Nvidia Geforce Drivers Release Announcement thread

Developer Beta Driver Downloads
Windows 442.75, Linux 440.66.02
March 17th, 2020

Vulkan 1.2 support is available in Windows driver version 442.75 and Linux driver version 440.66.02. These drivers also contain other new features, performance enhancements and bug fixes for Vulkan developers and enthusiasts.

Windows 442.75
Linux 440.66.02

https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver
 
GeForce 442.74 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 442.74 WHQL
Release Date: 2020.3.19
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 528.62 MB


Game Ready for DOOM Eternal
The new Game Ready Driver provides the latest performance optimizations, profiles, and bug fixes for DOOM Eternal.

Software Module Versions
 nView - 149.77
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.21
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.20.2.34
 CUDA - 10.2
 Standard NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.940.0
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.956.0

Fixed Issues in this Release
[Red Dead Redemption 2]: The game shows a black screen after switching windows with [Alt+tab]. [200597531]

Windows 7 Issues
 [Doom Eternal]: Flickering occurs in the ShadowPlay on-screen settings when in-game VSync is OFF. [200593899]
 [Call of Duty - Warzone]: ShadowPlay and Screenshot capture does not work with Windows 7 (200593494)
 [World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth][DirectX 12]: The game crashes when switched from DirectX 11 to DirectX 12 mode. [200574934]

Windows 10 Issues
 [SLI][Doom Eternal]: Corruption occurs in the game upon opening the Steam overlay. [200593967]
 [DOOM Eternal]: Error occurs in the game while capturing Super Resolution (AI Upres) Image with Ansel.[200597765]
 [Doom Eternal]: The game frame rate drops when using the Steam in-game FPS counter. [200593988] This issue also occurs with non-NVIDIA graphics hardware.
 [DOOM Eternal][HDR]: The game flickers when OS HDR is set to OFF and in-game HDR is set to ON.[2874172] To work around, enable “Play HDR games and apps” from the Windows HD Color Settings menu.
 [Call of Duty: Modern Warfare]: Game may display white flashes when player approaches a wall. [2887940]
 [Call of Duty - Warzone]: Freestyle does not work. (200593020)
 [Forza Motorsport 7]: The curb may display a black strip during a race on certain tracks. [2781776]
 [Zombie Army: Dead War 4][Ansel/Freestyle]: The Ansel & Freestyle tabs are unselectable. [2810884]
 [Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege][Vulkan][G-SYNC]: When playing the game in Vulkan mode with G-SYNC enabled, flickering occurs after switching the game between full-screen and windowed mode.[200578641] To work around, either disable G-SYNC or play using an API other than Vulkan


Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v442.74)
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk
 
GeForce 445.75 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 445.75 WHQL
Release Date: 2020.3.23
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 460.7 MB

Game Ready for Half-Life: Alyx
The new Game Ready Driver provides the latest performance optimizations, profiles, and bug fixes for Half-Life: Alyx. In addition, this release also provides optimal support for Resident Evil 3, Ghost Recon Breakpoint’s Ghost Experience update, and the addition of NVIDIA DLSS 2.0 to Control and MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.

Software Module Versions
 nView - 149.77
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.26
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218 1.
 GeForce Experience - 3.20.2.34
 CUDA - 10.2
 Standard NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.940.0
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.956.0

Windows 7 Issues
 [Notebook][H-Clone]: With the integrated graphics processor as the clone source, display settings cannot be changed from the NVIDIA Control Panel. [200594188]
 [Doom Eternal]: Flickering occurs in the ShadowPlay on-screen settings when in-game VSync is OFF. [200593899]
 [Call of Duty - Warzone]: ShadowPlay and Screenshot capture does not work with Windows 7 (200593494)
 [World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth][DirectX 12]: The game crashes when switched from DirectX 11 to DirectX 12 mode. [200574934] Windows 10 Issues

Windows 10 Issues
 [Notebook][H-Clone]: With the integrated graphics processor as the clone source, display settings cannot be changed from the NVIDIA Control Panel. [200594188]
 [SLI][Red Dead Redemption 2]: With SLI, G-SYNC, and V-Sync enabled, increased flickering occurs in the game. [2858046] To work around, disable V-Sync.
 [Strange Brigade (DirectX 12)]: Green color corruption appears in the game when the output color format is set to YCbCr 420 or 12bpc. [200588227] To work around, use a different color space such as 422 or 444.
 [Resident Evil 3 Remake]: The bundled GeForce Experience doesn't support freestyle for the game. [2897138]
 [SLI][Doom Eternal]: Corruption occurs in the game upon opening the Steam overlay. [200593967]
 [DOOM Eternal]: Error occurs in the game while capturing Super Resolution (AI Upres) Image with Ansel.[200597765]
 [Doom Eternal]: The game frame rate drops when using the Steam in-game FPS counter. [200593988] This issue also occurs with non-NVIDIA graphics hardware.
 [DOOM Eternal][HDR]: The game flickers when OS HDR is set to OFF and in-game HDR is set to ON.[2874172] To work around, enable “Play HDR games and apps” from the Windows HD Color Settings menu.
 [Call of Duty: Modern Warfare]: Game may display white flashes when player approaches a wall. [2887940]
 [Call of Duty - Warzone]: Freestyle does not work. (200593020)  [Forza Motorsport 7]: The curb may display a black strip during a race on certain tracks. [2781776]
 [Zombie Army: Dead War 4][Ansel/Freestyle]: The Ansel & Freestyle tabs are unselectable. [2810884]
 [Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege][Vulkan][G-SYNC]: When playing the game in Vulkan mode with G-SYNC enabled, flickering occurs after switching the game between full-screen and windowed mode.[200578641]

Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v445.75)
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk
 
GeForce Hotfix Driver version 445.78
Updated 03/25/2020 09:04 AM
GeForce Hotfix Driver version 445.78

GeForce Hotfix display driver version 445.78 is based on our latest Game Ready Driver 445.75.

This Hotfix driver addresses the following:
  • Some DirectX 11 games may fail to launch when Image Sharpening is enabled from the NVIDIA Control Panel

Windows 10 64-bit Standard Driver - Click Here
Windows 10 64-bit DCH Driver - Click Here
 
Just read the release notes for 445.75 no mention of a fix for nv surround not working (maybe just turing, it worked on my gtx970) can anyone with 2 or more monitors test?
also it claims to contain the Standard NVIDIA Control Panel and the DCH NVIDIA Control Panel.

ps: Pharma is it ok if I post in this thread or do you want to keep it strictly for announcements ?
 
Davros said:
ps: Pharma is it ok if I post in this thread or do you want to keep it strictly for announcements ?
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Sure! Any postings are fine since others might be having the same problem or have a solution. :D
 
Davros said:
Just read the release notes for 445.75 no mention of a fix for nv surround not working (maybe just turing, it worked on my gtx970) can anyone with 2 or more monitors test?
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Not sure exactly what the probem is with nv surround but have you seen this video?
 
@pharma watched the video (about 1 min mark) when I click on the configure button (on the configure surround, physx page) the control panel disappears and I get this error in event viewer

Faulting application name: nvcplui.exe, version: 8.1.940.0, time stamp: 0x5d8935a6
Faulting module name: nvcplui.exe, version: 8.1.940.0, time stamp: 0x5d8935a6
Exception code: 0xc0000409
Fault offset: 0x000000000028f8d5
Faulting process id: 0x29f0
Faulting application start time: 0x01d5fd59f1afd70f
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel_8.1.956.0_x64__56jybvy8sckqj\nvcplui.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel_8.1.956.0_x64__56jybvy8sckqj\nvcplui.exe
Report Id: f04532fe-519f-4892-93d6-91a6a6c34c3b
Faulting package full name: NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel_8.1.956.0_x64__56jybvy8sckqj
Faulting package-relative application ID: NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel

I have 3 monitors also happens with only 2 monitors any combination
standard multi monitor non nv surround options work fine
 
Davros said:
have 3 monitors also happens with only 2 monitors any combination
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Does if happen with one monitor?

Davros said:
watched the video (about 1 min mark) when I click on the configure button (on the configure surround, physx page) the control panel disappears and I get this error in event viewer
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Not sure why this is happening. I know from previous posts above you had some issues with the NV control panel.
I would do a complete NV driver uninstall and reinstall the display drivers with only one monitor connected (if you haven't tried). I would also use this as reference.

The video mentions a Custom Resolution Utility forum that supports the CRU utility in the video, and might be an important resource using the thread search.
 
yes allthough how would you setup surround on a single monitor ?
even if it didnt crash I imagine its disabled or does nothing what happens when you press the button ?
 
Davros said:
yes allthough how would you setup surround on a single monitor ?
even if it didnt crash I imagine its disabled or does nothing what happens when you press the button ?
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Wondered if the error was present using config button with single monitor. I don't use surround but have 1 monitor and 1 TV attached to display card.

Tried on my Win 7 computer with no crashes:
-- single monitor (Displayport), NV surround config greyed out.
-- attach TV (HDMI), NV surround config panel accessible and can proceed with video steps.
 
It worked for me on win7 (back in the day)
worked for me on windows 10 with a gtx 970 i5-2400 (2 monitors connected via dvi + 1 monitor conected to dvi via an active displayport to dvi adapter) what ever drivers were latest about 5 weeks ago.
now I have a ryzen 7 3800x rtx2070 (1 monitor connected via dvi, 1 monitor via an active displayport to dvi adapter, and 1 monitor via a hdmi to dvi cable)
rtx 2070 only has 3 outputs dvi/hdmi/dp
 
Lol, I'll definitely pay attention to available inputs the next time I upgrade my card. I think the 2070 Aorus has 7 inputs.

I think it might be your conversion cables but not sure. I would probably check out the CRU forum, especially posts around the time the RTX series was introduced and see if others had similar issues.
 
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Davros said:
It looks like that card can only have 4 outputs active at once (not including the usb)
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Yep, that's limitation by NVIDIA, they support max of 4 displays (per card)

edit: and I'm pretty sure the USB-C is counted as 1 display when used
 
I uninstalled my drivers with DDU and rebooted and installed 445.75 with no internet and got this
J0Unbgw.jpg

Installed the control panel from the app store now everytime I launch it I get the eula screen
NVaTV2I.jpg
 
Davros said:
I uninstalled my drivers with DDU and rebooted and installed 445.75 with no internet and got this
Installed the control panel from the app store now everytime I launch it I get the eula screen
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Are you following some custom instructions on installing Nvidia's drivers under Windows 10? A few threads above @Ext3h and @Kaotik gave some guidance on driver installation.
Also, I think your suggestion before about starting a new thread(s) separate from the driver thread is a good idea. It should help minimize the growth of the display driver thread.
 
Developer Beta Driver Downloads
April 1, 2020

Windows 442.86, Linux 440.66.07
  • New:
    • Multi thread-capable deferred ray tracing pipeline creation
    • Allow presenting from queue families which only expose VK_QUEUE_COMPUTE_BIT when using XCB in addition to Xlib surfaces [Linux]
  • Fixes:
    • Added a workaround for Linux Steam Play title DOOM Eternal, which overrides application requested memory locations, to ensure performance-critical resources be placed in video memory [Linux]
    • Correctly cap the drawCount for vkCmdDrawIndirectCount and vkCmdDrawIndexedIndirectCount on Turing GPUs
    • Fixed descriptor indexing with large arrays and large blocks

Windows 442.86
Linux 440.66.07
https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver
 
pharma said:
Are you following some custom instructions on installing Nvidia's drivers under Windows 10?
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posted my surround problem on widescreen gaming redit page following the advice I got

"First thing to do is to try wiping the install with DDU in Safe Mode, reboot, clean install of the latest standard (not DCH) package"
 
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