Graphics issues like screen tearing, colored artifacts, or sudden crashes to a black screen can be alarming, but they're often fixable software or connection problems rather than a failing card.
Update — or roll back — your graphics driver
A clean reinstall of the latest driver resolves a large share of graphics glitches and crashes. If problems started right after an update, rolling back to the previous version is worth trying too.
Check your temperatures under load
Graphics cards that overheat during gaming or rendering can produce artifacts or crash entirely. Monitoring software can show you GPU temperature in real time.
Confirm power connections are seated
Modern graphics cards draw significant power through dedicated cables. A power connector that isn't fully seated can cause instability that looks like a card problem.
Test in a different slot or PC if possible
Moving the card to another slot, or testing it in a different system, helps determine if the issue is the card itself or something else in your build.
Rule out the monitor and cable
Try a different display cable and port before assuming the card is at fault — display artifacts can also come from a failing cable or monitor.
If artifacts or crashes continue across driver reinstalls, different slots, and confirmed good temperatures, the card itself likely has a hardware fault and is worth professional testing before you replace it.
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