total War, Final Fantasy XII, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, and Quantum Break. However, after its release, RTX 30, 40, and 50 Series owners began noticing issues with their GPU coolers, causing some cards to only detect and run a single fan. Others reported unstable GPU frequencies and lower boost clocks, which naturally resulted in lower performance. Furthermore, some also mentioned game crashes and black screens, but these are benign compared to the risk posed by a failing fan.
Overall, a disastrous launch that made many wonder if there was adequate quality verification. This is an especially worrying situation as the driver is WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) signed, meaning it passed Microsoft’s compatibility and stability tests. Disappointed users didn’t waste time pointing out that this could be the result of Nvidia’s push for more AI to boost output in its internal code development.
Seeing the growing volume of reports, Nvidia decided to take the drives down to avoid impacting more systems while investigating the situation. For the time being, the company encourages users who have already installed the GeForce 595.59 WHQL driver to roll back to version 591.86 WHQL.
“We have discovered a bug in the Game Ready and Studio 595.59 WHQL drivers and have removed the downloads temporarily while our team investigates. For users that have already installed this driver and are experiencing issues with fan control, please roll back to 591.86 WHQL. NVIDIA app users can reinstall their previous driver by clicking the three dots in the Drivers tab,” said Nvidia.
Nvidia should have enough time to fix these issues for the release of Marathon on March 5, 2026; however, Resident Evil Requiem fans will have to make do with unoptimised drivers. That said, unless the game needs some special treatment, it’ll perform well enough using older drivers, as sometimes these newer optimised drivers only add game detection and profiles on the Nvidia App for graphics tuning.
