Players running Battlefield 6 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards are facing sudden game crashes following the release of the game's Season 4 update. This stability issue forces PC gamers to downgrade their drivers to keep playing, which disrupts the standard update cycle for high-end hardware users.
EA advises rolling back to an older NVIDIA driver to restore stability
The crashes appear linked to the new Season 4 content, specifically affecting maps with large bodies of water like Tsuru Reef. EA and NVIDIA are currently investigating whether the fault lies with the game update itself or a conflict with the latest graphics driver software.
- Affected GPU Series: GeForce RTX 50 Series
- Problematic Driver Version: GeForce Game Ready 610.74 WHQL
- Workaround Driver Version: 596.49
- Affected Game Update: Season 4
- Affected Map: Tsuru Reef
The problematic software version is the GeForce Game Ready 610.74 WHQL driver. Users experiencing instability are advised to roll back to driver version 596.49, which EA confirmed as a temporary workaround to restore game functionality.
EA and NVIDIA have not yet identified the definitive root cause of the crash loop. Players must wait for a joint hotfix or driver patch to resolve the issue permanently without manual intervention.
Source: TweakTown
