Nvidia has released a new vBIOS firmware targeting its latest GeForce RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti graphics cards. This update aims to resolve a persistent black screen issue upon reboot, which typically affects users running legacy motherboards in CSM mode or without full UEFI support.
Following user reports of systems failing to initialise the display after restarting, Nvidia has conducted its investigation and discovered that the root cause lay in the handshake between the GB206 GPU’s firmware and certain system BIOS implementations. After a reboot, the miscommunication prevents the card from initialising its display output, resulting in a black screen.
Note, however, that while warm reboots result in a blank monitor, cold boots or power-off startups are unaffected. So, if you don’t feel confident in applying this update, you can live without it simply by avoiding warm reboots. Furthermore, Nvidia warns that this tool is intended only for those experiencing blank screens. If your machine works fine, do not flash its vBIOS.
Now, to apply this fix, follow these steps:
- Fully turn off your system and turn it on from a completely powered-off state (cold boot).
- Update your motherboard firmware to the latest version, if needed.
- Switch your motherboard from Legacy/CSM to pure UEFI, if possible. Those with motherboards that cannot operate in UEFI mode are advised to contact their graphics card’s vendor for a legacy vBIOS solution.
- Boot from another graphics source – by connecting the monitor to your motherboard’s HDMI port, for example.
- Download the Nvidia GPU UEFI Firmware Update Tool v2.0 from the brand’s support site.
- Close all running apps and pause Windows updates.
- Launch the tool and let it check your current vBIOS version, then proceed only if an update is necessary. This utility will automatically detect if your RTX 5060 or 5060 Ti requires a patch.
- After finishing, perform a standard reboot. The issue should no longer appear.
I’m happy to see Nvidia reacting promptly to such issues, even though they shouldn’t have been a thing in the first place. Though a fix baked into a driver update may have been preferable for those uncomfortable with manual firmware flashes. In any case, RTX 5060 Series owners should now have a better user experience.
