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GeForce 461.72 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 461.72 WHQL
Release Date: 2021.2.25
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 628.98 MB

Game Ready for Outriders Demo
This new Game Ready Driver provides support for the Outriders demo, NVIDIA DLSS in Nioh 2 - The Complete Edition and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, and NVIDIA Reflex in Rainbow Six Siege.

Gaming Technology
Includes support for the GeForce RTX 3060 GPU

Software Module Versions
 nView - 201.18
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.40
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.21.0.36  CUDA - 11.2
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.960.0

Fixed Issues in this Release
 [G-SYNC][Edge of Eternity/Hitman 2]: The games experience stutter and low FPS when using hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling in windowed mode. [200685971]
 [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]
 [The Isle]: Freestyle is not supported for the game. [3229829]
 [VIndictus][GeForce Experience]: The game cannot be recorded. [2203875]
 [X4: Foundations][Vulkan]: The application crashes when launched on Windows 10 (Version 1803). [3220107]
 Wallpaper Engine app may crash on startup or upon resume from sleep. [3208963]
 [Blu-ray][HDMI]: Flickering occurs in Blu-ray playback when played over HDMI. [3221611]
 Several desktop applications flicker when Vertical Sync is set to the default “Use the 3D application setting”. [3252186]
 [Ampere]: Chrome/Edge may experience random TDR while browsing.[3195894]
 LG CX OLED TVs (2020) are not recognized as G-SYNC Compatible displays.[3244055]
 [Surround][RTX 30 series] PC may display “no signal” message when enabling NVIDIA Surround. [3230565]
 [Notebook]: On some Notebooks, the 'Maximum Graphics Power' information missing in the NVIDIA Control Panel > System Information page. [200697069]

Open Issues in Version

Windows 10 Issues
 Some desktop applications may flicker or stutter when resizing the window on some PC configurations [3252200]. See the NVIDIA KBA 5157 for a possible workaround.
 [Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege][Advanced Optimus]: The game may crash while launching. [3257842]
 [GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER]: Random flickering may appear across the top of the monitor on some PC configurations. [3184254]
 [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]
 [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]

• Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v461.72)

https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk

 

There are some issues with the drivers available for download and will likely be replaced.

 

GeForce 461.92 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 461.92 WHQL
Release Date: 2021.3.16
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
Language: English (US)
File Size: 530.05 MB


Software Module Versions
 nView - 201.18
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.40
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.21.0.36
 CUDA - 11.2
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.960.0


Fixed Issues in this Release
 Some desktop applications may flicker or stutter when resizing the window on some PC configurations [3252200].
 [GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER]: Random flickering may appear across the top of the monitor on some PC configurations. [3184254]
 [Vulkan][Red Dead Redemption 2]: The game may display pixelated black dots or artifacts on characters’ skin. [3257041/3266614]
 [Rocket League]: Matches may take longer to load. [3244324]
 [Fortnite]: Shader cache optimizations have been made to reduce intermittent stutter on some PC configurations. [3244272]
 [Detroit: Become Human]: Game may crash when launched with Image Sharpening enabled. [3242624/200667092]
 [Dungeon & Fighter]: The game may blink when choosing characters. [200574764]
 [Zoom]: GeForce Experience In-game Overlay launches when a Zoom meeting starts. [3269577]
 Enabling NVIDIA Surround with 4K HDMI 2.1 TVs may fail. [3184849]
 Blue-screen crash may occur when connecting/disconnecting to/from the Samsung 8k TV. [3188971]


Open Issues in Version

Windows 10 Issues
 [Rainbow Six Siege][Vulkan]: Smoke appears pixelated. [3266916]
 [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]
 [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]

• Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v461.92)

https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk

 

GeForce 465.89 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 465.89 WHQL
Release Date: 2021.3.30
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 10
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 596.06 MB

Game Ready for Outriders
This new Game Ready Driver provides support for the launch of Outriders, which features NVIDIA DLSS technology. Additionally, this release also provides optimal day-1 support for:

• DIRT 5’s new ray tracing update
• The launch of Evil Genius 2: World Domination
• The launch of the KINGDOM HEARTS Series on the Epic Games Store

Gaming Technology

• Includes support for Resizable BAR across the GeForce RTX 30 Series of Desktop and Notebook GPUs
• Includes beta support for virtualization on GeForce GPUs

Software Module Versions
 nView - 201.66
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.40
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.21.0.36
 CUDA - 11.2
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.960.0

Fixed Issues in this Release
 [Rainbow Six Siege][Vulkan]: Smoke appears pixelated. [3266916]
 [Vulkan][X4: Foundations 4.00/X4: Cradle of Humanity] The game may crash on GeForce RTX 30 Series. [200701230]
 [GeForce RTX 3090]: Blue-screen crash occurs when Samsung Odyssey G9 is paired with HDMI TV. [3240366]
 [GeForce RTX 2060]: Blue-screen crash (DPC_WATCHDOGS_VIOLATION) occurs when playing a game and watching YouTube video simultaneously. [3196272]
 [Sunset Overdrive]: The application may display random green corruption if Depth of Field is enabled from in-game settings [2750770]
 Realtek Displayport-to-HDMI 2.1 protocol converter clock limited to 600MHz pixel clock [3202060]
 [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].
 [GFE Screenshot/HDR]: Application screenshots are washed out when HDR is enabled [3229781]

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/ 3230880]
 [Batman Arkham Knight]: The game crashes when turbulence smoke is enabled. [3202250]
 [Adobe Camera RAW 12.x]: RAW files may show up black in Adobe Lightroom. [3266883]
 [Steam VR game]: Stuttering and lagging occur upon launching a game while any GPU hardware monitoring tool is running in the background. [3152190]
 [VR]: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 VR may stutter if Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling is disabled. [3246674]  [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]

• Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v465.89)

https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk

 

Nvidia Reflex
April 6, 2021

 

Vulkan Beta Driver Downloads
April 13, 2021
Windows 458.17, Linux 455.50.12

New:

• Provisional Vulkan Video extensions:
  • An introduction to Vulkan Video
  • Vulkan Video sample
  • VK_KHR_video_queue
  • VK_KHR_video_decode_queue
  • VK_KHR_video_encode_queue
  • VK_EXT_video_decode_h264
  • VK_EXT_video_decode_h265
  • VK_EXT_video_encode_h264
  • VK_NV_video_queue
• VK_EXT_color_write_enable
• VK_EXT_vertex_input_dynamic_state
• VK_EXT_ycbcr_2plane_444_formats
• VK_NV_inherited_viewport_scissor

This provisional Vulkan Video release also includes three extensions that extend base structures defined by the core video KHR extensions to support H.264-decode, H.264-encode, and H.265-decode:

• VK_EXT_video_decode_h264
• VK_EXT_video_encode_h264
• VK_EXT_video_decode_h265

These EXT extensions do not define API calls, they simply extend data structures. There is an H.265-encode extension currently in development, and VP9 decode and AV1 decode/encode extensions are expected to follow soon after in a later release.

Windows 458.17

• Download for Windows 10 (64-bit)

Linux 455.50.12

• Download for Linux 64-bit

https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-driver

 

GeForce 466.11 WHQL Game Ready Driver

Version: 466.11 WHQL
Release Date: 2021.4.14
Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit
Language: English (US)
File Size: Temporarilly unavailable


Game Ready for Mortal Shell
This new Game Ready Driver provides support for Mortal Shell’s RTX update, which introduces NVIDIA DLSS, boosting performance by up to 130% at 4K.
Additionally, this release also provides optimal support for Valorant’s NVIDIA Reflex update, NVIDIA Broadcast Noise Reduction support in OBS, 6 new G-SYNC Compatible gaming monitors and TVs, and more.


Software Module Versions
 nView - 201.66
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.40
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.22.0.32
 CUDA - 11.2
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.960.0


Fixed Issues in this Release
 [Supreme Commander/Supreme Commander 2]: The games experience low FPS. [3231218/ 3230880]
 [Adobe Camera RAW 12.x]: RAW files may show up black in Adobe Lightroom. [3266883/ 200717265]
 [VR]: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 VR may stutter if Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling is disabled. [3246674]
 Some displays may show incorrect color levels after booting into Windows. [3285148/3287063]


Open Issues in Version

Windows 10 Issues
 [World of Warcraft: Shadowlands]: Random flicker may occur in certain locations in the game [3206341]
 [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]
 [Prepar3D]: The application crashes to desktop after launched. [3285067]
 [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]

• Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v466.11)

https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-uk