Nvidia Geforce Drivers Release Announcement thread

DegustatoR said:
DCH driver is a distribution type which doesn't really have much to do with Windows Store.
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True. I don't have a Windows Store account and had no problems installing the driver including the NV control panel. (clean install after using DDU) Previously I was using the Standard driver only.

I think I read somewhere it side loads the control panel and doesn't require Windows Store access.
 
DegustatoR said:
DCH driver is a distribution type which doesn't really have much to do with Windows Store.
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yeah i was a bit hyperbolic in my question, but the question remains: only DCH drivers from now? i cant find an announcement
 
Bludd said:
yeah i was a bit hyperbolic in my question, but the question remains: only DCH drivers from now? i cant find an announcement
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They've dropped Win7 support with R495, and thus there is zero need to provide old distribution option - it was needed for Win7 support only basically.
R470 is LTSC though so there will likely be newer R470 releases down the road, until Oct 2024, with vulnerabilities patches and such. These should still be available for Win7 and support Kepler as well.
 
DegustatoR said:
They've dropped Win7 support with R495, and thus there is zero need to provide old distribution option - it was needed for Win7 support only basically.
R470 is LTSC though so there will likely be newer R470 releases down the road, until Oct 2024, with vulnerabilities patches and such. These should still be available for Win7 and support Kepler as well.
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yes i guess you are right just wanted to make sure
 
GeForce 496.49 WHQL Game Ready Driver
Version: 496.49 WHQL
Release Date: 2021.10.26
Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 831.22 MB


Game Ready for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
This new Game Ready Driver provides support for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, which utilizes NVIDIA DLSS to boost performance by up to 2x. In addition, this new Game Ready Driver offers support for the latest new titles and updates, including Age of Empires IV, Battlefield 2042 Early Access, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Chivalry 2, Forza Horizon 5, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, Jurassic World Evolution 2, and Riders Republic.

Software Module Versions
 NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager - .202.21
 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

Security updates
- see Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - October 2021, which is available on the release date of this driver and is listed on the NVIDIA Product Security page

Fixed Issues in this Release
 [Doom 3: BFG Edition]: Visual corruption occurs in the game. [3405146]
 [Tom Clancy’s The Division 2]: Flickering and visual corruption may appear after extended gameplay. [3369607]
 [LG OLED C1 series]: The display may show random black screen flicker at 1080p. [3404999]


Open Issues

Windows 10/11 Issues
 [Red Dead Redemption 2][Vulkan]: The game may randomly crash during gameplay. [3405911]
 [WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship/WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship]: The games crash on launch. [3409320/3409312]
 [Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint]: Textures in the game may flicker. [3410593]  [Supreme Command:Forged Alliance/Supreme Commander 2]: Performance drop when there is mouse movement. [3405920]  [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]
 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]

Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v496.49)
Advanced Driver Search | NVIDIA
 
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GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 496.61 | NVIDIA (custhelp.com)
October 29, 2021
GeForce hotfix display driver version 496.61 is based on our latest Game Ready Driver 496.49.

The hotfix addresses the following issues:
• [Transport Fever/Transport Fever 2] Game will crash to desktop on startup [3411731/3409614]
• [Detroit Become Human] Users may experience micro-stutters during gameplay [3389250]
• [Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon] Visual artifacts may be observed during gameplay [3410593]
• [WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship/RiMS Racing/TT Isle of Man - Ride on the Edge 2] Game will crash to desktop soon after being launched [3409320/3416650/3408673]

Click here to download the GeForce hotfix display driver for Windows 10 x64/ Windows 11 x64.
 
GeForce 496.76 WHQL Game Ready Driver
Version: 496.76 WHQL
Release Date: 2021.11.16
Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 831.75 MB

Game Ready for Battlefield 2042
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best day-0 gaming experience for Battlefield 2042, which utilizes NVIDIA DLSS and maximize performance and NVIDIA Reflex to minimize latency. In addition, this new Game Ready Driver offers support for the latest new titles to leverage DLSS technology, including Assetto Corsa Competizione, Bright Memory: Infinite, Farming Simulator 22, Hot Wheels Unleashed, and Myth of Empires. Additionally, this Game Ready Driver also provides the best experience for Ruined King: A League of Legends Story.

Gaming Technology
  • Includes support for NVIDIA Image Scaling
Software Module Versions
- NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager - 202.21
- HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.94
- 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
- [WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship/WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship]: The games crash on launch. [3409320/3409312]
- [Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint]: Textures in the game may flicker. [3410593]
- [Transport Fever]: The game crashes upon launch. [3411731]
- Transport Fever 2]: Null pointer exception occurs in the display driver. [3409614]
- [Quake 2 RTX]: Image corruption occurs in the blurred (bloom effect) background. [3410802]
- [Far Cry 6][DirectX 12][GeFOrce RTX 3070 Ti]: With ULTRA + DXR + HD textures set, the game crashes at 4K. [3391784]
- [Detroit Become Human]: Random stuttering/freezing occurs in the game. [3389250]
- [Red Dead Redemption 2]: The game crashes with TDR or the system crashes while running the game. [200766423]
- [Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War]: The game randomly crashes. [3413347]
- [Marvel's Avengers Xbox Game Pass for PC version]: Game may randomly crash during gameplay [3404644]


Open Issues

Windows 10/11 Issues
- [Supreme Command:Forged Alliance/Supreme Commander 2]: Performance drop when there is mouse movement. [3405920]
- [Deathloop][HDR]: TDR/corruption occurs in the game with Windows HDR enabled. If this issue occurs, toggle the Windows HDR setting.
- 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 Advanced Optimus][NVIDIA Control Panel]: After setting the display multiplexer type to “dGPU”, the setting is not preserved across a reboot or resume from S4. [200779758]
- [YouTube]: The YouTube web site randomly displays extreme contrast/gamma while idle or during video playback. [3420164]
- [NVIDIA Image Scaling][Desktop]: The screen moves to the upper left corner on cold boot when Image Scaling is applied to the desktop. [3424721]
Do not apply NVIDIA Image Scaling to the desktop. It is intended only for video upscaling or for games which do not run with a scaling resolution unless the same Image Scaling resolution is applied on the desktop.
- [NVIDIA Image Scaling][DirectX 11 video apps]: With Image Scaling enabled, video playback is corrupted or results in a system hang after performing an HDR transition. [3431284]
If HDR is required to be toggled from the Microsoft Control Panel, be sure to switch to a different Image Scaling resolution.
- [NVIDIA Image Scaling]: After performing a clean install or over install over version 496.49, NVIDIA Image Scaling resolutions do not appear in the game. [3434708]
To work around, a. Disable HDR in case it's enabled from the Microsoft Control Panel, enable Image Scaling and apply the Image Scaling resolution on the desktop, and then reboot the system. b. If the previous instructions do not work, upgrade to the hotfix driver 496.84.

Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v496.76)

Advanced Driver Search | NVIDIA
 
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GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 496.84 | NVIDIA (custhelp.com)
11/16/2021

GeForce hotfix display driver version 496.84 is based on our latest Game Ready Driver 496.76.

The hotfix addresses the following issues:
• [NVIDIA Image Scaling]: After performing a clean install or over install over version 496.49, NVIDIA Image Scaling resolutions do not appear in the game. [3434708]

Click here to download the GeForce hotfix display driver for Windows 10 x64/ Windows 11 x64.
 
Davros said:
What game?
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It may not be consistent, but think games you may be having problems with. The purpose of this driver is to fix only one issue, but according to forum reports some issues still exist as indicated by the GeForce 496.76 "Windows Issues" list. I'd wait for the next WHQL drivers unless NIS is currently working in your games.
- [NVIDIA Image Scaling][Desktop]: The screen moves to the upper left corner on cold boot when Image Scaling is applied to the desktop. [3424721]
Do not apply NVIDIA Image Scaling to the desktop. It is intended only for video upscaling or for games which do not run with a scaling resolution unless the same Image Scaling resolution is applied on the desktop.
- [NVIDIA Image Scaling][DirectX 11 video apps]: With Image Scaling enabled, video playback is corrupted or results in a system hang after performing an HDR transition. [3431284]
If HDR is required to be toggled from the Microsoft Control Panel, be sure to switch to a different Image Scaling resolution.
- [NVIDIA Image Scaling]: After performing a clean install or over install over version 496.49, NVIDIA Image Scaling resolutions do not appear in the game. [3434708]
To work around, a. Disable HDR in case it's enabled from the Microsoft Control Panel, enable Image Scaling and apply the Image Scaling resolution on the desktop, and then reboot the system. b. If the previous instructions do not work, upgrade to the hotfix driver 496.84.
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GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 496.98 | NVIDIA (custhelp.com)

Updated 11/24/2021 12:31 PM
GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 496.98
GeForce hotfix display driver version 496.98 is based on our latest Game Ready Driver 496.76.

The hotfix addresses the following issues:
  • [YouTube]: The YouTube web site randomly displays extreme contrast/gamma while idle or during video playback. [3420164]
  • [Notebook]: Black screen may be observed on some Optimus notebooks with 1440p/165hz panels when in discrete GPU mode [3426730]
  • Games do not launch correctly on GeForce GTX 750 Ti when NVIDIA Image Scaling is enabled [3442778]
  • Using Adaptive Vertical Sync while G-SYNC is enabled may result in random black screen [3437003]
  • [Red Dead Redemption 2/Doom Eternal]: The game crashes with TDR or the system crashes while running the game. [200766423]

Click here to download the GeForce hotfix display driver for Windows 10 x64/ Windows 11 x64
 
pharma said:
Using Adaptive Vertical Sync while G-SYNC is enabled may result in random black screen [3437003]
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i got a similar issue. instead of random black screen, it always flickers when the framerate switch between under 120 fps and 120 fps. So as long as the game is heavy enough to make it constantly run under 120 fps, no flicker.

hopefully this new driver truly fixed that.
 
GeForce 497.09 WHQL Game Ready Driver
Version: 497.09 WHQL
Release Date: 2021.12.1
Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11
Language: English (UK)
File Size: 830.51 MB

Game Ready for ICARUS
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best day-1 gaming experience for ICARUS, which utilizes NVIDIA DLSS and NVIDIA RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI) to maximize performance and image quality.
In addition, this new Game Ready Driver offers support for the latest new titles including Chorus and Halo Infinite.

Software Module Versions
- NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager - 202.21
- HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.94
- NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.21.0713
- GeForce Experience - 3.24.0.123
- CUDA - 11.4
- DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.961.0

Fixed Issues in this Release
- [Red Dead Redemption 2/Doom Eternal]: The game crashes with TDR or the system crashes while running the game. [200766423]
- [Doom 3 BFG Edition]: The games shows corruption upon launch. [3407653]
- [YouTube]: The YouTube web site randomly displays extreme contrast/gamma while idle or during video playback. [3420164]
- [NVIDIA Image Scaling]: After performing a clean install or over install over version 496.49, NVIDIA Image Scaling resolutions do not appear in the game. [3434708]
- Games do not launch correctly on GeForce GTX 750 Ti when NVIDIA Image Scaling is enabled. [3442778]
- [Notebook]: Black screen may be observed on some Optimus notebooks with 1440p/165hz panels when in discrete GPU mode. [3426730]
- [Notebook]: eDP panel cannot be lit when booting to the desktop after switching to discrete mode. [3423400]
- Using Adaptive Vertical Sync while G-SYNC is enabled may result in random black screen. [3437003]


Open Issues

Windows 10/11 Issues
- [Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition]: After attempting to change resolutions, the resolution does not change and the game falls out of IFlip mode. [3442862] To apply the new resolution, press Alt+Tab.
- [Supreme Command:Forged Alliance/Supreme Commander 2]: Performance drop when there is mouse movement. [3405920]
- [Deathloop][HDR]: TDR/corruption occurs in the game with Windows HDR enabled. If this issue occurs, toggle the Windows HDR setting.
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed may crash on courses where players drive through water. [3338967]
- In multi-monitor configurations, the screen may display random black screen flicker. [3405228]
- [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 Advanced Optimus][NVIDIA Control Panel]: After setting the display multiplexer type to “dGPU”, the setting is not preserved across a reboot or resume from S4. [200779758]
- [NVIDIA Image Scaling][Desktop]: The screen moves to the upper left corner on cold boot when Image Scaling is applied to the desktop. [3424721] Do not apply NVIDIA Image Scaling to the desktop. It is intended only for video upscaling or for games which do not run with a scaling resolution unless the same Image Scaling resolution is applied on the desktop.
- [NVIDIA Image Scaling][DirectX 11 video apps]: With Image Scaling enabled, video playback is corrupted or results in a system hang after performing an HDR transition. [3431284]

Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v497.09)
Advanced Driver Search | NVIDIA
 
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