NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti hard GPU hang (black screen, reboot required)

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Summary


Deadlock consistently causes a full GPU hang on my system. The screen goes black, the PC remains powered on (sometimes audio continues briefly), and the display never recovers. A hard reboot is required. Windows often does not log a crash or stop code.


This issue only occurs in Deadlock. Other GPU-intensive games run normally.




System


  • GPU: RTX 3060 Ti
  • CPU: Ryzen 5 5600X
  • OS: Windows 11 (up to date)
  • NVIDIA drivers: Clean installed via DDU
  • XMP/overclocks: Disabled
  • BIOS: Updated (AGESA refreshed)



Repro


  • Occurs during normal gameplay, sometimes within minutes
  • Happens consistently
  • Requires forced restart every time



Troubleshooting Tried


  • Multiple NVIDIA driver versions (clean installs)
  • BIOS update + defaults
  • XMP off, PBO off
  • PCIe forced to Gen 3
  • GPU power limited
  • DX11
  • Verified game files

None of these prevent the crash.



 
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