[RESOLVED] Known Issue: NVIDIA Driver version 580.88 Released 31 July 2025 and newer cause issues with Lumion

Lumion 2025 

Issue:

The NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Drivers 580.88 and 580.97 may cause Lumion 2025 to crash when using Ray Tracing.

We've found this happens particularly when loading the preview render window after enabling Ray Tracing in Photo or Movie mode. 

Status:  RESOLVED 26 August 2025

See section 3.4: Effects & Styles > Ray Tracing

Ray Tracing Effect: Fixed a crash that could occur when rendering with NRD while using the latest NVIDIA drivers from version 580.88.

• Knowledge Base:  Lumion 2025.1.0 Release Notes

We recommend using the latest Nvidia GeForce driver: 581.08 - WHQL or newer.

See also:

• Lumion Community: [RESOLVED] Important Notice: Compatibility Issue with NVIDIA Driver 580.88 (July 31, 2025)

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Workaround:

Avoid updating to version 580.88 for now.

If you have already installed the driver and are experiencing crashes, we recommend rolling back to driver version 577.00, released on July 22, 2025.

• Download previous drivers here: NVIDIA Driver Download Archive

Status: 

Our developer team has fixed the issue that was being caused by drivers 580.88 and 580.97 for the upcoming version of Lumion 2025, which will be released soon. 
So there will be no need to roll back the driver unless you are in Lumion 2025.0.2 or older.]