Some graphics users NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti have been notified that their cards have been damaged after playing the Diablo IV beta. Although the causes are still unclear, it seems that the lack of FPS capping in the menu could cause the graphics to overload and crash, although several conditions would possibly have to be met for that.
Some users comment that the bug appears after about 20 minutes of play, specifically in the chapel scene. Interestingly, most of the users had Gigabyte graphics like the RTX 3080 Ti Vision OC 12Gso it could be a specific problem with some soldering or component, or driver failures.
Do not forget that this is an unfinished beta and there is always some risk. At the moment, affected users have received replacement cards from Gigabyte, although there are also some affected EVGA models and others where the brand has not been disclosed.
In igorslab have made a monitoring of cases that have appeared on reddity on the gaming forums and have counted 17 graphics cards based on the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3080, plus a Radeon RX 6900 XT, that have crashed after playing the game.
Maker | Model | cases |
---|---|---|
gigabytes | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | 6 |
A stranger | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | 5 |
gigabytes | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Vision OC 12G | 3 |
gigabytes | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Gaming OC 12G | 1 |
EVGA | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | 1 |
A stranger | GeForce RTX 3080 | 1 |
A stranger | Radeon RX 6900XT | 1 |
They recommend activating the FPS limiter in the NVIDIA control panel to cover our backs in the absence of an official answer that clarifies what the problem is. Remember that the free open beta starts today at 17:00 and ends on March 26.
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Anthony Delgado
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