NVIDIA has released a patch for a recently discovered bug that slowed the performance of some GPUs.
What Is the Problem With Discord and NVIDIA GPUs?
The problem first arose when Discord released an update that added support forAV1, a common compression codec.
This update allowed users with GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs to stream high-quality game play over Discord Nitro.
In some instances, users reported that the performance of their memory clocks was throttled by around 200MHz.
This is a big enough performance drop to have a noticeable effect on the GPU performance during game play.
What NVIDIA GPUs Are Affected by the Discord Bug?
NVIDIA has not released a definitive list of the affected GPUs.
There is conflicting information on whether this is the case.
How Do I Fix the GPU Problem With Discord?
Surprisingly, this isn’t a patch to the GeForce driver.
Rather, the patch is applied to the user profile.
The first option is to manually force the NVIDIA app to check for updates.
The following steps detail this.
Your NVIDIA app will now check for updates and apply the patch if required.
The second method is a little more complicated and involves manually updating the user profile.
This requires downloading the GeForce 3D Profile Manager.
The process will take around ten minutes to perform.
A complete set of instructions can be found on theNVIDIA help pages.
Any drop in GPU performance during game play is far from ideal.
This makes sure that resource-hungry processes are not affecting your GPU performance.
