Nvidia releases update to fix Discord performance bug: What is it – Times of India

Nvidia graphics card users recently reported a Discord-related issue. This bug was also reported by users who own the RTX 30 series models — including the RTX 3080 and the RTX 3060 Ti units. The issue blocked Nvidia GPUs to function properly while Discord was running in the background. Some Nvidia users also reported that this bug was throttling their video cards by as much as 200Mhz, which was affecting performance in most games. The US-based graphics card maker has now started rolling out a fix for a bug that was affecting GPU performance while users had their Discord open. Nvidia took to Twitter to announce the new update. Here are more details about the new fix:

Nvidia update for Discord bug: How will it work
As per the tweet, Nvidia has claimed that Windows will automatically download an app profile update the next time users log into their PC. Users won’t have to manually download a graphics driver or other software update to fix the Discord-related issue.
Earlier, users had to apply this bug fix manually and the process involved several steps. In the manual scenario, users had to download a profile manager and then export, edit, and re-import their profiles. However, this app profile update will now download automatically when you log into Windows. The company has also claimed that his update will patch the Discord bug.

Discord bug in Nvidia GPUs: How was it affecting performance
According to a report by Engadget, the Discord bug in Nvidia GPUs was first spotted and documented by Reddit and other community forum users. The issue started appearing after a new update rolled out for the Discord platform that added AV1 codec support.
This new codec will allow RTX 40 series GPU users to stream their gameplay at up to 4K and 60 frames per second on Discord Nitro. The bug reportedly didn’t affect the RTX 40 series cards. However, NVIDIA soon addressed the issue and provided users with a temporary workaround.
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