GPU drivers compatibility

Last update: Thu Feb 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

This page regroups information about GPU drivers that may lead to issues with Substance 3D Painter.

Nvidia

The table below list all the driver versions know to create issues for Nvidia GPU (GeForce or Quadro models):

Driver version

Issue description

425.xx

GPU raytracing artifacts.

429.xx or older

Black texture block artifacts.

435.xx or older

sRGB color issues when computing textures.

439.xx

Textures corruption.

441.08

Crash or stability issues.

442.19

Crash or stability issues.

528.09

Operating system freeze.

572.16 to 572.42

Artifacts or crash when baking textures.

Driver version

Issue description

20.7.x to 20.11.2

Textures glitch or corruption.

20.11.3 to 21.2.1

Textures glitch or corruption plus crash or stability issues.

21.2.3 to 21.6.1

Crash or stability issues.

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