Nvidia blames Intel

[Vester]

Nvidia blames Intel for GPU VRAM errors, tells GeForce gamers experiencing 13th or 14th Gen CPU instability to contact Intel support​

Nvidia's latest 552.12 driver patch notes reveal that the GPU manufacturer is aware of stability issues plaguing many Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh gamers. Nvidia specifies that users experiencing crashes with a 13th or 14th Gen CPU should consult Intel for their troubles.

 

[Nick Name]

From the article:

Two months ago, we first reported on this issue when initial reports of 13th Gen instability rapidly increased. We discovered that Intel's motherboard partners were the culprit. Virtually all of Intel's board partners automatically set CPU power limits to 4096W (or infinity) out of the box. This behavior has been constant for several generations, but it is only now causing widespread problems with Intel's fast but hot and power-hungry Raptor Lake CPU architecture.

The problem with the 4096W power limit configuration is that it is not Intel's defined default specification for any of its CPUs. The actual Intel limit for most of its CPUs is well below 200W, usually at or around the CPU's specified TDP rating. Intel does not test its CPUs utilizing an "uncapped" power limit, and thus, any uncapped power limits should be treated like overclocking.

It looks like in order to keep up with AMD they had to greatly increase the power draw., sort of leading to a "factory overclock" although they're not calling it that. You can probably fix this by limiting the CPU boost.

 

[Jason Jung]

ASUS and Gigabyte, probably more, do funky stuff with their AMD boards as well. You'd think leaving stuff at the defaults would give you what AMD intended for stock operation but no....