Crash on Windows 11 with NVIDIA Driver 32.0.15.8157 (PoE/PoE2 Vulkan and DX11)



Description:
Path of Exile (Steam) and Path of Exile 2 consistently crash on my system. The crashes occur regardless of whether the game is using DX11 or Vulkan. The faulting modules indicate NVIDIA driver issues (nvoglv64.dll and nvgpucomp64.dll).

Steps to Reproduce:

Install Windows 11 (fresh installation).

Install latest NVIDIA driver version 32.0.15.8157 (clean install).

Launch Path of Exile or Path of Exile 2 via Steam.

Select Vulkan or DX11 renderer.

Start the game → crash occurs within minutes.

Observed Result:

Game crashes with Event Viewer errors referencing:

nvoglv64.dll (OpenGL driver)

nvgpucomp64.dll (NVIDIA shader compiler)

Exception codes: 0xc0000005 (access violation) and 0xc0000409 (stack buffer overrun).

Expected Result:

Game launches and runs without crashing on Vulkan or DX11 on a stable NVIDIA driver.

System Information:

OS: Windows 11 Pro 22H2 (fresh install)

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

NVIDIA Driver: 32.0.15.8157

RAM: 64 GB DDR5 running at 6000 MT/s

CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K

Steam version of the game

Additional Notes:

Crashes occur even after clearing shader caches and disabling overlays.

Rolling back to older NVIDIA drivers (531.x, 536.x) reportedly resolves the crash.

This issue affects multiple users in the community and appears to be specific to certain NVIDIA driver versions.
Last bumped on Oct 15, 2025, 8:53:55 PM

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