In a statement, AMD said, 'We have reproduced an issue that can occur in an extremely small number of instances if a PC update occurs during the installation of AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition, and we are actively investigating. It's not precisely AMD's fault, but it can occur if you try to install the latest Radeon drivers while Windows Update is active in the background. The same site has been working with AMD on an issue (Opens in a new window) that can brick your OS installation. Though this seems like a tiny bit of egg on Nvidia's face, AMD's latest drivers are not without issues either. If you don't want to wait, you can either roll back your driver or download (Opens in a new window) the previous 528.49 version (Opens in a new window). By the time you read this, it might already be available. In a statement to the aforementioned world of PCs, it says it will be deploying a hotfix today (Tuesday). Thankfully, Nvidia is aware of the issue. Luckily, this issue isn't affecting your humble author. Check your Task Manager if you're running the latest drivers. If you're like this writer, you never even think about rebooting your PC, so this is an annoyance. The CPU usage issue is just one of them, and it's described as 'Higher CPU usage from NVIDIA Container might be observed after exiting a game.' It appears the only way to end the CPU pillaging is to reboot. Nvidia's feedback post (Opens in a new window) on the driver highlights several outstanding issues.

The amount of CPU cycles it munches on varies, but according (Opens in a new window) to PCWorld, it's between 10-15%, which is not nothing. However, it is causing CPU usage to spike after closing a game. It was released on February 28th and brought DLSS 3 to Atomic Heart, among other updates.

Nvidia has confirmed the problem with its latest 531.18 GeForce driver.

Nvidia should be posting a hotfix today for the issue, however. That is, if you care about it eating up CPU cycles until you reboot. Though Nvidia is generally held in high esteem on this front, its latest GeForce driver should be avoided. However, sometimes they can also cause unanticipated issues. On the one hand, you want them because they are designed to offer the best performance possible at the time. PC gamers know the risk and rewards of downloading the latest graphics drivers.

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