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GeForce 471.41 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 471.41 WHQL
Release Date: 2021.7.19
Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 718.77 MB


Game Ready for Death Stranding
This new Game Ready Driver provides support for the latest new titles and updates, including the latest game updates for Red Dead Redemption 2 and Chernobylite which introduce NVIDIA DLSS technology.

Software Module Versions
NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager - 201.94
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.60
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.23.0.74
 CUDA - 11.4
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.961.0

Fixed Issues in this Release
 [Capture One]: Hardware acceleration stops working. [3338552]
 Disabled NOHud/RemoveHud filter from the game Valorant. [3332516]
 [Doom Eternal]: The game may freeze during gameplay. [3331270]
 [League of Legends]: The game may fail to launch. [200744747]
 [HDR]: Mouse cursor color may shift when connected to certain DSC monitors in HDR mode [200741796]
 Ansel DOF filter blurs the entire screen in some games. [3288883]
 Some displays screen resolution limited to 640x480 after driver update. [3330750]
 [HDMI 2.1][8K] HDMI audio playback may become distorted after changing display modes [3268312]
 [RDP] Remote desktop connection to PC with color set to 10-bit will result in corrupted picture. [3332787]
 GPU HDMI audio dropouts may occur when connected to an LG C9 OLED TV [3316495]

Open Issues in Version 451.67 WHQL

Windows 10 Issues

 [Batman Arkham Knight][GeForce 10 Series]: The game may crash when turbulence smoke is used. [3202250] To work around, disable "INTERACTIVE SMOKE/FOG" from the in-game graphics options.
 [YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
 [Hitman 3]: The game may display random flickering when V-SYNC is disabled [200742415]
 [Monster Hunter World]: The game displays flashing glitches after extended gameplay. [3336071]
 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed may crash on courses where players drive through water. [3338967]
 DPC latency is higher when color mode is set to 8-bit color compared to 10-bit color. [3316424] To work around, disable MPO using the registry key found in the KB article: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5157/.
 Unable to detect supported display modes for the Samsung Odyssey G9 display [3332327]

 
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GeForce 471.68 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 471.68 WHQL
Release Date: 2021.8.10
Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 700.76 MB



Game Ready for Naraka: Bladepoint
This new Game Ready Driver provides support for Naraka: Bladepoint, which utilizes NVIDIA DLSS and NVIDIA Reflex to boost performance by up to 60% at 4K and make you more competitive through the reduction of system latency. Additionally, this release also provides optimal support for the Back 4 Blood Open Beta and Psychonauts 2 and includes support for 7 new G-SYNC Compatible displays.


Software Module Versions
 NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager - 202.03
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.60
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.23.0.74
 CUDA - 11.4
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.961.0


Fixed Issues in this Release
 [Batman Arkham Knight][GeForce 10 Series]: The game may crash when turbulence smoke is used. [3202250]
 [Hitman 3]: The game may display random flickering when V-SYNC is disabled [200742415]
 [Monster Hunter World]: The game displays flashing glitches after extended gameplay. [3336071]
 [Assassin's Creed Odyssey]: Drops in frame rate occur during gameplay and when running the benchmark. [3345840]
 [Topaz Video Enhance AI]: The application fails to process video with driver TDR error. [200725519]
 [D5 Render]: Black corruption overlay occurs with NVIDIA DLSS ON.[200724612]
 Rendering artifacts appear on the desktop when using NVIDIA SDR deep color (10pbc). [3340917]
[PLA Benchmark][PhysX]: The NVIDIA GPU is not used for PhysX when running the benchmark. [3099182]


Open Issues

Windows 10 Issues

 [YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
 Tom Clancy's The Division 2 may display graphical artifacts. [200754013]
 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed may crash on courses where players drive through water. [3338967]
 DPC latency is higher when color mode is set to 8-bit color compared to 10-bit color. [3316424]
To work around, disable MPO using the registry key found in the KB article: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5157/.
 Unable to detect supported display modes for the Samsung Odyssey G9 display [3332327]

Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v471.68)
Advanced Driver Search | NVIDIA
 
GeForce 471.96 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 471.96 WHQL
Release Date: 2021.8.31
Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11
Language: English (US)
File Size: 698.59 MB

Software Module Versions
 NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager - 202.03
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.60
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.23.0.74
 CUDA - 11.4
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.961.0

Fixed Issues in this Release
 DPC latency is higher when color mode is set to 8-bit color compared to 10-bit color. [3316424]
 Unable to detect supported display modes for the Samsung Odyssey G9 display [3332327]
 Blue-screen crash/reboot loop occurs when two Samsung Odyssey G9 displays @ 240Hz are connected. [3256732]
 NVDisplay.Container.exe constantly writes data to C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\nvtopps\nvtopps.db3. [3350171]
 [Windows 11][Notebook]: With the graphics mode set to Hybrid, the GPU frequently wakes up while idle. [3345922]
 [CUDA][Turing/Volta GPUs]: Stability issues with Topaz Denoise AI. [200755368]


Open Issues

Windows 10 Issues

 [Deathloop][HDR]:TDR/corruption occurs in the game with Windows HDR enabled. If this issue occurs, toggle the Windows HDR setting.
 [NVIDIA Control Panel]: After overinstalling the driver using express install when GPU scaling is enabled, the 0.59x upscaling factor is missing from the NVIDIA Control Panel scaling resolution list (Display > Change Resolution page). To work around, disable and then re-enable GPU scaling. Alternatively, perform a clean driver installation.
 [Battlefield V][DirectX 12]: The game may crash with HDR enabled. [3353767] To work around, enable HDR from the Windows display settings before launching the game.
 [YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
 Tom Clancy's The Division 2 may display graphical artifacts. [200754013]
 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed may crash on courses where players drive through water. [3338967]

Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v471.96)
Advanced Driver Search | NVIDIA
 
GeForce 472.12 WHQL Game Ready Driver
(Windows 11 Support and added 28 games to DLSS )

Version: 472.12 WHQL
Release Date: 2021.9.20
Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 701.42 MB

NVIDIA DLSS Support Hits the Century Mark, as Indie Developers Take Advantage of the UE4 Plug-in

Today NVIDIA added 28 games to the list of titles shipping with DLSS. The additions are a result of the Unreal Engine 4 DLSS plugin that makes the technology fast and easy to integrate into games. In total, there are now over 100 games and applications that support DLSS shipping today.

Alan Wake and more Coming Soon With DLSS

The hits for DLSS keep on coming. Today NVIDIA announced two new DLSS games are coming soon:
  1. Alan Wake Remastered (10/5) – NVIDIA DLSS delivers up to a 2X increase in performance at 4K. Every GeForce RTX GPU can get over 60 FPS at max settings in 4K with NVIDIA DLSS enabled in Alan Wake Remastered.
  2. INDUSTRIA (9/30) – With settings maxed out, and ray tracing enabled, NVIDIA DLSS accelerates your performance by up to 2X in INDUSTRIA.

Software Module Versions
 NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager - 202.03
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.60
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.23.0.74
 CUDA - 11.4

Fixed Issues in this Release
 [Watch Dogs Legion]: Stuttering may occur in the game with ReBAR enabled. [3356008]
 [Battlefield V][DirectX 12]: The game may crash with HDR enabled. [3353767]
 [Redshift3D]: GPU clocks may get stuck at the maximum rate. [3324452]
 [NVIDIA Control Panel]: After overinstalling the driver using express install when GPU scaling is enabled, the 0.59x upscaling factor is missing from the NVIDIA Control Panel scaling resolution list (Display > Change Resolution page). [200765424]


Open Issues

Windows 10 Issues

 [Deathloop][HDR]:TDR/corruption occurs in the game with Windows HDR enabled. If this issue occurs, toggle the Windows HDR setting.
 [YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
 Tom Clancy's The Division 2 may display graphical artifacts. [200754013]
 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed may crash on courses where players drive through water. [3338967]

Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v472.12)
Advanced Driver Search | NVIDIA
 
GeForce 496.13 WHQL Game Ready Driver
Version: 496.13 WHQL
Release Date: 2021.10.12
Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 830.29 MB


Game Ready for Back 4 Blood
This new Game Ready Driver provides support for Back 4 Blood, which utilizes NVIDIA DLSS to boost performance by up to 46% at 4K. In addition, this new Game Ready Driver offers support for the latest new titles and updates, including the launch of the Crysis Remastered Trilogy and Baldur’s Gate 3 which utilize NVIDIA DLSS, as well as DLSS updates to Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Chivalry 2. Additionally, this release provides optimal support for The Riftbreaker and Sword and Fairy 7.

New Features
  • Added Shader Cache Size control to set the maximum amount of disk space to use for storing shader compiles. (NVIDIA Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings)
  • Vertical Sync options for Optimus notebook GPUs are now the same as for desktop GPUs.

Software Module Versions
NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager - 202.03
HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.92
NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.21.0713
GeForce Experience - 3.23.0.74
CUDA - 11.4
DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.961.0


Fixed Issues in this Release
[GeForce RTX 3080]: The system does not boot with two Samsung Odyssey G70A 28" monitors are connected to the GPU. [3359697]
[GeForce GTX 960]: The primary monitor lost after resume from sleep or shutdown. [3340905]
[Windows 11]: The screen flashes once after switching to the discrete GPU-only mode in the NVIDIA Control Panel. [3330077]
[Multiple Apps][Ansel/Freestyle]: Depth of field filter shows blurry characters. [200749545]
[Notebook]: Vulkan test applications run on the integrated graphics processor instead of the discrete GPU. [200770322]



Open Issues

Windows 10/11 Issues
[Doom Eternal][HDR][FSR]: Eternal]: Texture across the game darkens and is unplayable after enabling HDR + FSR. [200776916]
[Rise of the Tomb Raider]: Characters and background disappear and corruption is prominent when Anti-Aliasing is set to SSAA 2X and SSAA 4x. [200777463]
Deathloop][HDR]: TDR/corruption occurs in the game with Windows HDR enabled. If this issue occurs, toggle the Windows HDR setting.
[YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 may display graphical artifacts. [200754013]
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed may crash on courses where players drive through water. [3338967]
HDR][G-Sync]: Mouse pointer gets stuck after turning on HDR from the Windows Control Panel or after toggling G-Sync from the NVIDIA control panel. [200762998] To work around, click the mouse (right or left button). The mouse cursor will be sluggish for a few seconds before returning to normal operation.
[NVIDIA Control Panel]: After setting the display multiplexer type to “dGPU”, the setting is not preserved across a reboot or resume from S4. [200779758]
[Windows 11]: Display goes blank when video is switched to full-screen with G-Sync enabled. [200778687]

Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v496.13)
Advanced Driver Search | NVIDIA
 
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