To use NVIDIA's own words, it's "required" for its newest addition to the GeForce RTX 50 series lineup. "Our latest GeForce Game Ready Driver is required for users adding the new GeForce RTX 5060 ...

Alongside stock issues, melting cables, and missing hardware, the RTX 50 series has been plagued by problems with black screen crashes and driver-release issues since the release of the RTX 5090 ...