Nvidia Driver 595.71: Overclock Limited for Some GeForce GPUs

A recent Nvidia driver release, version 595.71, appears to introduce overclocking limitations for some GeForce graphics cards. In particular, reports indicate that the RTX 40 and 50 series are affected by this issue, with more restrictive voltage management.

It is unclear if all GPUs are impacted in the same way, but several users have reported difficulties in achieving the same clock speeds and performance they were reaching with previous drivers. This could be a problem for enthusiasts and overclockers looking to get the most out of their graphics cards.

The GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition is among the cards potentially affected. Nvidia has not yet released an official statement on the matter.