RTX 5090 + Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K: Signal Loss / Black Screen on all drivers after 576.88

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Description:
System specs:

  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
  • Monitor: Samsung ViewFinity S9 (5K, 5120x2880)
  • OS: Windows 11 / Ubuntu No diference
  • Connection: DisplayPort

Issue:
On any driver newer than 576.88, the monitor loses signal completely or displays
a black screen when using 5K @ 60Hz via DisplayPort. The only workaround is to
roll back to driver 576.88, which works perfectly.

Symptoms:

  • No signal / black screen at 5K 60Hz
  • Requires monitor power cycle to recover
  • Issue persists after reboot

What works:

  • Driver 576.88: fully working (5K 60Hz, HDR, no signal drops)
  • Driver 591.74 and above: broken

This appears to be a DSC (Display Stream Compression) regression introduced
after 576.88. I am aware of similar reports:

Please investigate and provide a fix. Many ViewFinity S9 users are stuck on
an old driver with no ETA for resolution.

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This is a Linux subforum though ;-)

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They already know the issue, but they ignored fixing it

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So is this mean, do not buy 5x series if your screen model is samsung viewfinity s9 or vice versa?

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not only 5000 series