On July 21, the Battlefield 6 Season 4 update dropped, adding a host of new content to the game, including: a new map, the return of ranked battle royal gameplay in Redsec, new vehicles, the dynamic wave system for oceanic warfare, and three new weapons in Redsec (the EF88 bullpup assault rifle, the BROD 3 carbine, and the VSSM marksman rifle). However, it seems as though PC players are not having a good time with the latest update, with a number of Reddit threads confirming frequent crashes.
As confirmed by Battlefield Comms on X, an official Battlefield update and developer communication channel, there have been stability issues for desktop players running the game on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs. The issue appears to be limited to maps with large bodies of water, where the game results in GPU driver crashes. Battlefield Studios says it is working with NVIDIA to issue a fix, but advises players to roll back their NVIDIA driver to version 596.49, a graphics driver version from early May 2026. The full statement from EA follows.
Battlefield Comms on XKnown Issue: NVIDIA GPU Driver Crashes on Certain Maps
We’re investigating an issue on PC where some players may experience a GPU driver crash when playing on maps with large bodies of water, including Tsuru Reef.
Based on our current data, the issue appears to affect NVIDIA GPUs, with reports more concentrated among players using GeForce RTX 50 Series cards. The issue does not appear to affect all players using these GPUs.
While we continue working with NVIDIA to identify a resolution, players experiencing repeated driver crashes are advised to temporarily roll back to NVIDIA driver version 596.49.
If crashes continue after rolling back, please share your GPU model, driver version, affected map, and any available crash report details in our Technical Issues page on our EA Forums, to help us narrow down the cause.
We’ll provide another update as soon as we have more information.
Thank you for your patience while we investigate.