Nvidia Geforce Drivers Release Announcement thread

456.38 GRD - whoever wants to try:
https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/163531/en-us

Nvidia said:
Game Ready Drivers provide the best possible gaming experience for all major new releases. Prior to a new title launching, our driver team is working up until the last minute to ensure every performance tweak and bug fix is included for the best gameplay on day-1.

Game Ready for Fortnite RTX
This new Game Ready Driver provides support for Fortnite’s dramatic new update which adds ray-traced effects, NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA Reflex, and a custom RTX map. In addition, this release also provides optimal day-1 support for Halo 3: ODST and Mafia: The Definitive Edition.

Gaming Technology
  • Includes support for GeForce RTX 3080 and 3090 GPUs
  • GeForce Experience Automatic Performance Tuning for GeForce RTX 30-series and RTX 20-series
  • GeForce Experience in-game performance monitoring for GeForce GTX 600 series and above
  • ShadowPlay gameplay recording now supports HDR on GTX 900-series and above (RTX 3090 can capture 8K 30fps HDR)
  • NVIDIA Broadcast app with AI-powered noise removal and virtual background
  • 5 New G-SYNC Compatible Monitors
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https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/456.38/456.38-win10-win8-win7-release-notes.pdf
 
GeForce 456.38 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 456.38 WHQL
Release Date: 2020.9.17
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 512.99 MB

Game Ready for Fortnite RTX
This new Game Ready Driver provides support for Fortnite’s dramatic new update which adds ray-traced effects, NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA Reflex, and a custom RTX map. In addition, this release also provides optimal day-1 support for Halo 3: ODST and Mafia: The Definitive Edition.

Gaming Technology
  • Includes support for GeForce RTX 3080 and 3090 GPUs
  • GeForce Experience Automatic Performance Tuning for GeForce RTX 30-series and RTX 20-series
  • GeForce Experience in-game performance monitoring for GeForce GTX 600 series and above
  • ShadowPlay gameplay recording now supports HDR on GTX 900-series and above (RTX 3090 can capture 8K 30fps HDR)
  • NVIDIA Broadcast app with AI-powered noise removal and virtual background
  • 5 New G-SYNC Compatible Monitors
Software Module Versions
 nView - 200.75
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.35
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.20.4.14 1.
 CUDA - 11.1
 Standard NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.940.0
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.958.0

Fixed Issues in this Release
 [Batman Arkham Knight]: Enabling Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling on PhysX games results in lower frame rate.[2988376]
 [Call of Duty: Modern Warfare]: The game may intermittently see a drop in frame rate when ray tracing is enabled. [3050468]
 [Detroit: Become Human]: The game may crash. [3037846]
 [Forza Horizon 4]: Stuttering occurs in the game after racing a few laps. [3101001]
 [Horizon Zero Dawn The Complete Edition]: Flickering and texture corruption occurs in game after setting Anisotropic Filtering to 16x from the NVIDIA Control Panel. [200638389]
 [madVR][MPC-HC]: Various HDR issues occur when using the madVR renderer with MPC-HC. [3038381]
 [Minecraft Java Edition;]: The game may crash when launched with XSplit Broadcaster running in the background. [3052464]
 [World of Warcraft]: Objects randomly flicker. [3101638]
 Video playback on the secondary display lags/freezes while playing a game on the primary display if Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling is enabled [200586262]
 [Notebook]: Display is not detected when connected to Thunderbolt 3 port on HP Spectre x360 - 15t-df100 Notebook. [3087076]
 [Notebook][NVIDIA Control Panel]: With Clone mode set, only the Developer pages are visible in the NVIDIA Control Panel after hot-plugging a DisplayPort/HDMI Freesync display. [200637570]
 [Notebook]: When a game is played on the primary display and a YouTube video is played on the extended display, viudeo playback is sluggish and stutters. [200586262]
 [Pascal GPU][Marvel's Avengers]: The game may crash when switching windows [Alt+Tab] while the game is running. [3101682]

Open Issues in Version 456.38 WHQL

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]

Windows 10 Issues
 [SLI][G-SYNC][Red Dead Redemption 2 Vulkan]: With SLI + G-SYNC enabled, the games display corruption and a blank screen.[200645671]
 [World of Warcraft Shadowlands]: When run at frame rates greater than 60 FPS with high display settings, moving characters display minute twitching/stuttering. [200647563]
 [Sunset Overdrive]: The game may display random green corruption if Depth of Field is enabled from in-game settings. [2750770]
 [VR}: HDCP errors occur with Valve Index VR. [2967616]
 [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]
 [Fortnite]: Blue-screen crash occurs pointing to nvlddmkm.sys when playing the game at 4K resolution. [200645328] To work around, set the resolution to lower than 4k.
 [Zombie Army: Dead War 4][Ansel/Freestyle]: The Ansel & Freestyle tabs are unselectable. [2810884] You may encounter issues installing the NVIDIA Control Panel from the Windows Store. See “Issues Installing the NVIDIA Control Panel from the Windows Store” on page 21 for more information.
 [Omniverse 2020.2.4496]: Corruption occurs after switching from RTX Real-Time to RTX PathTraced renderer. [200649160] Note: You may encounter issues installing the NVIDIA Control Panel from the Windows Store. See “Issues Installing the NVIDIA Control Panel from the Windows Store” on page 21 for more information.
 [Notebook][H-Clone]: With the integrated graphics processor as the clone source, display settings cannot be changed from the NVIDIA Control Panel. [200594188]
 [Notebook]: Some Pascal-based notebooks w/ high refresh rate displays may randomly drop to 60Hz during gameplay. [3009452]
 [Notebook]: Performance Power Mode cannot be set from the NVIDIA Control Panel. [200657525]
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk
 
A WHQL comparison between new vs previous drivers ... average VRAM usage is an interesting statistic.

 
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GeForce 456.55 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 456.55 WHQL
Release Date: 2020.9.28
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 10
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 513.43 MB

Game Ready for NVIDIA Reflex Support for ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ and ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’
Our latest GeForce Game Ready driver provides support for NVIDIA Reflex in the blockbuster titles, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone, as well as offers the best experience in Star Wars: Squadrons. The new Game Ready Driver also improves stability in certain games on RTX 30 Series GPUs.

Software Module Versions
 nView - 200.93
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.35
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.20.4.14
 CUDA - 11.1
 Standard NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.940.0
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.958.0

Fixed Issues in this Release
 [Omniverse 2020.2.4496]: Corruption occurs after switching from RTX Real-Time to RTX PathTraced renderer. [200649160]  [Vulkan games]: The GeForce Experience> Performance > Render Latency setting sometimes sticks at 0 on Vulkan games. [3129618]
 Multiple G-SYNC Compatible monitors were removed from the G-SYNC Compatible list in the driver. [3130059]
 There is a slight increase in the Windows Event Log CPU utilization. [200659659]
 NVIDIA Container service may crash upon resume from system sleep /hibernate mode. [200658281]
 [Notebook]: Performance Power Mode cannot be set from the NVIDIA Control Panel. [200657525]

Open Issues in Version 456.55 WHQL

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]

Windows 10 Issues
 [World of Warcraft Shadowlands]: When run at frame rates greater than 60 FPS with high display settings, moving characters display minute twitching/stuttering. [200647563]
 [Sunset Overdrive]: The game may display random green corruption if Depth of Field is enabled from in-game settings. [2750770]
 [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]
 [Fortnite]: Blue-screen crash occurs pointing to nvlddmkm.sys when playing the game at 4K resolution. [200645328] To work around, set the resolution to lower than 4k.
 [Zombie Army: Dead War 4][Ansel/Freestyle]: The Ansel & Freestyle tabs are unselectable. [2810884]
 [YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
 [G-SYNC]: With G-SYNC enabled on some Freesync displays, half of the screen goes black. [3133895]
 [GeForce RTX 3080/3090]: Samsung G9 49” display goes black at 240 Hz. [3129363] Note:
 [Notebook][H-Clone]: With the integrated graphics processor as the clone source, display settings cannot be changed from the NVIDIA Control Panel. [200594188]
 [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
 
Davros said:
pharma whats the TLDR on that video
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At the time I posted was interested in VRAM usage. Though the newer driver seemed to use less for the most part and did not see any performance degradation due to the amount of VRAM used. FPS for some games were better with the new driver though did vary.
 
Vulkan Beta Driver Downloads
September 29th, 2020
Windows 456.62, Linux 455.22.04
    • New:
    • Fixes:
      • Fixed a bug in a barrier optimization that allowed some back-to-back copies to run unordered
Windows 456.62
Linux 455.22.04
https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver
 
GeForce 456.71 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 456.71 WHQL
Release Date: 2020.10.7
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 513.85 MB


Game Ready for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War PC Beta
This new Game Ready Driver provides support for the upcoming Open Beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
In addition, this driver enables support for NVIDIA Reflex in the Beta, allowing GeForce gamers to reduce system latency and improve responsiveness of gameplay.


Software Module Versions
 nView - 200.93
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.35
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.20.4.15
 CUDA - 11.1
 Standard NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.940.0
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.958.0


Fixed Issues in this Release
 [Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition]: Enabling Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling results in lower frame rate. [3129590]
 [G-SYNC]: Launching a game in full-screen mode may trigger a black screen on adaptive sync monitors if G-SYNC is enabled. [200660138]
 [Fortnite][Notebook]: The game may crash when using in-game RTX Shadows/Reflection on some notebook configurations. [200655541]


Open Issues in Version 456.71 WHQL

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]


Windows 10 Issues
 [World of Warcraft Shadowlands]: When run at frame rates greater than 60 FPS with high display settings, moving characters display minute twitching/stuttering. [200647563]
 [Sunset Overdrive]: The game may display random green corruption if Depth of Field is enabled from in-game settings. [2750770]
 [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]
 [Fortnite]: Blue-screen crash occurs pointing to nvlddmkm.sys when playing the game at 4K resolution. [200645328] To work around, set the resolution to lower than 4k.
 [Zombie Army: Dead War 4][Ansel/Freestyle]: The Ansel & Freestyle tabs are unselectable. [2810884] You may encounter issues installing the NVIDIA Control Panel from the Windows Store. See “Issues Installing the NVIDIA Control Panel from the Windows Store” on page 21 for more information.
 [YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
 [G-SYNC]: With G-SYNC enabled on some Freesync displays, half of the screen goes black. [3133895]
 [GeForce RTX 3080/3090]: Samsung G9 49” display goes black at 240 Hz. [3129363]
 [Notebook][H-Clone]: With the integrated graphics processor as the clone source, display settings cannot be changed from the NVIDIA Control Panel. [200594188]
 [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

Security Updates:
Updated 10/07/2020 09:56 AM
NVIDIA has released a software security update for NVIDIA® GPU Display Driver. This update addresses issues that may lead to denial of service, code execution, escalation of privileges, or information disclosure.
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https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075/
 
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Vulkan Beta Driver Downloads
October 9th, 2020
Windows 456.80, Linux 455.26.01
Fixes:
  • Reduce host memory consumption for descriptor memory when VkDescriptorSetVariableDescriptorCountAllocateInfo is used
  • Handle SPIR-V 1.4 non-Input/Ouput entry point variables correctly
  • Fixed a blending optimization that sometimes produced an incorrect result
  • Fixed SPIR-V intersection shader compilation issue when multi entry point ray tracing modules are used
Windows 456.80
Linux 455.26.01
https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver
 
NVIDIA patches high severity GeForce Experience vulnerabilities
October 22, 2020
NVIDIA released a security update for the Windows NVIDIA GeForce Experience (GFE) app to address vulnerabilities that could enable attackers to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, gain access to sensitive info, or trigger a denial of service (DoS) state on systems running unpatched software.
...
CVE‑2020‑5977 NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Web Helper NodeJS Web Server in which an uncontrolled search path is used to load a node module, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, and information disclosure.

CVE‑2020‑5990 NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in the ShadowPlay component which may lead to local privilege escalation, code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.

CVE‑2020‑5978 NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in its services in which a folder is created by nvcontainer.exe under normal user login with LOCAL_SYSTEM privileges which may lead to a denial of service or escalation of privileges.

To apply the security update, you have to download the latest software version (i.e., 3.20.5.70) from the GeForce Experience Downloads page or to launch the GFE client to automatically apply it via the inbuilt update mechanism.
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-severity-geforce-experience-vulnerabilities/
 
GeForce 457.09 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 457.09 WHQL
Release Date: 2020.10.29
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 515.44 MB

Game Ready for Watch Dogs: Legion
This new Game Ready Driver provides support for Watch Dogs: Legion. In addition, this driver provides optimal day-1 support for DiRT 5, Ghostrunner, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, and Xuan-Yuan Sword VII.

Software Module Versions
 nView - 200.93
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.35
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.20.7.70
 CUDA - 11.1 1
 Standard NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.940.0
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.958.0

Fixed Issues in this Release
 [Turing GPU][Notebook]:On some Turing-based notebooks, users may see a black window when playing back a video in a web browser. [3135055]
 [For Honor][RTX 30 series]:Game will crash to desktop when launched on GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards. [3139187]
 Random flicker may occur in multi-monitor configurations when G-SYNC is enabled. Flickering occurs on Dell S2417DG and Dell S2716DG monitors.when playing YouTube or Twitch videos at 144 Hz. [3147515]  [Forza Motorsport 7]: The game may crash to the desktop when starting a race. [200660345]
 Users may see a black screen when launching a game on a monitor using DSC (Display Stream Compression). [200661231]
 [G-SYNC]: With G-SYNC enabled on some Freesync displays, half of the screen goes black. [3133895]

Open Issues in Version

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]

Windows 10 Issues
 [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]
 [Warzone][RTX 30 series]: Users may see a drop in performance during gameplay.[3132127]
 [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]
 [Notebook][RTX 2060]: Notebook display may flicker or turn black when Microsoft Hybrid Graphics is disabled. [3147602]
 [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
 
Vulkan Beta Driver Downloads
November 2, 2020
Windows 457.17, Linux 455.34.01
  • New:
    • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 support
  • Fixes:
    • Fixed an issue with VK_ACCESS_MEMORY_{READ,WRITE}_BITs when used as part of a render pass
    • Fixed an issue where Vulkan applications would fail to initialize if the connected X11 Server did not expose support for GLX [Linux]
Windows 457.17
Linux 455.34.01
https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver
 
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