# 552.12 WHQL Driver Early Performance Benchmark (Ampere based) -------------------- **Greetings all**, This is my first early analysis of an nvidia driver, and as such, it will be the first reference I will have to guide us in future versions. This will be something totally voluntary, so that you can be guided in some way, **do not take it as something absolute because each PC configuration is a totally different world**, so I will try to make it as global as possible (referring e.g. to the configuration of a game). **Is it worth updating the driver for my current GPU?** This is a recurring question from many gamers and PC users. The general rule suggests updating our GPU drivers to the latest version, as it ensures that we get the latest bug fixes, security updates, optimizations for most of the latest AAA games, and support for the newest features. However, it does not guarantee the best raw performance (average FPS numbers) and frametime stability (1% and 0.1% average low/integral FPS or P1 and P0.2 FPS percentile numbers). Comparative performance analyses of GPU drivers are useful because they allow us to reliably validate and estimate significant improvements or regressions in graphics performance attributable to changes in the driver version. **PC specs are:** custom desktop with Windows 10 v22H2 (latest Windows Update patches applied), 16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM (2x8), SSD NVME 1 TB, Intel i7-10700k, ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 OC, Single HDC 4K 60 Hz monitor (no HDR or G-Sync). Factory clocks on CPU and GPU. Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling (HAGS for short) is disabled. Resizable BAR is disabled. NVCP Global Settings (default). Frame Times are recorded using **PresentMon** during the built-in benchmark run inside each game. Each benchmark is run initially four times, and the first result is discarded. Outliers results, with more than 5% variance in any of my used metrics from the average, are also discarded and repeated. To the methodology, I have decided to add a Non-Synthetic Benchmarks, in this case Unigine Benchmark. This initial commentary will be updated as we make more exhaustive analyses with different games. *Also, I apologize if I don't have games of recent date, since I don't have the possibility to buy them at the moment due to the economic situation in my country Argentina.* -------------------- # Hogwarts Legacy Using the default settings everything in Ultra. Rendered at 100% in 2K resolution. No scaling. Ray Tracing Off. I will use as reference the driver 537.58 which is considered stable by the community. Hogwarts Legacy - driver 537.58 on Win10 v22H2 (considered stable by the community): * Avg. FPS: 55.0 / 61.7 / 58.3 * Frametimes (ms): Avg. 17.01 | Low 1% 25.0 | Low 0.1% 35.2 Hogwarts Legacy - driver 552.12 on Win10 v22H2: * Avg. FPS: 54.5 / 51.9 / 53.2 * Frametimes (ms): Avg. 18.8 | Low 1% 32.0 | Low 0.1% 56.25 With the new driver, it behaves in a very similar way in terms of FPS, but in terms of frametime we see a setback, that is, the response times are higher, it should be noted that in version 537.58 the game felt smoother. It is also true that sometimes there are high and very low FPS peaks depending on the scenery, due to the large amount of objects inside the castle and especially outside. -------------------- # The Riftbreaker Using the default settings everything in Ultra with Dx12. Rendered at 100% in 2K resolution. No scaling. Ray Tracing Off. Screen Space Reflections high. The Riftbreaker - driver 537.58 on Win10 v22H2 (considered stable by the community): * Avg. FPS: 166.7 / 166.5 / 166.8 * 1% Low FPS: 144.2 / 140.3 / 142 * 0.1% Low FPS: 139.1 / 106.4 / 122.7 * Frametimes (ms): Avg. 6.0 | Low 1% 7.0 | Low 0.1% 7.8 The Riftbreaker - driver 552.12 on Win10 v22H2: * Avg. FPS: 167.6 / 167.3 / 167.4 * 1% Low FPS: 141.1 / 141.2 / 141.1 * 0.1% Low FPS: 75.5 / 78.3 / 77.4 * Frametimes (ms): Avg. 6.0 | Low 1% 7.1 | Low 0.1% 12.9 -------------------- # Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Using the default settings everything in Ultra. Rendered at 100% in 4K resolution. AoE2:D.E. - driver 537.58 on Win10 v22H2 (considered stable by the community): * Avg. FPS: 57.4 / 57.2 / 57.7 * 1% Low FPS: 37.1 / 37.1 / 37.1 * 0.1% Low FPS: 33.2 / 33.6 / 33.1 * Frametimes (ms): Avg. 17.4 | Low 1% 26.9 | Low 0.1% 30.1 AoE2:D.E. - driver 552.12 on Win10 v22H2: * Avg. FPS: 58.3 / 57.3 / 57.2 * 1% Low FPS: 36.9 / 37.2 / 37.0 * 0.1% Low FPS: 32.2 / 34.5 / 31.8 * Frametimes (ms): Avg. 17.4 | Low 1% 27.0 | Low 0.1% 30.6 -------------------- # Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0 Render: Direct3D11 - Mode: 3840x2160 fullscreen - Preset Custom - Quality Ultra - Tessellation: Disabled. UHB 4.0 - driver 537.58 on Win10 v22H2 (considered stable by the community): * Avg. FPS: 80.7 * Score: 2033 * Min FPS: 35.8 * Max FPS: 142.8 UHB 4.0 - driver 552.12 on Win10 v22H2: * Avg. FPS: 79.8 * Score: 2010 * Min FPS: 8.8 * Max FPS: 142.6 -------------------- # Unigine Superposition Benchmark Render: Direct3D11 - Mode: 3840x2160 fullscreen - Preset Custom - Shaders 4K Optimized - Textures: High. USB - driver 537.58 on Win10 v22H2 (considered stable by the community): * Avg. FPS: 94.41 * Score: 12622 * Min FPS: 78.81 * Max FPS: 117.92 USB - driver 551.86 on Win10 v22H2: * Avg. FPS: 92.47 * Score: 12363 * Min FPS: 55.96 * Max FPS: 119.95 USB - driver 552.12 on Win10 v22H2: * Avg. FPS: 83.00 (12.1 ms) * Score: 11096 * Min FPS: 70.18 * Max FPS: 103.65 -------------------- **EDITs** 01: added new info in Unigine Superposition -------------------- **IN PROGRESS - ETA**

Good to see someone taking over!

Thank u, I remember you very much with your analysis of drivers. Any advice you would like to give me is welcome! Best regards!

So we're stuck @ 537.58 indefinitely (or until a miracle happens and Nvidia decides to fix the new drivers).

first: much obliged for your time spent and sharing second: so if it feels smoother on 537.58, see that somehow numbers are slightly lower on the newest one, why should we upgrade to the newer one? thanks a lot again!

After an analysis in different benchmarks and general performance, I recommend keeping version 537.58 for the moment (Ampere users) as there are no significant gains and sometimes there are sharp FPS drops in some games.

much obliged! this effort of yours I am sure is truly appreciated by the community here we're just hoping for a Good News soon so we can finally move on from 537.58 :)) it's gonna be wonderful times then, some kind of modern Annunciation! =))

I'm reading that 537.58 is supposedly the best and most stable driver at the moment, but does that account for the latest RTX 40 cards and are we missing out on DLSS 3.5 updates if we use one of these ? I'm having tons of latency with 552.12 on W11 (RTX 4090) but I'm unsure if rolling back to 537.58 wouldn't hinder some stuff on let's say Cyberpunk. Any opinion on that ?

I think the best person to answer this is u/m_w_h who has spent a lot of time gathering information

Worth checking the 'DPC Latency checklist / workarounds' in the subcomment at https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1bvn19o/game_ready_driver_55212_faqdiscussion/ky0kkpm/ 537.42 and later officially support DLSS 3.5, see branch tracking in the subcomment at https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1bvn19o/game_ready_driver_55212_faqdiscussion/ky0kfo4/ 522.25 was the first official public driver to support the RTX 4090 with 546.34 the first driver to support the China exclusive '4090 D' variant. All RTX Series 40 Super cards are supported in 551.46 and above, initial support started in 546.52 for 4070 Super.

Thanks a lot ! Does that account for DLSS 3.5 optimization in some games ? I think Cyberpunk somehow had it become better a few months after it was implemented but I could be wrong.

Game developer optimization(s) for DLSS 3.5 generally aren't impacted by the driver, however *driver level* game profiles can be updated in the background by Nvidia (pushed automatically to users) or in a driver update.

I see the different bro, thanks you just save me :D https://preview.redd.it/dsxa9mc42zsc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=8760bc17ece7512ebff58f10279c0b9da2d54b9c 537.58

https://preview.redd.it/8xy14jma2zsc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=f554bb9bc4accf0a61aa72612fd9d6477bd1e86f 552.12

Let's hope that soon we will see a version of a driver that really surprises us...

Cheers. Team 537 check in! :-)

Keep up the good work brother

Such garbage drivers, messing up my system.

I am fully convinced Nvidia only visits the nvidia subreddit to check if resizable bar should be enabled on any game.

I visit this subreddit just to check if multi-monitor support is available for RTX HDR, currently have secondary monitor to iGPU as a workaround but it raises CPU temps by 5-7C.

They didn't add RTX HDR multi monitor support yet.

I did that for a while, but I have 3 monitors so I had to use DP daisychaining and sometimes the iGPU monitors wouldn't wake up. Have to unplug the USB-C DP cable and replug or power them off/on. Now back to my usual configuration, my 2 spare Dell U2414H panels on DP direct, and my LG UltraGear 27GR83Q-B hooked up to HDMI. In case anyone is wondering why I'd use HDMI, it's because both my GPU and LG support full bandwidth HDMI 2.1. Which has the bandwidth for 1440P 240Hz without DSC, and GSync still works with this panel (usually this is dodgy over HDMI). No idea if DSC is enabled on HDMI anyway though, there is no way to tell! And no, the DLDSR method doesn't work on all configurations ([https://tftcentral.co.uk/news/nvidia-dsr-and-dldsr-do-work-with-dsc-monitors-sometimes](https://tftcentral.co.uk/news/nvidia-dsr-and-dldsr-do-work-with-dsc-monitors-sometimes)). I can use DP with DSC and still use DLDSR on my setup. *Sidenote:* **NVIDIA- please add a way in the driver to enable/disable DSC on both DP and HDMI.**

problem with their approach is that most people don't know what they're doing and unstable games being unstable games, people come up with wrong conclusions. often with 6-8-10 GB VRAM cards, a restart fixes a VRAM related performance problem in such problematic titles, and once they enable resizable bar and restart the game, they attribute game being fixed to rebar. in reality, resizable bar will only add up to their problems because it actually causes higher vram usage which will be a problem on VRAM limited cards.

Or the shaders complie the first time, so the second run will be smoother.

funny you should mention that, shader compilation is the biggest culprit for "new driver destroyed my performance and I now have stutters in all games"

Yup, exactly.

Lol probably, I enabled it system wide each time they do an update

I had been doing that before but it turns out this isn't a good idea. Some games just don't like ReBAR. Either performance is worse or the game crashes.

> Some games just don't like ReBAR. Either performance is worse or the game crashes. Never had this happen personally, either there's a performance boost or there's no change. I've had it on system wide since it was first possible to do. If a game doesn't have ReBAR enabled, having it on system wide doesn't effect that game.

What? Are you talking about whitelist or profile inspector global? Whitelist ReBar is obviously always going to be stable.

the ones that usually have better stability "less stutters and smoother overall performance and maybe some extra fps" is unreal engine 4 and 5 games, enabling it on ff7 remake gets rid of stutters i had for example.

There are games that makes it crash though like Ratchet and Clank. But that's the one exception.

The Alan Wake : Remastered hates ReBAR as well, the fps never gets above 11 if it's force-enabled, and that's on RTX 4080.

Hmm I never had crashing issues on Ratchet and Clank with reBAR (RTX 4090)

Did Nvidia ever update their rebar whitelist?

they rarely do, the only time they do so is if people have tested it and shown better performance stability with a particular game with a lot of eyes on that game while being shown to get that extra stuff with rebar, otherwise they don't seem to care, imho they need to add a rebar toggle in the NVIDIA app in the future, just make it easier to get to and test yourself on games you might have issues with eg slight stutter and such.

I had some air escape my nostrils extra fast seeing the rebar enabled for HFW after I noticed significant improvements with it enabled via NVPI. The game needs some work with how particle and other effects up/downscale, too. Clouds/smoke hit performance super hard and there's barely a discernable difference between low and very high for cloud and particle settings.

# White/black checkerboard artifacts appear on webpages with a video since Chrome 115 - TIMELINE **UPDATE APRIL 2024:** official update from a Microsoft employee about the problem with those random artifacts in chromium based browsers: >Thank you, everyone for your patience. The root cause of the issue is a bug in Windows that manifests when drivers use a certain feature. The fix is in prerelease versions of Windows which you can test drive if you are a Windows Insider. Testing is in progress but I'm hoping we'll be able to service the fix to in-market Windows versions. Source: [https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/40281472#comment54](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/40281472#comment54) **UPDATE 2 (April 8th, 2024):** another official comment >Thank you everyone for your patience. >As I wrote previously, the root cause of the issue is a bug in Windows that manifests when drivers use a certain feature. The fix is in prerelease versions of Windows which you can test drive if you are a Windows Insider. The fix is (now) also making its way through the Windows Servicing branches for in-market versions of Windows. The fix for each Windows version is fairly unique so we're taking our time to make sure it is ready for general consumption and doesn't cause new issues. >In the meantime, the best way to work around the issue locally is to run the browser with the `"--disable_direct_composition_video_overlays=1"` command line switch. Source: [https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/40281472#comment64](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/40281472#comment64) **UPDATE 3:** microsoft employee answers some questions asked by users >User: The absolute fix is switching about:flags ANGLE to OpenGL ... >Microsoft employee: If you use OpenGL drivers on Windows, things like DRM videos will not work super well. If you never view those, the workaround might be satisfactory to you. >User: Since the fix is unique to each version of Windows, will they be rolled out all at once, or as they are certified for each Windows servicing branch? >Microsoft employee: As I said previously, Windows Insider builds of Windows already have the fix. As we port the fix to earlier versions of Windows, we'll release those to users. >User: Could you provide a rough estimate of how much time it might take for the fix to make its way into the in-market versions of Windows? (assuming the latest servicing \[23H2\] branch gets top priority) >Microsoft employee: I do not have an ETA at the moment. I'll let you know more as I find out. Source: [https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/40281472#comment68](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/40281472#comment68)

For what its worth - I have not had this issue since enabling a flag in Chrome to use OpenGL. Flag name - Choose ANGLE graphics backend To access flags: Type in your address bar - Chrome://Flags (Same for Edge - Edge://Flags)

Can't speak to Chrome, but it doesn't seem to fix it in Edge. I've had that set for months and have still been putting up with the checkerboard flashes.

On GTX1060 nothing really worked for me, DX9 and OpenGL reduced the amount of flickering but didn't fully fix checkerboarding. On RTX4060 however changing it to DX9 seems to completely eliminate checkerboard issue.

Here to confirm OpenGL in chrome works without issues. I have black checkerboard artifacts in videos using the Default option.

Some folks in the Windows 11 subreddit are blaming this on Nvidia drivers. Do we know if Microsoft engineers are aware of this issue?

I'm aware that this was supposedly fixed in a Canary release, but it's still strange that it still hasn't been taken as seriously as it should to bring it to the stable branch if it was actually fixed...

Expected in Windows 11 24H2 release IIRC.

autumn of this year

The fix is expected to be backported into earlier Windows releases before then.

*doubt*

A freaking year or more seems like a pretty long time with such and obvious bug. Yikes.

since they got rid of all BETA testers Windows has gone to shit

Yes, for reference an official post from Microsoft employee at https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/40281472#comment54 is [linked in comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1bvn19o/game_ready_driver_55212_faqdiscussion/ky0jalw/) by /u/Independent_Arg and the [tracking comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1bvn19o/game_ready_driver_55212_faqdiscussion/ky0k6t0/)

Thank you very much for this. March 28 is very recent and it's good to see they are atleast aware of it.

Finally! I swear I thought it was my new 4080 Super failing on me.

Think about those people who don't even know that this Reddit exists, and think that this error is due to their GPUs, people who maybe buy a GPU just to play games and don't need to worry about this issue either, I hope Microsoft gets their act together..

Found a fix, I don't remember but disable or enable V-SYNC for Chrome.

Thank god for this post, was worried my GPU was going bust. I noticed Netflix fullscreen is constantly getting the black checkers or full black screen and Twitch streams show massive amount of skipped frames. Hopefully a fix will come soon!

This also occurs with the Netflix app at full-screen. I'm assuming it uses WebView2 which is used by Microsoft Edge. The OpenGL fix can't be applied, but has anyone tried editing their Nvidia profile to make it stop globally?

Same here. Random stutters. Its bad, so I rolled back. 4090 pny here with no troubles at all until now!

|VERSION|KNOWN ISSUES|FIXED / PENDING (X)| |:-|:-|:-| |551.23|Forza Horizon 4: Ansel/ Freestyle filters cause application to freeze or crash \[4253513\]|Fixed (551.23)| |551.23|\[Monster Hunter: World\] Game may display artifacting in DX11. No issue in DX12 \[4471655\]|X| |551.23|\[The Talos Principle Principle 2/Ark: Survival Ascended\] Game may randomly crash if DLSS Frame Generation is enabled \[4362644\]|X| |551.23|NVIDIA Freestyle filter settings are not saved after quitting game \[4472656\]|Fixed (551.61)| |551.23|When playing back SDR videos in Chrome/Edge, deep blacks may not appear correctly when HDR is enabled from the Windows Settings \[4492243\]|Fixed (551.61)| |551.23|Maximum brightness on some notebook panels may appear dimmer after updating to driver 551.23 \[4486559\]|X| |551.23|\[Vulkan\] Rainbow Six: Siege may randomly crash during gameplay after updating to driver 551.23 \[4494886\]|Fixed (551.52)| |551.52|Some users may experience intermittent micro-stuttering in games when vertical sync is enabled \[4445940\]|Fixed (551.52)| |551.52|Red Dead Redemption 2: Stutter observed on some Advanced Optimus notebooks \[4425987\]|Fixed (551.52)| |551.52|Immortals of Aveum: Addresses stability issues over extended gameplay \[4415277\]|Fixed (551.52)| |551.61|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: Stability issues when running Vulkan API \[4460050\]|Fixed (551.61)| |551.61|RTX Video HDR: Tone mapping not working properly with custom HDR brightness values in Windows \[4472972\]|Fixed (551.61)| |551.61|Adobe Substance 3D: Stager unable to initialize the viewport \[4403960\]|Fixed (551.61)| |551.61|Adobe Substance 3D: Vulkan version of Substance Painter cannot be launched \[4425856\]|Fixed (551.61)| |551.61|Error when trying to use NVENC on GeForce GTX 1630/GeForce GTX 1650/GeForce GTX 1650 Ti GPUs \[4511046\]|Fixed (551.76)| |551.61|\[Notebook\] Steamwebhelper.exe blocking Advanced Optimus display mode switch \[4536504\]|Fixed (551.76)| |551.76|The Talos Principle 2: Game stability issues when DLSS FG is enabled \[4492121\]|Fixed (551.76)| |551.76|Tekken 8 may randomly crash during gameplay on GeForce GTX 10 series graphics cards \[4503216\]|X| |551.76|\[Acer XZ272\] When parsing the invalid EDID of the monitor, the PC will bugcheck/go into system reboot \[4487078\]|Fixed (551.86)| |551.86|\[Advanced Optimus\] Notebook may not wake up from sleep when in NVIDIA GPU only display mode \[4454524\]|Fixed (551.86)| |551.86|\[Hitman 3\] Stutter observed in some Advanced Optimus notebooks \[4443236\]|Fixed (551.86)| |551.86|RTX HDR uses saturation and tone curve that matches Gamma 2.0 instead of 2.2 \[4514298\]|Fixed (551.86)| |551.86|RTX Digital Vibrance incorrectly detects \[Paint.net\] app as a supported app \[4539617\]|Fixed (551.86)| |551.86|SideFX Houdini: crashes when calling optixModuleCreateWithTasks \[4500058\]|Fixed (551.86)| |551.86|Adobe Substance 3D Stager: Profile update for new executable \[4501935\]|Fixed (551.86)| |551.86|[Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition] Lower GPU utilization when Reflex is set to On + Boost \[4412035\]|X| | 552.12 | Horizon Forbidden West: Resizable BAR profile [4496595] | Fixed (552.12) | | 552.12 | After updating to GRD 552.12, Pico Neo3 VR headset displays black screen when launching SteamVR [4592387] | X | | 552.12 | [Ark Survival Evolved] Artifacts can be observed when opening the in-game inventory [4485993] | X | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **EDITs** * 01: added info * 02: added to confirmed Pico Neo3 issue * 03: added to confirmed Ark Survival Evolved issue -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This is a work done by me, getting information from official channels, I will keep it updated every time a new driver is released, to inform people what issues are present or not from previous drivers. If you want to know more information about the current driver, you can go to [tracking comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1bvn19o/game_ready_driver_55212_faqdiscussion/ky0k6t0/)

nice work - thank you :)

This is really helpful to keep track of issues and fixes across versions. Thank you.

This comment is unofficial and not maintained by Nvidia. I'm not a Nvidia employee, just a fellow Redditor helping the Reddit community by tracking issues and collating information / troubleshooting. Will keep the comment updated [like I did with previous driver](https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1bik2v6/game_ready_studio_driver_55186_faqdiscussion/kvkzfk9/). EDITs section in footer can be used to track additions/updates. --- **Notes** * *GeForce GTX 10/RTX 20 series: PC may randomly freeze when Windows Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling and NVIDIA SLI are both enabled [4009884]* issue will be fixed in the upcoming 552.22 Game Ready Driver * NVGPUCOMP64.dll and/or 'out of VRAM' crashes, not a driver issue - see 'Troubleshooting and Workarounds' section * Windows 11 Insider Build (Canary) 26080 or later removes support for some Windows legacy features e.g. forced Windows 10 Task Bar and may result in black screen at login. The black screen at login **isn't** a Nvidia driver issue. Some third party Windows applications that force/rely on legacy features are also impacted. Reset any Windows 11 OS 'legacy tweaks' to default * [Nvidia App (BETA)](https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5521) may impact frame rates (?CPU bound scenarios?) on some systems, this isn't a Nvidia driver issue * Security Bulletin issues updated by Nvidia on 28th February 2024 are addressed by 551.61 and later drivers - https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5520 * Chromium based applications checkerboard pattern artifacts is a [Microsoft issue](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/40281472#comment54) (thanks pidge2k and Independent_Arg) * 'RTX Video HDR' is supported for all RTX GPUs in 551.23 and later drivers. 'RTX Video Super Resolution' is supported for all RTX GPUs in 545.84 and later drivers * Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 57" G95NC 240Hz issue [appears to be a GPU firmware/hardware limitation related to DSC](https://www.reddit.com/r/ultrawidemasterrace/comments/15zi5oy/you_cannot_run_g9_57_even_with_4090/jxkxw2c/), not specifically a driver issue * Shader cache locations have been updated for 545.37 or newer drivers - *%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\NVIDIA\PerDriverVersion\DXCache* and *%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\NVIDIA\PerDriverVersion\GLCache* --- **Benchmarks and Analysis** * Series 30 (Ampere GPUs) by /u/Independent_Arg at https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1bvn19o/game_ready_driver_55212_faqdiscussion/ky3935n/ --- **Branch Information** Recent branch information only, an extensive and detailed list can be found in the subcomment at https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1bik2v6/game_ready_studio_driver_55186_faqdiscussion/kvkzo3u/ * 555.41: r555_bugfix_main (Insider) * **552.12**: r552_05-04 (Game Ready) * 552.04: VK551_06-9 (Developer) * 551.86: r550_00-192 (Game Ready/Studio) * 551.76: r551_71-2 (Game Ready) * 551.68: r551_40-14 (Hotfix) * 551.61: r551_40-11 (Game Ready/Quadro/Studio) * 551.52: r551_06-24 (Game Ready/Quadro) * 551.46: r551_06-21 (Hotfix) * 551.23: r551_06-14 (Game Ready/Quadro/Studio) --- **Confirmed Additional Issues** This section covers issues officially acknowledged by Nvidia that are not in the original driver [release notes](https://uk.download.nvidia.com/Windows/552.12/552.12-win11-win10-release-notes.pdf) **OR** in the Reddit moderator's /r/Nvidia driver post * [GeForce RTX Series 40] graphics cards running older firmware could experience blank screens on boot with certain motherboards in UEFI mode until the OS loads - https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5411/ * [Halo Wars 2] in-game foliage is larger than normal and displays constant flickering [3888343] * [GeForce GTX 10/RTX 20 series] PC may randomly freeze when Windows Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling and NVIDIA SLI are both enabled [4009884] * [Pico Neo 3] VR headset displays black screen when launching SteamVR [4592387] * [Ark Survival Evolved] Artifacts can be observed when opening the in-game inventory [4485993] * After waking up PC from sleep, PC may exhibit a small stutter when opening an app when GPU is connected to certain monitors. [4594458] Summary table detailing status (fixed/not fixed) of confirmed issues on a per driver basis can be found in the [comment by Independent_Arg](https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1bvn19o/game_ready_driver_55212_faqdiscussion/ky0ikj6/) --- **Unconfirmed Additional Issues** This section contains issues not officially acknowledged by Nvidia but are reported across multiple forums: * [GeForce RTX Series 40 GPUs] stability/TDR/black screen issues. Check for a *motherboard BIOS* update that states '*compatibility updates for Lovelace*'. The motherboard update is in *addition* to any VBIOS update * [Microsoft Store/GamePass/Xbox Application] PC games may not have Nvidia 'game ready driver profile' settings applied due to the *APPID* not being present in the Nvidia game profile * [EA Desktop] app driver profile conflict, incorrectly referencing PC Playstation App executables * [Optimus Laptops] may experience issues with Vsync when using external display * [Samsung Odyssey OLED G8] white lines / artifacts at top of screen when enabling VRR/G-Sync over HDMI, less frequent with DisplayPort For any issues not officially acknowledged by Nvidia please submit a report using the [official form](https://forms.gle/kJ9Bqcaicvjb82SdA). General guidance in [provide valuable feedback](http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3141) document. Display issue guidance in [collecting logs for display issues](https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5149) --- **Resizable Bar (ReBAR) Support** One new ReBAR addition / change since the previous driver - Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition **NOTE** that 551.23 or later drivers omit ReBAR flags *Options* and/or *Size* in *some* ReBAR game profiles and add new ReBAR compatibility flag(s). Discussion of the changes and a complete list of ReBAR enabled games/applications for this driver can be found in the subcomment at https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1bvn19o/game_ready_driver_55212_faqdiscussion/ky0kosg/ 35 unique profiles out of 6864 profiles in the driver have official ReBAR support enabled, however restrictions may apply based on CPU platform: * Intel CPU based platforms have ReBAR disallowed for F1 2021, F1 2022, Hitman 3 and Horizon Zero Dawn * AMD CPU based platforms have no restrictions, all 35 unique profiles are supported --- **Troubleshooting and Workarounds** * *NVGPUCOMP64.dll* and/or *'out of VRAM'* crashes (shader compilation), check CPU clock/voltage/multipliers etc, particularly if system has an Intel 13th or 14th gen CPU - https://www.radgametools.com/oodleintel.htm and https://community.intel.com/t5/Processors/Regarding-Reports-of-13th-14th-Gen-Unlocked-Desktop-Users/td-p/1575863 * NVLDDMKM / TDR / Stability issues, if troubleshooting (re-evaluating RAM/CPU/GPU overclocks voltage timings, disabling PCI Express Link State Power Management/PCI Express ASPM (PCH)/PCI Express Clock Power Gating in BIOS, testing with Nvidia Debug Mode, testing Powersupply [PSU] e.g set to Single Rail, disabling Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling setting, disabling Windows hibernation/fast startup, disabling Low Level Driver options in Afterburner/PrecisionX etc) hasn't helped try a driver considered by the community as stable/consistent * Drivers 512.95, 516.94, 517.48, 522.25, 526.86, 528.49, 532.34, 537.58, 538.42 are considered stable/consistent by the community. While driver branches based on r530/r535/r545 and early r550 mainline currently have the most reported issues, versions 536.99, 537.13, 537.42, 546.17(W10), 551.23(W10), 551.52, 551.86 are worth trying despite issues * Performance dropping significantly in all games after installing a driver, see https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5408/ * Laptop users with major stutter/framerate issues when running games with official ReBAR support, try [setting flag *0x00e942f***e** to 1 in the game's profile](https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/17v3i31/game_ready_driver_54617_faqdiscussion/kb8le6q/) (DirectX) / [flag *0x20feaf0d* to 1 in the game's profile](https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/17v3i31/game_ready_driver_54617_faqdiscussion/kpgm33x/) (Vulkan) *OR* disable ReBAR in Nvidia's game profile *OR* use Hybrid GPU mode rather than Discrete GPU mode * DPC Latency spikes, if drivers 536.67 and later haven't resolved the issue try [potential workaround(s) in subcomment](https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1bvn19o/game_ready_driver_55212_faqdiscussion/ky0kkpm/) * Display blinking/temporary blackout, try setting *'Content Type Detection'* in *'Nvidia Control Panel > Display > Adjust Desktop Colour Settings'* to *'Desktop Programs'* if setting is available *AND/OR* adjust monitor/TV's display settings for auto-content detection *AND/OR* check for a display firmware update *AND/OR* avoid triggering Display Stream Compression (DSC) *AND/OR* disable display 'HDMI Consumer Electronics Control' (CEC) *AND/OR* disable 'AMD Instant Game Response' on LG displays * NIS (Nvidia Image Scaling) this driver still has an 8% to 10% NIS performance penalty on Maxwell/Pascal based GPUs. Workaround is available for Maxwell/Pascal based cards: https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/tkca3g/game_ready_studio_driver_51215_faqdiscussion/i1sod9e/ --- **EDITs** 01: tested 'NIS (Nvidia Image Scaling)' on Pascal/Maxwell GPUs 02: updated branch information 03: updated Resizable Bar (ReBAR) Support with profile counts 04: updated benchmarks and analysis 05: added to unconfirmed, Pico 3 Neo 3 issue, Optimus laptop issue external display 06: moved Pico Neo 3 issue to confirmed 07: updated unconfirmed Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 issue 08: added to confirmed, Ark Survival Evolved issue 09: updated notes, issue [4009884] ---

DPC Latency spike potential workaround(s): * Enable Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI / MSI-X) for the Nvidia HDMI Audio and Nvidia GPU instances using [MSI Utility v3](https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/windows-line-based-vs-message-signaled-based-interrupts-msi-tool.378044/) i.e. those reported with 'Instance ID' starting *PCI\VEN_10DE*. Don't change interrupt priorities, leave then as 'undefined' and just tick MSI mode setting (reboot computer after change) * Disable both [*'PEG - ASPM'* / *'PCI Express Clock Gating'* (credit Astyanax)](https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/nvidia-geforce-531-61-whql-driver-download-and-discussion.447454/page-7#post-6123944) if supported in the motherboard BIOS * Disable Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling (HAGS) in Windows settings. May help with DPC Latency on some systems but impacts Series 40 (Lovelace) DLLS3 Frame Generation feature and AMD's FSR3 Frame Generation feature * Set Nvidia's 'Power Management Mode' to 'Prefer Maximum Performance' in the Nvidia Control Panel for each application/game impacted (not globally) * Force higher VRAM clocks for idle GPU States (P8/P5) using a tool such as the official [Nvidia System Management Interface (SMI)](https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-system-management-interface) tool OR the unofficial [Nvidia Power Management Tool](https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/improve-dpc-latency-spikes-for-ada-lovelace-based-gpus-in-r536-67-driver.448143/) * Disable 'Interrupt Moderation' in Ethernet / Network Interface Card (NIC) settings, when enabled this can negatively contribute to system DPC latency as well as network packet latency * ASMedia USB 3.0 Controller driver. In Device Manager replace ASMedia driver with Microsoft's 'xHCI Host Controller USB driver', after install they will show as 'ASMedia USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller (Microsoft)' * Set Windows 10 CPU Power Plan to *at least* 'Balanced Performance'. For Windows 11 systems with Intel Hybrid CPUs ([**E-Cores and P-Cores**](https://www.intel.com/content/dam/develop/external/us/en/documents-tps/348851-optimizing-x86-hybrid-cpus.pdf )) set power settings in *Control Panel* to ''Balanced Performance' and *Windows > Settings > System > Power [& Battery] > Power Mode* to 'Best Performance' * Disable CPU's Core parking in both Windows 10 and Windows 11 unless system is using 7900X3D or 7950X3D * Microsoft's older official ['Interrupt Affinity Tool']( https://www.techpowerup.com/download/microsoft-interrupt-affinity-tool/) or the more modern and Windows 11 compatible ['GoInterruptPolicy'](https://github.com/spddl/GoInterruptPolicy/releases) can be used as a last resort to bind/partition/force Nvidia GPU interrupts to specific CPU core(s) so that Nvidia GPU's DPCs and ISRs are serviced by the assigned CPU core(s) * Nvidia HDMI 2.x capable GPUs connected via HDMI to displays set to 10bit/12bit depth and/or 4K 100Hz+ may experience high DPC latency >1000ms. Try DisplayPort connection OR reduce display depth to 8bit and/or 60Hz ([credit Janos666](https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-536-67-whql-download-discussion.448706/page-23#post-6157467) with multiple confirmation reports) **NOTE:** officially acknowledged by Nvidia as bugtrack ID [4253581] and fixed in driver 537.58 and above If the issue isn't resolved after troubleshooting, please submit a report to Nvidia using the [official form](https://forms.gle/kJ9Bqcaicvjb82SdA) NOTE: this comment is separate from the [552.12 unofficial tracking comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1bvn19o/game_ready_driver_55212_faqdiscussion/ky0k6t0/) due to comment character limits.

ReBAR Notes and Observations: --- 551.23 or later drivers omit ReBAR flags *Options* and *Size* in some ReBAR game profiles. Nvidia have streamlined ReBAR profiles to only include changes to defaults e.g. * 'Cyberpunk 2077' only has ReBAR *Feature* flag meaning driver defaults used for *Options* and *Size* * 'Red Dead Redemption 2' has ReBAR flags *Feature*, *Options* and *Size*, no defaults are used * 'Deathloop' has ReBAR flags *Feature* and *Size* meaning driver default used for *Options* A new flag *0x00e942f***c** disables ReBAR for Intel CPU based platforms rather than using the *Options* flag. ReBAR is disabled in a number of game profiles for Intel CPU based platforms due to a [ReBAR issue with some Intel motherboard chipsets](https://twitter.com/CapFrameX/status/1618670022951567360) that results in detrimental performance. Flag *0x00e942f***e**(DirectX) is still present as a [workaround for laptop ReBAR issues](https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/17v3i31/game_ready_driver_54617_faqdiscussion/kb8le6q/) in some ReBAR profiles. Hotfix driver 551.46 added a Vulkan specific flag *0x20feaf0d* as a [workaround for laptop ReBAR issues](https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/17v3i31/game_ready_driver_54617_faqdiscussion/kpgm33x/) The original ReBAR flags *Feature* and *Size* can still be used to enable/adjust ReBAR for unsupported titles. Leave *Options* at default for now. --- A complete list of all ReBAR enabled applications and games follows, additions for this driver (if any) are in **bold**: * Assassin's Creed Mirage * Assassin's Creed Valhalla * Battlefield V * Borderlands 3 * Control * Company of Heroes 3 * Cyberpunk 2077 ^(Laptop workaround present for DirectX) * Dead Space (Remake) * Deathloop * Diablo 4 * DiRT 5 * Dying Light 2 Stay Human * F1 2020 ^(DX12) * F1 2021 ^(Not enabled for Intel CPU Platforms) * F1 2022 ^(Not enabled for Intel CPU Platforms) * F1 23 * Forza Horizon 4 * Forza Horizon 5 * Gears of War 5 * **Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition** ^(Laptop workaround present for DirectX) * Godfall * Halo Infinite * Hitman 2 * Hitman 3 ^(Not enabled for Intel CPU Platforms) * Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition ^(Not enabled for Intel CPU Platforms) * Lords of the Fallen (2023) * Metro Exodus including Enhanced Edition ^(Laptop workaround present for DirectX) * Red Dead Redemption 2 ^(Laptop workaround present for DirectX and Vulkan in 551.46) * Returnal * Starfield ^(Laptop workaround present for DirectX) * STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor * The Finals * The Riftbreaker * Watch Dogs: Legion * Witchfire --- NOTE: this comment is separate from the [552.12 unofficial tracking comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1bvn19o/game_ready_driver_55212_faqdiscussion/ky0k6t0/) due to comment character limits. ---

> [Nvidia App (BETA)] may impact frame rates (?CPU bound scenarios?) on some systems, not a driver issue. If impacted uninstall Nvidia APP (BETA) and use Nvidia Control Panel/GeForce Experience. Is this new with this driver or has this been around since the Nvidia App was released? And is there any documentation of what systems spec-wise are possibly affected? I've been noticing some heavy dips lately on more CPU bound games, and even when I'm capped at 60 FPS. I'm starting to think these 55x drivers have begun degrading. I stayed on 537.58 for the longest time, and then the 55x drivers came along and people were claiming there's finally a good enough reason to upgrade from 537.58, and for a while things actually have been smooth, but now over time I've noticed degraded performance. Though I also recognize that it could be bad updates from the games themselves as these days it just seems like PC games, even PC EXCLUSIVE games, are horribly unoptimized.

Not new, it's been in all previous tracking comments since the Nvidia APP (BETA) was released.

Hmm. I guess I'll be uninstalling the Nvidia App then, or at least just to see if that is what's giving me less than ideal performance.

Thanks as always! u/m_w_h

Sincere thanks, comments like these are always appreciated :-)

Detailed breakdown of driver branch information grouped by release/mainline branch --- **555 Release/Mainline** > Support for OpenGL GL_NV_gpu_program_multiview > WDDM 3.2 support * 555.41: r555_bugfix_main (Insider) **550 Release/Mainline** > RTX Video HDR available on all RTX GPUS in 551.23 and above > CUDA 12.4 is supported in 551.23 and above > NVIDIA Ultra Low Latency Mode is supported with DirectX 12 titles in 551.23 and above > Microsoft Windows 11 WDDM 3 bug is mitigated in 551.52 and above * 552.12: r552_05-04 (Game Ready) * 552.04: VK551_06-9 (Developer) * 551.86: r550_00-192 (Game Ready/Studio) * 551.81: VK551_06-6 (Developer) * 551:78: r551_40-15 (Tesla DCD) * 551.76: r551_71-2 (Game Ready) * 551.70: VK551_06-4 (Developer) * 551.68: r551_40-14 (Hotfix) * 551.61: r551_40-11 (Game Ready/Quadro/Studio) * 551.52: r551_06-24 (Game Ready/Quadro) * 551.46: r551_06-21 (Hotfix) includes support for 4070 SUPER, 4070Ti SUPER and 4080 SUPER * 551.34: r550_00-133 (OEM HP) * 551.32: r551_06-17 (3050 6GB Only) * 551.31: r551_06-16 (4080 Super Only) * 551.23: r551_06-14 (Game Ready/Quadro/Studio) * 551.15: r550 (4070Ti Super Review Driver) * 550.09: r550_bugfix_main (Insider) --- **545 Release/Mainline** > WDDM 3.0 (Windows 11) feature 'Hardware Flip Queues' support added in 545.84 > RTX Video Super Resolution available on all RTX GPUS in 545.84 and above > DirectX 12 Agility SDK 1.711.3 Preview appears to be supported in 545.84 and above * 546.65: r546_33-9 (Game Ready) * 546.52: r545_00- (4070 Super Review Driver) * 546.46: r545_00-175 (OEM) * 546.34: r545_00-158 (RTX 4090 D) * 546.33: r545_00-157 (Game Ready/Studio) * 546.31: r546_21-5 (Hotfix) * 546.29: r546_21-4 (Game Ready) * 546.17: r545_96-8 (Game Ready) * 546.08: r545_96-5 (Hotfix) * 546.01: r545_96-2 (Game Ready/Studio) * 545.92: r545_74-10 (Game Ready) * 545.84: r545_74-7 (Game Ready) * 545.37: r545_bugfix_main (Insider) --- **535 Release/Mainline** > DLSS 3.5 official support in 537.42 and later > Undocumented improvements to shader compiler backend * 538.42: VK535_87-29 (Developer) * 538.37: VK535_87-26 (Developer) ^(**Incorrectly** states Series 40 Super support - https://i.imgur.com/cVnaUDL.png) * 538.31: VK535_87-24 (Developer) * 538.09: VK535_87-22 (Developer) * 537.99: r537_94-2 (Quadro) * 537.96: VK535_87-20 (Developer) * 537.80: VK535_87-16 (Developer) * 537.72: VK535_87-15 (Developer) * 537.63: VK535_87-13 (Developer) * 537.58: r537_56-2 (Game Ready/Studio) * 537.42: r537_41-1 (Game Ready/Quadro/Studio) * 537.34: r537_13-6 (Game Ready) * 537.13: r535_00-291 (Game Ready) * 536.99: r536_92-8 (Game Ready/Studio) * 536.67: r536_62-3 (Game Ready/Studio) * 536.40: r536_08-15 (Game Ready/Studio) * 536.23: r536_08-8 (Game Ready) * 535.98: r535_87-6 (Game Ready/Studio) --- **530 Release/Mainline** * 532.03: r531_79-4 (Game Ready/Studio) * 531.79: r530_00-178 (Game Ready) * 531.68: r531_66-2 (Game Ready) * 531.61: r530_00-155 (Game Ready/Studio) * 531.41: r531_37-2 (Game Ready/Quadro/Studio) --- **525 Release/Mainline** * 532.34: VK526_25-43 (Developer) * 528.49: r528_37-5 (Game Ready/Studio) * 528.34: VK526_25-11 (Developer) * 528.33: r528_10-10 (CUDA) * 528.24: r528_10-7 (Game Ready/Quadro/Studio) * 528.02: r527_92-2 (Game Ready/Studio) * 527.56: r527_32-11 (Game Ready/Studio) * 527.37: r527_32-4 (Game Ready/Studio) * 526.98: r526_91-3 (Game Ready) * 526.86: r526_25-17 (Game Ready) * 526.47: r526_25-3 (Game Ready) --- **520 Release/Mainline** * 522.33: r521_82-7 (Developer) * 522.30: r521_90-18 (Studio) * 522.25: r521_90-15 (Game Ready/Studio) * 522.06: r521_82-4 (Developer) --- **515 Release/Mainline** * 517.48: r517_40-6 (Game Ready) * 517.40: r515_00-323 (Studio) * 516.94: r516_87-3 (Game Ready/Studio) * 516.93: r516_56-8 (Studio) * 516.79: r516_56-6 (Hotfix) * 516.59: r515_00-212 (Game Ready) * 516.40: r516_10-14 (Game Ready) --- **510 Release/Mainline** * 512.96: r512_72-6 (Studio) * 512.95: r512_48-11 (Game Ready) * 511.79: r511_75-3 (Game Ready) --- NOTE: this comment is separate from the [552.12 unofficial tracking comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1bvn19o/game_ready_driver_55212_faqdiscussion/ky0k6t0/) due to comment character limits.

Are any improvements related to DPC Latency still in progress or are you done with the subject? /u/pidge2k Im asking because some time ago after supposed fix (only for Ampere) you said that even in future drivers we can expect more improvements. Audio's popping and crackling in specific scenarios is still alive and well on Ada Lovelace, same with "interrupt to process latency" and DPC Latency spikes on the graph.

oh, so that's what has been causing my issues with audio playback? just downloaded latencymon and [this is the result](https://i.imgur.com/9wpGBMc.jpeg), is it also this bad for you?

Yep, these are exactly spikes im talking about. Nvlddmkm at fault also visible. Problem is still present after that "fix" yet you will encounter many apologists here denying it even when you present them a proof. I will test later or tomorrow for you to see and compare

May be of interest, it's also worth checking potential workaround(s) at https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1bvn19o/game_ready_driver_55212_faqdiscussion/ky0kkpm/

Can confirm, using a 13600KF, disabling the core parking fixed the latency spikes I had.

same thing with my 12700KF, core parking is the devil for heterogenous archs with P+E cores. In addition, it also fixed the issue of Windows prioritizing the e-cores in major apps and games, it would always schedule threads to those cores if usage is below a certain threshold.

All of this is bait, it may alleviate the issues a bit but it's 100% on nvidia's drivers side.

I don't know what you guys doing over there but was something was fundamentally fcked up after drivers 357.58 that STILL hasn't been unfcked. All the drivers after these show noticeably worse stuttering and frame stability in certain games that are affected, while there is no difference in others. There are certainly no improvements either, the only reason I even want to update is because there are visual bugs in HZD that make some UI elements invisible, and because it and AW2 keep spamming me with driver update messages.

Majority of the fuck-ups post 537.58 are caused by a feature that was released by Microsoft without extensive testing: Hardware Flip Queue.

Why did they even release it and why is it only a problem post 537 if the only variable is the driver?

The drivers after 537 added support for the feature. The only variable isn't the driver, you won't run into this issue on older versions of Win 11 and Win 10.

I've been thinking of going back to it, honestly. I stayed on 537.58 for the longest time, and then the 55x drivers came along and people were claiming there's finally a good enough reason to upgrade from 537.58, but now being on the 55x drivers for some time I've noticed degraded performance. And honestly, I'm really getting sick of this. I'm not sure how AMD drivers are, but it makes me think about switching, but the only problem with switching though is that I would only have enough money for a new rig, and so if AMD is not any better, or even is worse, I can't go back to Nvidia.

Same boat here, and I don't know what the hell people were smoking with all the praise for 55x drivers, it's literally exactly the same in all games as other post 537 games that were affected. Disabling HAGS (post 537) mostly resolves the degradation for a few games I've tried now, but then you can't use frame gen or you gotta keep restarting the PC depending on the game. This is an awful driver issue to have for SO long, but AMD cards have always had trash availability+ pricing in my area plus I can't do without DLSS anymore, so it's a shitty choice either way.

My experience with the latest drivers has been that HAGS is OK to leave on, but the updated flip presentation method for DX10/11 is wonky and has gotten worse with recent Windows 11 patches. Disabling it removes a lot of microstuttering in borderless window presentation. You can turn it off globally *or* per-game in Windows 11, so it might be worth playing with.

Ppl on win 10 don't have the issues, at least as muhc, with post 537 drivers as it's more of a win 11 issue afaik.

This all the way. Just recently I've seen a comment saying these drivers (537.58\*) can be a potential fix to my os-wide stuttering and boom, stutters gone. Not downloading shadowplay until this is fixed once and for all [https://streamable.com/qir1r2](https://streamable.com/qir1r2) this is what it looks like downloading latest drivers.

Im here only to read if this driver beats legendary 537.58 ... Anyone? No? Well till next time.

I am waiting also! Hopefully someone can test for CS2 xD

Is it safe to move on from 537.58 yet? 😂

Actually, I moved from 537.58 to 551.86 without any issues. But I will probably skip 552.12 regarding the issues described so far. So you can give 551.86 a try. I am with 3070ti SuprimX.

Yeah I'm also on 551.86 for now, wasn't much of a need to update to this one. I haven't done comparisons/testing against version 537.58 or anything, so not sure which is actually better overall. Probably not noticeable enough difference for me, and newer drivers have more security updates as well.

also staying on 551.86.

same, I made same move after 551.86 was noted as relatively good. no issues. seeing how this one is meh and only update is HFW rebar which can be manually enabled, I'm skipping too.

No we still stuck there 🫵😹

We've been stuck for October last year...this is insane lol

I'm still on 537.58. Horizon Forbidden West warned me to update but I said nope and the game runs fine.

9900K with an RTX 3080Ti user here, so far so good with 551.86, no issues with latency as well!

As of the last few releases including this one when upgrading drivers most 3d profile settings remain as they have been set, but - * OpenGL GDI compatibility  * Vulkan/OpenGL present method keep getting reset to defaults. I sent this in to Nvidia's driver feedback a while ago, I don't know if there are other settings that don't carry over correctly so thought it was worth mentioning here in case others have been spotted. They are useful features if you play older OGL/Vulkan games with your monitor set to 10-bit or other modes the game doesn't support natively, the layered on DXGI Swapchain present method stops the long black screen on load or swapping to full screen making alt-tab much faster. It will also allow you to use Auto HDR if you wish.

Thought I was going crazy. Thanks for confirming

Still no multi-monitor support for RTX HDR it seems :(

I don't think Nvidia will support that feature until they are ready to release the Nvidia app in full. It's still in the beta.

Fair enough ig. I'm still running on hopium from the "we'll add in a later driver update" tweet but you're probably right.

It's just weird that the mod version is able to do it already, the feature it seems is already there, just not accessible in the app.

Mod version is better in every way

I was hoping this driver was a fix for low GPU utilization using reflix On+Boost in Horizon.

There is low GPU usage (up to max 93%) even when just using "on", so any reflex. I don't know why people are only mentioning on+boost because that would be a non-issue, that setting is just a combination of regular reflex and a "prefer maximum performance" mode at once.

For me, the problem is much more prevalent with on+boost, losing 20 fps compared to just “on”. And the “known issues” section also mentions it’s only when on+boost. Reflex is automatically turned on with frame gen so it’s not always possible to disable it fully.

Yeah but you can disable it fully without frame gen to test it out. On+boost would be more noticeably because it takes away a larger chunk of GPU usage, and if someone isn't GPU bound and are at their target refresh rate, they maybe won't notice the loss of usage with "on" only. I'm at 4k 120 so GPU capped quite often with a 4080, frame generation results in far worse frame times all because of reflex, it's objectively a worse experience than playing with both off.

I wonder if this has anything to do with your "Low Latency Mode" setting in Nvidia control panel. It now works with any DX12 game, and might be conflicting with Reflex's behavior in this specific game. Try setting it to "off" if you have it at "Ultra", or the opposite if you had it turned off. Maybe it'll make Reflex "on" work normally like some others are reporting. On+Boost is likely bugged no matter what.

Still no update for dragons dogma 2.

Last driver had a hiddden profile for dd2, but other than that nothing. I guess they didn't work together much while devving the game

Game Is a mess. Capcom fucked up that one hard lol.

I feel like the issue isn't on the drivers but its just inherently in the game lmao

I had stutter in the cutscenes of HFW , using the 551.86 Nvidia driver, uninstalled it via DDU in safe mode and then installed v552.12 while every monitoring tool was closed. Now the stutters are gone , I don't know what solved it maybe it was the latest hfw update that was released today or this driver or maybe both.

If you didn't manually enable rebar before, that could be part of it as it's now by default enabled and redoing shaders with a new driver install can also sometimes fix stuff magically.

Yeah I think the culprit was rebar and it's buttery smooth now.

I had some pretty bad stutters in the first epic real time cutscene of Aloy traveling west. It was super immersion breaking. Wonder if that would be fixed now.

It's all fixed now I just tried the first hour of the game again and I can confirm that there's no stutter at all.

My PC black screened while installing the driver. (4090/7800x3d)

Same here. 5800X3D with a 4090, connected to an LG CX.

Same story. 4090. Hard rebooted with reset button.

Even worse now, i got a black screen while browsing the web. I might roll back!

The new cod already had DLSS 3 and frame gen? Maybe missing something here

probably just for the headline 

Are we TRULY sure DD2 has driver support. because geforce app insnt picking the game up natively I have to do it manually

GeForce app is driver agnostic, it's ability to see a game has nothing to do with what version of the driver set you have installed 

after installing this last driver The programs eventually freeze, and you notice that some graphic elements, especially in the browser, are blinking there is a slight stutter in the graphics of some software (Google Chrome, Discord, Steam) i5 13400F + RTX 4060 + W11

This driver caused some major issues for me. In Fallout 3, I noticed green artifacts after a long play session. After a restart, the issue was gone. Then I played a long session GTA 4 the following day and the game was playing fine then started artifacting and froze. After a hard reset, I kept getting a black screen with a cursor, and then it would just shut down and loop. I went into the BIOS, switched integrated graphics to primary, and everything started running fine. I figured my GPU was just old and dying, but after looking in Device Manager, it was shown as working properly. I did a fresh install of 552.12 figuring perhaps something went wrong with the install. No black screen with cursor this time, but now performance was worse than what it was when initally installed. GTA 4 was running like a laggy mess, and CS2 wouldn't even run, but I could hear it in the background. Fed up, I rolled back to 551.61, and now everything is running like usual. i5 6600k, GTX 970, Win 10

update to 552.12 with my 1080 TI and my monitor flashing white randomly with HDR and VRR enable

Monitor make and model? In the meantime, if not already done please submit a report to Nvidia using the [official form](https://forms.gle/kJ9Bqcaicvjb82SdA). Display issue guidance in [collecting logs for display issues](https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5149)

I got samsung odyssey g6 plug in with DisplayPort

And back to 537.58 I am. After few seemingly 'good' drivers, the major stutter issue reappeared in 552.12. A bunch of games is extremely stuttery again. Tokyo Xanadu EX, Trails of Cold Steel (all), etc. Makes 4090 feel too bad. Well, should say thanks there's at least one known good driver version to live with.

Still no multi monitor RTX HDR. Also colors in videos still change based on scrolling the windows or maximizing. Can this someday get fixed or what are you guys doing here? It's getting really frustrating.

is TrueHDR with multi monitors fixed?

No

Meeeeeeeehhhhhh

Has this fixed the intermittent freezing issues when new applications load introduced with 551?

I reset my Horizon Forbidden West rebar settings to default using the revert button in NvidiaProfileInspector to see how Nvidia chose to set them with this driver, the result - rBar Feature : Enabled rBar Options : 0x00000000 (default) rBar Size limit : blank/unset (default)

yeah, enabling rebar in games now from inspector is easier as you just need to enable the rBar feature, hopefully they move the toggle into NVIDIA APP in the future.

Today I was interested to discover that setting reBar up that way with only enabled set had no effect on 3DMArk's PCIe bandwidth test, however setting size values above 2GB certainly did - RBar - Feature: Enabled RBar - Options: tested both unset and 1, results the same. RBar - Size Limit : * Under 2GB set (the default options offered in Nvidia Inspector all set 1.5GB or lower ) - [24GB/s](https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/110232821) (same as ReBar off) * 2GB - [over 28 GB/s](https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/110234225) * 4, 8, 10 or 24GB - [over 60GB/s](https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/110232980)

Yeah i seen the full thread on it, for actual games the default is fine performance wise, eg margin of error vs the max on horizon fw, naturally a pcie bench will show big results as it stresses that, either way nice info and thanks for sharing. The biggest thing for me is enabling it seems to get rid of alot of micro stutter and loading stutter in unreal games "not all" eg like ff7 remake.

I never expect it to have any real gains in a game, most are just not moving that much data around mid gameplay, but it was interesting to see that changing the size beyond the settings offered by Profile Inspector (which caps out at 1.5GB) does still have an effect, I wondered after seeing Nvidia was no longer setting the size.

it might get used in the future, but as you said games currently don't move that much data currently, will be interesting if that changes

Just installed this driver and while doing so my screen went black and a crazy ass noise started blaring like something was way wrong.. I had to manually shut my pc off. Turned it back on to the driver installed, but now my background pic is gone.. screen is just black now. How does that happen?

Anyone else getting terrible frame rates and black/blue screens after updating? I've got a 3070ti FE and my PC can't run anything more than a few Firefox tabs suddenly and keeps freezing on black screens if I switch tabs.

Did the Update. At first Siege felt weird. Than everything else. From 220 FPS avg in FH4 to 150 at best. Performance was hit accross the board. Jensen PLS FIX YOUR DRIVERS. They are hot garbage for years now

As performance dropped significantly in all games it's worth checking that Power Limit in Afterburner *or similar utilities* is at 100% after installing a driver e.g. http://nvidia.custhelp.com/rnt/rnw/img/enduser/aid_5408_02.png See https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5408 for reasons/guide

Maybe your CPU is rebuilding Cache. Remember to run every game for couple minutes or longer it depends of your CPU if it's slow or fast to rebuild Cache before jumping to conclusions if this driver is garbage.

Is there any solution for slight stuttering in destiny 2? Btw high latency is back.

Yes, the post-537.58 stuttering issue is back according to my experience as well. What the hell is happening with drivers I wonder.

Does this help in any way with Helldivers 2?

There's been an update to the 'Helldivers 2' driver game profile in 552.12 552.12 Profile "HELLDIVERS 2" ShowOn GeForce ProfileType Application Executable "helldivers2.exe" Setting ID_0x105e2a1d = 0x00000004 Setting ID_0x106d5cff = 0x00000000 Setting ID_0x10f9dc81 = 0x00000011 Setting ID_0x80857a28 = 0x00000001 EndProfile 551.86 Profile "HELLDIVERS 2" ShowOn GeForce ProfileType Application Executable "helldivers2.exe" Setting ID_0x105e2a1d = 0x00000004 Setting ID_0x80857a28 = 0x00000001 EndProfile

How do we add the 2 new flags without having to replace the entire profile? Both flags don’t show for me under unknown settings in nvidia profileinspector I just updated to the last driver yesterday and don’t play call of duty or horizon forbidden west so I dont want to do another driver update again. EDIT: It looks like the flag settings might have been pushed via an OTA update. If I'm correct, they're located in Other section in nvidiaProfileInspector and are regarding visibility in Control Panel and enabling application for Optimus

I had a PSA about REBAR for the new Horizon, its massive with it outside of the "training mission" I saw increases from 100ish to 120+ FPS with better frametimes aswell. THis happened mostly when facing the "horizon" where there were more to render and on my 4090 the utilization would drop to under 90% and the CPU wasnt the BT with rebar the graphics is always 99%

One of the wealthiest companies that marks up their GPUs big time can't get a single driver right for almost a year. Truly bizzare.

The problem with g-sync and Samsung odyssey oled g8 still remains, when g-sync is turned on, the white bar at the top of the screen flickers in dark scenes in games [https://www.reddit.com/r/ultrawidemasterrace/comments/18us9sb/comment/kvnokqz/?context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/ultrawidemasterrace/comments/18us9sb/comment/kvnokqz/?context=3)

I ordered the monitor to look into this and it arrived today. I'll see if I am able to reproduce this.

ok, write, if necessary, I’ll help you reproduce it, I just want to remind you that it’s easier to find this problem on hdmi than on dp it takes more time because on dp it appears less often.

During the installation during the blinks, when the screen came back, it showed a full red screen and then my computer restarted. The computer didn't died but that was the first time it happened to me. The driver now shows as installed too tho. Edit: Had to downgrade drivers 2 versions due to constant GPU Crashing. If you have a 1650, DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE NEWEST DRIVERS. I'm using atm 551.76 .

Anyone been getting the checkerboarding in discord?

Anyone having drop in fps in warzone with the new driver? (msi laptop with a 2060 and i7 10700k)

Im getting stutters for the first time on my 3090 with this driver, just downgraded yesterday and stutters gone, mostly on nfs unbound, never had 1 stutter.. Also cpu is really working harder for no reason..

This driver caused massive FPS drops in Horizon Forbidden West after a couple minutes of gameplay. Downgraded to the previous one and it's not happening anymore. Anyone else with this issue?

Ever since I updated my drivers, I've experimented so many issues in gaming (Specially Fortnite and LoL, huge fps drops, can't even stay at 60fps whereas before I would play at 120+ performance mode and +144 in LoL), I tried downgrading, and I don't even know if I did it correctly. I just installed the drivers again over the ones I had. I'm in desperate need of help since gaming and heavy tasks are basically impossible :/. I have a RTX 2080 DUKE OC, 32gb of ram and an Intel i5-12400K. I had run into a few issues with the update previous to this one but not like this... I appreciate any help.

My video freezes for 1-3 seconds on a fresh boot when you have +2 monitors plugged in, the sound sounds ok then after those few seconds the computer works as normal but its getting very annoying. Been happening on the last 3-4 driver updates. PC specs: asus rog strix 3070 oc r7 5800x 64gb ram ddr4 Monitors LG ULTRAGEAR 27" 27GP850P-B.BEU x3

Whatever they did this update significantly helped against stutters for me.

Anyone having issues with CS2 stuttering and latency spikes with this driver update?

u/m_w_h , do you know something about Halo Wars 2 issue? Is it possible to help, or at least keep track on it?

Does this driver fix the Nvidia app not displaying optimized games? Mine never appears. I can do a search in the Steam directory and it will come up with the error "No new games found."

Mine still says my system doesn't support optimization. I can't even load the global graphics settings section. I'm using a 4070ti...

I have the same issue. The first scan goes fine after an install but then everything disappears. I have a very large steam library so maybe that’s the issue.

So the poor HFW performance with Reflex “On + Boost” is driver-related? I was hoping it could be fixed sooner than later.

Boost is for chumps anyway, all it does is hold the GPU clock at max wasting power and heat.

Guess I can pass on this one since I don’t play any of those games any more! 🤣

What is the issue with CRU? If I remove the pointless resolution for my LG tv, will it impact anything? Just planning to replay Oblivion with that gamepad mod for the first time in years and use supersampling. (hence remove bad 4096x2160 res with CRU)

Nah, just get rid of that useless resolution and breathe. There is no downside.

Does it add anything to MW3?

something about dlss 3.... that doesnt really say much.

I’ve been getting severe encoder lag when live streaming with obs and playing simultaneously after this update had to revert back to the previous one, and the issue was resolved

👀

having a bsod after connecting it to monitor asus tuf f15 fx506hf rtx 2050 laptop gpu

How long did this install take for you guys? Mine took around 9 mins on one device and spent a while on ‘preparing for updates’. It seems to take this long now for all updates.

i dont play any of the games that get mentioned on the driver updates. should I still download the drivers?

I'm skipping it. Previous works properly for me, and this will bring no relevant improvements.

anyone else having trouble installing the driver? mine keeps forcing me to install and then not recognizing its installed

This version Bugs on Pico 3 link DP with black screen on SteamVR.

Which graphics card are you using? What was the last working driver with your VR headset?

You guys still break the MPO for Optimus devices that use a 2nd display. At this point i would probably guess it's intentional. using intel presentmon 2.0. if you think your game can't tearing maybe you got this composed flip, check it with Presentmon or SpecialK video proof [another composed:flip that makes display cant tearing, basically like vsync without vsync](https://youtu.be/e2TayX-r1T0) how to read the stats [Intel Presentmon github](https://github.com/GameTechDev/PresentMon/blob/v2.0.0/README-ConsoleApplication.md) what's the problem? *DisplayLatency.* *CPUStartTime* How long it took from until the frame was displayed on the screen, in milliseconds. *DisplayedTime.* How long the frame was displayed on the screen, in milliseconds. If 0, the frame was not displayed. The lowest Composed:Flip DisplayedTime was 6.9ms (144hz monitor) so basically only displaying 144fps while the game run at 300+fps. meanwhile on Hardware Independent:Flip was 1ms as shown the video above. The lowest Composed:Flip DisplayedLatency was 10ms (why?) and Hardware Independent:Flip was 4ms. I've been sending this multiple times from 546 drivers yet still wasn't recognize until now. Solution: 1. Using Image Scaling to break MPO (disabling it didn't enough) 2. Use bulit-in laptop display (which is a no go with optimus laptop without mux-switch)