Sometimes get random major graphical artifacting in different applications

[OnlyAxolotl]

So this has happened before but recently, I will come back to my PC and applications such as discord and other things have graphical artifacting that "looks" like when a gpu is broken.

I screenshotted it before but lost it, you know the look I mean, pixel everywhere lots of colours etc.

It goes away on a restart and it doesn't occur in the actual windows itself

What are these the signs of a a broken gpu? Relatively new 3080

Edit: I found a thread with the exact issue, looks the same, they say its broken but I doubt it because it doesn't happen under intense load or temperatures https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/gpu-artifacting-randomly.3758224/

[Sarra]

Contact the GPU vendor and ask for troubleshooting tips.

 

I don't want to tell you to flash a new BIOS and brick a 3080, so unless the vendor tells you to do anything, I think having an intact warranty is more important.