NVIDIA timed the release of its 595.59 WHQL driver package directly to the PC launch of Resident Evil Requiem, which went live on February 26, 2026, at 9 PM PT. The game marks a notable evolution for the franchise, placing both Grace Ashcroft and Leon S. Kennedy at the center of a dual-protagonist structure with switchable first-person and third-person camera perspectives.
On supported GeForce RTX hardware, Resident Evil Requiem runs with path tracing, DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation and DLSS Ray Reconstruction – delivering the most technically advanced rendering configuration the series has seen on PC. Multi Frame Generation is limited to RTX 50 Series GPUs exclusively.
The launch window hit a complication the same day. NVIDIA discovered a bug in driver 595.59 and pulled both the Game Ready and Studio packages from download within hours of release. Reported symptoms on RTX 50 Series cards included:
- Fans stopping response entirely
- Custom fan curves being overridden or ignored
- Only one fan sensor registering in tools like HWiNFO and GPU-Z
- Reduced GPU boost behavior, with peak clocks appearing capped on RTX 5080 and 5090 units
NVIDIA advised users who had already installed the driver to roll back to version 591.86 WHQL. The simultaneous withdrawal of the Studio driver package extended the disruption to professional users, not just those playing Resident Evil Requiem at launch.
A promotional bundle pairing the game with select RTX 50 Series hardware purchases remains available through March 16, 2026. No replacement driver timeline has been confirmed.
