Nvidia’s latest drivers support Windows 11 and are “Game Ready” for 8 new releases

Nvidia's latest drivers support Windows 11 and are

Nvidia’s latest drivers support Windows 11 and are “Game Ready” for eight new releases

Nvidia’s latest driver update is a big one. Starting today’s Nvidia’s supported graphics cards have been updated with official Windows 11 drivers, well ahead of the OS’ October 5th release date. 

Nvidia has also confirmed that their Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) technology has now been integrated into over 100 games, delivering the benefits of AI-accelerated upsampling to a large number of PC gamers. 

On top of this, Nvidia’s new 472.12 WHQL driver is now “Game Ready” for eight new PC titles. This includes Alan Wake Remastered, Diablo II: Resurrected, Far Cry 6, Deathloop, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Industria, New World, and World War Z Aftermath. 

This driver also supports Deep Learning Anti-Aliasing, which is available starting today on The Elder Scrolls Online’s Test Servers. Below are Nvidia’s release notes for their 472.12 drivers. 
 

Nvidia's latest drivers support Windows 11 and are   

GeForce Game Ready Driver

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 Windows 11

This new Game Ready Driver provides support for the official launch of Windows 11, including a variety of new features and functionality to enhance your gaming and productivity. In addition, this new Game Ready Driver offers support for the latest new titles and updates, including Alan Wake Remastered which utilizes NVIDIA DLSS to boost frame rates by up to 2x at 4K resolution.

Additionally, this release always provides optimal support for the latest update to Deathloop which introduces NVIDIA Reflex technology, as well as the launch of Diablo II: Resurrected, Far Cry 6, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Industria, New World, and World War Z: Aftermath.

Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 472.12

The following sections list the important changes and the most common issues resolved in this version. This list is only a subset of the total number of changes made in this driver version. The NVIDIA bug number is provided for reference.

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 in Version 472.12 WHQL

As with every released driver, version 472.12 WHQL of the Release 470 driver has open issues and
enhancement requests associated with it. This section includes lists of issues that are either not
fixed or not implemented in this version. Some problems listed may not have been thoroughly
investigated and, in fact, may not be NVIDIA issues. Others may have workaround solutions.
For notebook computers, issues can be system-specific and may not be seen on your particular
notebook.

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]

Nvidia's latest drivers support Windows 11 and are   

Product Compatibility (Desktop graphics cards)

Nvidia RTX 30 series

Geforce RTX 3090, Geforce RTX 3080, Geforce RTX 3070, RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 3060 (and LHR Equivalents)

Nvidia RTX 20 series

Geforce RTX 2080 Ti, Geforce RTX 2080 Super, Geforce RTX 2080, Geforce RTX 2070 Super, Geforce RTX 2070, Geforce RTX 2060 Super, Geforce RTX 2060

NVIDIA TITAN Series

NVIDIA TITAN V, NVIDIA TITAN Xp, NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal), GeForce GTX TITAN, GeForce GTX TITAN X, GeForce GTX TITAN Black, GeForce GTX TITAN Z, Geforce Titan RTX

GeForce 16 Series

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, GeForce GTX 1660, GeForce GTX 1650

GeForce 10 Series

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, GeForce GTX 1080, GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, GeForce GTX 1070, GeForce GTX 1060, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, GeForce GTX 1050, GeForce GT 1030

GeForce 900 Series

GeForce GTX 980 Ti, GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 960, GeForce GTX 950


472.12 WHQL Download Links

Windows 10 – 64 Bit

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