Nvidia Geforce Drivers Release Announcement thread

My 1080Ti lost a lot of performance recently after the 456.38 patch and it's driver related I think as I disabled the HW Accelerated GPU scheduling and got some performance back but it's still not what it used to be say a year ago.
 
GeForce 457.30 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 457.30 WHQL
Release Date: 2020.11.9
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8, Windows 10
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 520.37 MB


Game Ready for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
This new Game Ready Driver provides support for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
In addition, this driver provides optimal day-1 support for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and Godfall.


Software Module Versions
 nView - 200.93
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.35
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.20.5.70
 CUDA - 11.1
 Standard NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.940.0
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.958.0


Fixed Issues in this Release
 [Warzone][RTX 30 series]: Users may see a drop in performance during gameplay.[3132127]
 [Notebook]: The internal panel flashes upon resume from sleep mode or from display off. [3150038]
 [NVIDIA Ampere architecture][G-SYNC][HDR][Dual-head 8k display]: Display screen goes black.[200667525]


Open Issues in Version

Windows 10 Issues

 [Steam VR game]: Stuttering and lagging occur upon launching a game. [3152190]
 [G-SYNC][NVIDIA Ampere GPU architecture]: GPU power consumption may increase in idle mode on systems using certain higher refresh-rate G-SYNC monitors. [200667566]
 [Freestyle/Ansel]: After launching and then closing Star Wars: Squadrons, Freestyle/Ansel stops working on supported games. [3154362] To work around, reset the NVIDIA Control Panel global 3D settings. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings page, then select the Global Settings tab, click Restore and then click Yes at the confirmation dialog.
 [Freestyle][Vulkan apps]: With the freestyle filters applied, a blue-screen crash occurs when pressing [Alt+Tab] while running Vulkan applications. [200667477]
 [Sunset Overdrive]: The game may display random green corruption if Depth of Field is enabled from in-game settings. [2750770]
 [Forza Motorsport 7]: The curb may display a black strip during a race on certain tracks. [2781776]
 [YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
 When setting the refresh rate higher than 100Hz, the color format switches from RGB to ycbcr422. [3053990]
 [Notebook]: Some Pascal-based notebooks w/ high refresh rate displays may randomly drop to 60Hz during gameplay. [3009452]


https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk
 
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Vulkan Beta Driver Downloads
November 23, 2020
Windows 457.44, Linux 455.46.02
Khronos Vulkan Ray Tracing

The Vulkan Beta Drivers support the official Khronos Vulkan Ray Tracing extensions, released on Monday, November 23rd 2020. The Vulkan Ray Tracing extensions supported are as follows:

Along with those Vulkan extensions, the following SPIR-V extensions are supported:
Also released are the following GLSL extensions:


Windows 457.44

Linux 455.46.02
https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver
 
GeForce 457.51 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 457.51 WHQL
Release Date: 2020.12.2
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit, Win 10
Language: English (US)
File Size: 521.37 MB

Game Ready for Watch Dogs: Legion
Includes support for the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GPU.

Software Module Versions
 nView - 200.93
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.35
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.20.5.70
 CUDA - 11.1
 Standard NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.940.0
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.958.0

Fixed Issues in this Release
 [NVIDIA Ampere architecture GPU]: Blue-screen crash may occur upon waking from sleep. [3173027]
 [Freestyle/Ansel]: After launching and then closing Star Wars: Squadrons, Freestyle/Ansel stops working on supported games. [3154362]
 [Chrome Browser]: Blue-screen crash may occur while playing or browsing videos from the Chrome browser. [200668076]
 [Notebook]: The Lenovo Y740 notebook displays corruption after waking from sleep. [3178279]

Open Issues in Version

Windows 10 Issues

[Steam VR game]: Stuttering and lagging occur upon launching a game. [3152190]
 [G-SYNC][NVIDIA Ampere GPU architecture]: GPU power consumption may increase in idle mode on systems using certain higher refresh-rate G-SYNC monitors. [200667566]
 [Freestyle][Vulkan apps]: With the freestyle filters applied, a blue-screen crash occurs when pressing [Alt+Tab] while running Vulkan applications. [200667477]
 [Sunset Overdrive]: The game may display random green corruption if Depth of Field is enabled from in-game settings. [2750770]
 [Forza Motorsport 7]: The curb may display a black strip during a race on certain tracks. [2781776]
 [YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
 When setting the refresh rate higher than 100Hz, the color format switches from RGB to ycbcr422. [3053990]
 [Notebook]: Some Pascal-based notebooks w/ high refresh rate displays may randomly drop to 60Hz during gameplay. [3009452]


https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk
 
GeForce 460.79 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 460.79 WHQL
Release Date: 2020.12.9
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 10
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 523.17 MB

Game Ready for Cyberpunk 2077
This new Game Ready Driver provides the ultimate gaming experience for Cyberpunk 2077. In addition, this driver provides optimal day-1 support for the official launch of Minecraft with RTX for Windows 10.

Software Module Versions
 nView - 201.18
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.40
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.20.5.70
 CUDA - 11.1
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.959.0

New Features and Other Changes
 NVIDIA Control Panel
• Added Background Application Max Frame Rate control (Manage 3D Settings page)
• Added Color Accuracy Mode feature (Display > Adjust Desktop Color Settings page)

Fixed Issues in this Release
 [Forza Motorsport 7]: The curb may display a black strip during a race on certain tracks. [2781776]
 When setting the refresh rate higher than 100Hz, the color format switches from RGB to ycbcr422. [3053990]
 [GeForce RTX 3090][SLI][G-SYNC]: When G-SYNC is enabled in SLI surround (3x monitors), the system locks up when launching a game. [3167493]
 [GeForce RTX 3-series]: NvAPI_GPU_GetGPUInfo() returns an incorrect number of GPU Tensor Cores. [3140329]
 [MPC-HC]: The video player crashes when playing 1088 pixel-width videos. [3148082]
 [5k display]: When the display is set to 5k resolution, you cannot set the color settings from the NVIDIA Control Panel > Change resolution page. Either the controls are greyed out or they revert to the default after applying any change. [200630939/3182567].

Open Issues in Version

Windows 10 Issues

 [Steam VR game]: Stuttering and lagging occur upon launching a game. [3152190]
 [G-SYNC][NVIDIA Ampere GPU architecture]: GPU power consumption may increase in idle mode on systems using certain higher refresh-rate G-SYNC monitors. [200667566]
 [Freestyle][Vulkan apps]: With the freestyle filters applied, a blue-screen crash occurs when pressing [Alt+Tab] while running Vulkan applications. [200667477]
 [YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
 [Notebook]: Some Pascal-based notebooks w/ high refresh rate displays may randomly drop to 60Hz during gameplay. [3009452]
 [G-Sync][Vulkan Apps]: Performance drop occurs when using G-SYNC and switching from full-screen mode to windowed mode using the in-game settings. [200681477] To workaround, either launch the game in windowed mode directly or disable G-SYNC.
 [GeForce RTX 3070][Clone Mode]: When the resolution is set to 2560x1440 @ 144Hz, the performance state is stuck at maximum performance. [200678414]
 [NVIDIA Turing or later][Windows Movies and TV Player]: When playing a 4k video in fullscreen mode on a 2560x1440 HDR monitor, the video extends beyond the edge of the screen. [3186830]



https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk
 
GeForce 460.89 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 460.89 WHQL
Release Date: 2020.12.15
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 525.26 MB

Game Ready for Quake II RTX with Vulkan Ray Tracing
Our latest Game Ready Driver provides support for the Quake II RTX v1.4.0 update which enables support for the new Vulkan Ray Tracing extensions. Now, any GPU with support for Vulkan Ray Tracing can experience Quake II RTX in all its path-traced glory.

Software Module Versions
 nView - 201.18
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.40
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.20.5.70
 CUDA - 11.2
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.959.0

New Features and Other Changes
 Supports finalized Vulkan Ray Tracing extensions
 Supports CUDA 11.2


Open Issues in Version

Windows 10 Issues

 [Nicehash, other mining software]: Mining software does not recognize the NVIDIA GPU. [3200758]
 [GeForce GTX 1080 Ti]: The desktop screen may flicker. [3200599]
 [Steam VR game]: Stuttering and lagging occur upon launching a game. [3152190]
 [HDR]: With HDR enabled, black levels are incorrect. [200682795]
 [G-SYNC][NVIDIA Ampere GPU architecture]: GPU power consumption may increase in idle mode on systems using certain higher refresh-rate G-SYNC monitors. [200667566]
 [YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
 [Notebook]: Some Pascal-based notebooks w/ high refresh rate displays may randomly drop to 60Hz during gameplay. [3009452]
 [G-Sync][Vulkan Apps]: Performance drop occurs when using G-SYNC and switching from full-screen mode to windowed mode using the in-game settings. [200681477] To workaround, either launch the game in windowed mode directly or disable G-SYNC.
 [GeForce RTX 3070][Clone Mode]: When the resolution is set to 2560x1440 @ 144Hz, the performance state is stuck at maximum performance. [200678414]
 [NVIDIA Turing or later][Windows Movies and TV Player]: When playing a 4k video in fullscreen mode on a 2560x1440 HDR monitor, the video extends beyond the edge of the screen. [3186830]


https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk
 
GeForce 461.09 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 461.09 WHQL
Release Date: 2021.1.7
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 530.27 MB


Game Ready
Game Ready Drivers provide the best possible gaming experience for all major new releases.

Software Module Versions
 nView - 201.18
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.40
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.20.5.70
 CUDA - 11.2
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.959.0


New Features and Other Changes
 Added security updates for driver components See the NVIDIA Security Bulletin 5142 for details.
 See “Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 461.09” on page 8

Fixed Issues in this Release
 [GeForce Experience]: The FPS counter is activated and the overlay appears on Windows Mail and Calendar applications.[200682565]
 [GeForce GTX 750 Ti]: Blue-screen crash (UNEXPECTED KERNEL MODE TRAP) may occur. [3196164]
 [GeForce GTX 1080 Ti]: The desktop screen may flicker. [3200599]
 [GeForce GTX 1080 Ti]: The system may freeze with the screen displaying as solid color. [3203038]
 [HDR]: With HDR enabled, black levels are incorrect, notably on LG OLED TVs. [200682795/ 3201305]
 [Notebook][Lenovo Y740]: The notebook displays corruption after waking from sleep. [3178279]
 Blue-screen crash (0x116) may occur upon resuming from sleep mode when three 4k monitors are connected. [3054239/3195884]


Open Issues in Version

Windows 10 Issues

 [X4: Foundations][Vulkan]: The game may crash on GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs. [3220107]
 [X4: Foundations][Vulkan]: HUD in the game is broken. [3169099]
 [Batman Arkham Knight]: The game crashes when turbulence smoke is enabled. [3202250]
 [Detroit: Become Human]: The game randomly crashes. [3203114]
 [Steam VR game]: Stuttering and lagging occur upon launching a game. [3152190]
 [G-SYNC][NVIDIA Ampere/Turing GPU architecture]: GPU power consumption may increase in idle mode on systems using certain higher refresh-rate G-SYNC monitors. [200667566]
 [YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
 [Notebook]: Some Pascal-based notebooks w/ high refresh rate displays may randomly drop to 60Hz during gameplay. [3009452]
 [G-Sync][Vulkan Apps]: Performance drop occurs when using G-SYNC and switching from full-screen mode to windowed mode using the in-game settings. [200681477] To workaround, either launch the game in windowed mode directly or disable G-SYNC.
 [GeForce RTX 3070][Clone Mode]: When the resolution is set to 2560x1440 @ 144Hz, the performance state is stuck at maximum performance. [200678414]
 [NVIDIA Turing or later][Windows Movies and TV Player]: When playing a 4k video in fullscreen mode on a 2560x1440 HDR monitor, the video extends beyond the edge of the screen. [3186830]



https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk
 
How the hell am I supposed to know if I'm getting 60fps in Mail anymore??

But it can be quite annoying to see those counters when using apps such as Windows Terminal (though I'm not sure if this "fix" works for Windows Terminal...)

[EDIT] It seems to be working for Windows Terminal for now :)
 
GeForce 461.40 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 461.40 WHQL
Release Date: 2021.1.26
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 10
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 530.34 MB

Game Ready for The Medium
This new Game Ready Driver provides support for The Medium, a new adventure-horror game that features ray tracing and our performance-accelerating NVIDIA DLSS technology.

Software Module Versions
 nView - 201.18
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.40
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.20.5.70
 CUDA - 11.2
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.960.0

Fixed Issues in this Release
 [X4: Foundations][Vulkan]: The game may crash on GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs. [3220107]
 [X4: Foundations][Vulkan]: HUD in the game is broken. [3169099]
 [Resident Evil 2 Remake/Devil May Cry V] Games which used the RE2 engine may crash in DirectX 11 mode [200686418]
 [DaVinci Resolve]: Error 707, application crash, or application instability may occur. [3225521]
 [Adobe Premiere Pro]: The application may freeze when using Mercury Playback Engine GPU Acceleration (CUDA). [3230997/200686504]
 [Zoom][NVENC]: Webcam video image colors on the receiving end of Zoom may appear incorrect. [3205912]
 [Detroit: Become Human]: The game randomly crashes. [3203114]
 [Steam VR game]: Stuttering and lagging occur upon launching a game (without running running any GPU hardware monitoring tool in the background) [3152190]
 [Assassin's Creed Valhalla]: The game may randomly crash after extended gameplay [200679654]
 NVIDIA Broadcast Camera filter may hang. [200691869]
 [Zoom]: Chrome browser flickers with Zoom app. [200695072]
 [G-SYNC][Surround][RTX 30 series] PC may restart when enabling NVIDIA Surround with GSYNC enabled on RTX 30 series GPUs. [3202303]


Open Issues in Version

Windows 10 Issues

 [World of Warcraft: Shadowlands]: Random flicker may occur in certain locations in the game [3206341]
 [Supreme Commander/Supreme Commander 2]: The games experience low FPS. [3231218]
 Wallpaper Engine app may crash on startup or upon resume from sleep. [3208963]
 [Batman Arkham Knight]: The game crashes when turbulence smoke is enabled. [3202250]
 [Steam VR game]: Stuttering and lagging occur upon launching a game while any GPU hardware monitoring tool is running in the background. [3152190]
 [G-SYNC][NVIDIA Ampere/Turing GPU architecture]: GPU power consumption may increase in idle mode on systems using certain higher refresh-rate G-SYNC monitors. [200667566]
 [YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
 [Notebook]: Some Pascal-based notebooks w/ high refresh rate displays may randomly drop to 60Hz during gameplay. [3009452]
 [G-Sync][Vulkan Apps]: Performance drop occurs when using G-SYNC and switching from full-screen mode to windowed mode using the in-game settings. [200681477] To workaround, either launch the game in windowed mode directly or disable G-SYNC.


https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk
 
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V-Sync OFF Not Recommended as a Global Setting Starting with Driver Version 461.09 | NVIDIA (custhelp.com)
Beginning with the NVIDIA Driver version 461.09, setting V-Sync OFF as a global setting from the NVIDIA Control Panel will likely result in tearing even when viewing content in windowed mode.

When V-Sync is enabled, the application's frame rate is synchronized with the display refresh rate in order to eliminate tearing. Typically, tearing would occur when viewing applications in full-screen mode, so V-Sync is useful in eliminating tearing in this case.

Prior to driver version 461.09, only a single plane was available to the OS. The Desktop Windows Manager (DWM) would composit the contents from all the windows and then present everything at the refresh rate cadence. This means that tearing was avoided by DWM design even without V-Sync.

However, driver version 461.09 and later supports multiplane overlay (MPO). (MPO provides benefits, such as reduced latencies, for gaming in windowed mode.) With multiplane overlay, the application is allowed to present its contents independently and with its own V-Sync setting. The OS, outside of driver control, decides which apps get promoted to their own MPO plane. If V-Sync is OFF, then there will be tearing (even in windowed mode) because, as in full-screen mode, there is now no desktop compositor controlling the presentation. Setting V-Sync OFF now has the same effect in windowed apps as it does for full-screen apps.

To avoid unexpected tearing in windowed mode, NVIDIA recommends leaving the V-Sync global setting at the default "Use the 3D application setting".


 
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