GeForce RTX 5070 Ti crashes causing display to black out for seconds - GameGPU

Users of the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series graphics accelerators have begun reporting unstable performance in everyday workloads and games. One owner of a recently assembled PC has reported regular, short screen blackouts lasting about one second, primarily occurring in idle mode, while web surfing, or during normal YouTube video playback.

The issue visually resembles a sudden refresh rate refresh, with sudden, short micro-freezes sometimes observed in gaming applications. Analysis of the Windows system event log showed a series of critical errors nvlddmkm with Event ID 153 and GPUID 100, indicating an unexpected crash and subsequent forced restart of the graphics driver.

Platform specifics

The issues were reported on a modern platform with Windows 11 and the latest NVIDIA software. Attempts to disable automatic signal source selection on the Dell monitor, updating Gigabyte motherboard firmware to version F12, and installing the latest chipset drivers did not resolve the problem.

The problem continues to occur after prolonged use, with the majority of errors happening immediately after initial system setup, while isolated recurring errors reappeared after just a few days of normal use.

Recommended fixes

Experts note that the nvlddmkm 153 error is often caused by unstable signal transmission over the PCI Express bus between the graphics card and motherboard. Recommended troubleshooting methods include forcing the PCIEX16 slot mode in BIOS from auto-detection to Gen 4, checking the secure fit of the 12V-2x6 power connector, and performing a clean graphics driver reinstallation using DDU.

If these measures fail to stabilize the graphics card, users are advised to promptly diagnose the problem and arrange for hardware replacement before the product's return warranty expires.