Your GPU is dying, yeah. You’re gonna want to find a replacement as soon as you can.
crushkillpwn
Yep she’s on the way out
AintMilkBrilliant
Dust off the ol wallet there chap.
eagleps
I have the exact same thing on my 3080 12gb. I think it could be a driver/windows issue. This happens only in 2D rendering (like desktop or videos), but never in 3D. A restart fixes it.
Edit: After installing 572 drivers from February and on, I haven’t had it happen yet
Granny4TheWin7
Man , I gotta ask how is your 3080 8GB vram
Palmenstrand
As a next step, consider replacing the HDMI or DisplayPort cable with a new one. In some cases, this resolves the issue. However, such symptoms can also point to a failing GPU, so it’s worth ruling out simpler causes first. Given current GPU prices, it’s worth trying every low-cost fix before considering replacement.
Dolbey
Some people say its dying here but i would first check if its the cable or the ports. try another cable and if the problem persists try switching the slot.
kiheix
Maybe its monitor ?
Substantial_Reply587
Is there gpu sag?
Komputers_Are_Life
I get this with my 3080. It’s usually just Firefox that causes it. As soon as I close and reopen my browser they go away.
TimmmyTurner
possible driver issues. but higher chance that it’s dying
Maurice__Chavez
How are these gpus dying so fast nowadays?
I made my uncle a gaming PC and gave him my 1080 and it’s still going strong to this day and he’s gaming constantly.
Adorable-Hyena-2965
I have a 3090
V1KKTR
i’ve had the same artifacts with reBAR -> Resizable BAR wasn’t available when the 30 series initially launched and if you got a card manufactured within the first 8 months or so of the 30 series launch, those didn’t come with ReBAR support out of the box. -> update vbios
lainol
Hi, I had the exact same issue happening. 3080 ti 12g. So I rolled back Nvidia drivers to 572.60 that fixed the issue for me. Also if you use Afterburner to overclock, disable that.
MagicBoyUK
If they stay in the same place until a screen redraw it’s likely a driver/app issue. If they’re moving around, replace the cable from the GPU to the monitor.
No-Upstairs-7001
Looks like artifacts from an overclock pushed too far
MyUsernameistakenagn
So, interestingly i had this exact issue on my 3060 12GB when playing games yesterday. And i have this GPU for like a month. What i think fixed it for me is setting the virtual memory. So if you did not do that yet it’s worth a shot, just look up how to set virtual memory. Other than that try restarting and see if it persists.
Sunlighthell
If you can screenshot it – it’s software
Fast-Interaction-847
I currently have an rx6800xt, I thought mine was dying because the artifacts were gradually getting worse every minute I played Ghost Recon Wildlands.
Long story short, I undervolted and overclocked too much. I used the default settings then voila, it’s gone.
panzrvroomvroomvroom
this happens to my 3080 about three times a year and i fix it with either restarting or reinstalling the GPU driver.
sausagepurveyer
My 3080 Ti does this, and so does my dad’s 3090 Ti.
Ninlilizi_
Your GPU:

TheMatt561
There was an 8 gig 3080?
FR_02011995
Uh oh…
gloomdwellerX
I was getting artifacts on my 2080ti and I tried everything. The only thing that fixed it was re-flashing my VBIOS. I tried DDU and clean driver install, reseating, underclocking, undervolting, fresh windows install. After I re-flashed VBIOS it’s working better than ever. If it’s last ditch before replacing it I would try.
wraith5036
Happens to my 3090fe every once-in-a-while, I just do a clean install of drivers, preferably with ddu, if I’m impatient, a normal clean install via nvcleaninstall. Good for a few months everytime.
IssueRecent9134
I had a similar issue with my 3070.
It was related to hardware acceleration and it would appear when using web browsers, particularly on YouTube.
LimLovesDonuts
I don’t want to scare you but the last time that this happened, it was because of a dying GPU. I had a pre-built at that time so the company just gave me a 1-to-1 replacement.
kenkowe
I had this it was the problem with my browser’s hardware acceleration settings i turned it of and it was gone.
r4plez
Bad vram, slowly dying
Babou-The-Mouse
It is NOT a videocard issue or any other hardware issue, nothing to do with vidcards or cables!
It is a Windows Multi-Plane overlay issue!
You can try disable MPO, or in case it is already disabled, enable it again.
To disable MPO save the following text in a *reg file and import in your registry:
It kinda reminds me of the issue that NVIDIA GPUs had with Chrome for quite a long time
_ChrisWright
This happened to my 3080 SuprimX exactly once after updating to NVidia App – uninstalled and went back to GeForce Experience, never had the issue again
aPoCa_LyPsE-
99% driver issue or something wrong with windows installation. I used to have this exact problem. After doing a clean reinstalling and using ddu to remove drivers and install fresh everything works fine!
Least_Sun7648
I had this problem
Had to roll back the driver
acelaya35
Do they go away if you lower your refresh rate? If so try a different cable.
The_Chicken_Man_15
Battlefront 3
c3rrpp
This also happens to my 3060 12GB occasionally where everything will be laggy as hell. I’ve had it for like 3.5 years now and I encountered this for like 5 maybe 6 times and a restart always fixes it. I dug deeper into this before and found that it’s a known issue for a lot of 30-series cards.
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Your GPU is dying, yeah. You’re gonna want to find a replacement as soon as you can.
Yep she’s on the way out
Dust off the ol wallet there chap.
I have the exact same thing on my 3080 12gb. I think it could be a driver/windows issue. This happens only in 2D rendering (like desktop or videos), but never in 3D. A restart fixes it.
Edit: After installing 572 drivers from February and on, I haven’t had it happen yet
Man , I gotta ask how is your 3080 8GB vram
As a next step, consider replacing the HDMI or DisplayPort cable with a new one. In some cases, this resolves the issue. However, such symptoms can also point to a failing GPU, so it’s worth ruling out simpler causes first. Given current GPU prices, it’s worth trying every low-cost fix before considering replacement.
Some people say its dying here but i would first check if its the cable or the ports. try another cable and if the problem persists try switching the slot.
Maybe its monitor ?
Is there gpu sag?
I get this with my 3080. It’s usually just Firefox that causes it. As soon as I close and reopen my browser they go away.
possible driver issues. but higher chance that it’s dying
How are these gpus dying so fast nowadays?
I made my uncle a gaming PC and gave him my 1080 and it’s still going strong to this day and he’s gaming constantly.
I have a 3090
i’ve had the same artifacts with reBAR -> Resizable BAR wasn’t available when the 30 series initially launched and if you got a card manufactured within the first 8 months or so of the 30 series launch, those didn’t come with ReBAR support out of the box. -> update vbios
Hi, I had the exact same issue happening. 3080 ti 12g. So I rolled back Nvidia drivers to 572.60 that fixed the issue for me. Also if you use Afterburner to overclock, disable that.
If they stay in the same place until a screen redraw it’s likely a driver/app issue. If they’re moving around, replace the cable from the GPU to the monitor.
Looks like artifacts from an overclock pushed too far
So, interestingly i had this exact issue on my 3060 12GB when playing games yesterday. And i have this GPU for like a month. What i think fixed it for me is setting the virtual memory. So if you did not do that yet it’s worth a shot, just look up how to set virtual memory. Other than that try restarting and see if it persists.
If you can screenshot it – it’s software
I currently have an rx6800xt, I thought mine was dying because the artifacts were gradually getting worse every minute I played Ghost Recon Wildlands.
Long story short, I undervolted and overclocked too much. I used the default settings then voila, it’s gone.
this happens to my 3080 about three times a year and i fix it with either restarting or reinstalling the GPU driver.
My 3080 Ti does this, and so does my dad’s 3090 Ti.
Your GPU:

There was an 8 gig 3080?
Uh oh…
I was getting artifacts on my 2080ti and I tried everything. The only thing that fixed it was re-flashing my VBIOS. I tried DDU and clean driver install, reseating, underclocking, undervolting, fresh windows install. After I re-flashed VBIOS it’s working better than ever. If it’s last ditch before replacing it I would try.
Happens to my 3090fe every once-in-a-while, I just do a clean install of drivers, preferably with ddu, if I’m impatient, a normal clean install via nvcleaninstall. Good for a few months everytime.
I had a similar issue with my 3070.
It was related to hardware acceleration and it would appear when using web browsers, particularly on YouTube.
I don’t want to scare you but the last time that this happened, it was because of a dying GPU. I had a pre-built at that time so the company just gave me a 1-to-1 replacement.
I had this it was the problem with my browser’s hardware acceleration settings i turned it of and it was gone.
Bad vram, slowly dying
It is NOT a videocard issue or any other hardware issue, nothing to do with vidcards or cables!
It is a Windows Multi-Plane overlay issue!
You can try disable MPO, or in case it is already disabled, enable it again.
To disable MPO save the following text in a *reg file and import in your registry:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Dwm]
“OverlayTestMode”=dword:00000005
To enable MP save following text in a *reg file and import to your registry:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Dwm]
“OverlayTestMode”=-
It needs GPU drug to heal

It kinda reminds me of the issue that NVIDIA GPUs had with Chrome for quite a long time
This happened to my 3080 SuprimX exactly once after updating to NVidia App – uninstalled and went back to GeForce Experience, never had the issue again
99% driver issue or something wrong with windows installation. I used to have this exact problem. After doing a clean reinstalling and using ddu to remove drivers and install fresh everything works fine!
I had this problem
Had to roll back the driver
Do they go away if you lower your refresh rate? If so try a different cable.
Battlefront 3
This also happens to my 3060 12GB occasionally where everything will be laggy as hell. I’ve had it for like 3.5 years now and I encountered this for like 5 maybe 6 times and a restart always fixes it. I dug deeper into this before and found that it’s a known issue for a lot of 30-series cards.
Update drivers.