

But in this situation, it might be a good idea to compromise, as losing at a minimum 10 percent CPU could be quite a hit when it comes to PC performance. Naturally, if you do roll back, you will lose out on features released in the latest update. Of course, with something like this one can just wait until a new driver release, or you can always roll back to an older driver. While the official feedback thread doesn't have specifics when it comes to just how much extra CPU usage one can expect, plenty of users are chiming in, giving ranges that sit anywhere from 10 percent and above. Tom Warren of The Verge also claims that this issue also occurs when logging into the computer.

That's because there's a bug in the driver that causes additional CPU usage that could occur after exiting a game. If you've installed GeForce Game Ready Driver version 531.18, then you might have noticed some additional CPU usage in the past week.
