
While the official feedback thread doesn't have specifics when it comes to just how much extra CPU usage one can expect, plenty of users are chiming in, giving ranges that sit anywhere from 10 percent and above. Tom Warren of The Verge also claims that this issue also occurs when logging into the computer. That's because there's a bug in the driver that causes additional CPU usage that could occur after exiting a game. Happy gaming.If you've installed GeForce Game Ready Driver version 531.18, then you might have noticed some additional CPU usage in the past week.


It’s a shame that Hogwarts Legacy continues to have problems, so let’s hope they’re fixed sooner rather than later.

Higher CPU usage from NVIDIA Container might be observed after exiting a game.It’s not all about this fix, however, as the driver has a few other improvements as well as known issues. As you can see from the screengrab, the Nvidia Container is shown as occupying zero per cent of CPU resources when exiting a game, compared to 6-8 per cent we saw with Game Ready 531.18.

We’re in the process of testing Ryzen 9 7950X3D and Core i9-13900KS performance with a humdinger Zotac GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card, so it’s opportune the driver has landed today. A hotfix driver, 531.26, was rolled out smartly, but today sees a proper Game Ready driver hit the web, and you’ll want to download 531.29 as Club386 can confirm it does indeed solve the annoying issue. Nvidia encountered a potentially high CPU utilisation bug with Game Ready 531.18 drivers released recently. Bugs are part of a software developer’s life.
