Game Ready Driver 527.37 has been released.

Article Here: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/marvels-midnight-suns-game-ready-driver/

New feature and fixes in driver 527.37:

Game Ready - This new Game Ready Driver provides the best day-0 gaming experience for the latest new games including Marvel’s Midnight Suns featuring NVIDIA DLSS 2 and advanced ray tracing effects. Additionally, this Game Ready Driver supports the launch of Need for Speed Unbound which utilizes NVIDIA DLSS 3 technology.

Game Ready Driver Fixes (For full list of fixes please check out release notes)

• Driver 526.98 fails to install on certain GeForce GTX 3060 Ti graphics cards [3872912]
• MSI Afterburner is not prioritizing GPU temp limit over power when selected in app [3858911]
• Flicker may be observed when streaming using the TikTok Broadcasting Tool [3831084]
• [RTX 40 series] Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition may show random screen flash during gameplay [3793355]
• Background apps may randomly display a slight shift in color saturation [3766872]

Game Ready Driver Important Open Issues (For full list of open issues please check out release notes)

• Toggling HDR on and off in-game causes game stability issues when non-native resolution is used. [3624030]
• [DirectX 12] Shadowplay recordings may appear over exposed when Use HDR is enabled from the Windows display settings. [200742937]
• Older versions of Minecraft Java Edition show corruption on screen [3870232]
• [GeForce RTX 4090] Watch Dogs 2 may display flickering when staring at the sky [3858016]
• Monitor may briefly flicker on waking from display sleep if DSR/DLDSR is enabled. [3592260]
• [Microsoft Surface Book 2] Display driver fails to install on GeForce GTX 1060 [3876764]

Driver Downloads and Tools

Driver Download Page: Nvidia Download Page

Latest Game Ready Driver: 527.37 WHQL

Latest Studio Driver: 526.98 WHQL

DDU Download: Source 1 or Source 2

DDU Guide: Guide Here

DDU/WagnardSoft Patreon: Link Here

Documentation: Game Ready Driver 527.37 Release Notes | Studio Driver 526.98 Release Notes

NVIDIA Driver Forum for Feedback: Link Here

Submit driver feedback directly to NVIDIA: Link Here

RodroG's Driver Benchmark: TBD

r/NVIDIA Discord Driver Feedback: Invite Link Here

Having Issues with your driver? Read here!

Before you start - Make sure you Submit Feedback for your Nvidia Driver Issue

There is only one real way for any of these problems to get solved, and that’s if the Driver Team at Nvidia knows what those problems are. So in order for them to know what’s going on it would be good for any users who are having problems with the drivers to Submit Feedback to Nvidia. A guide to the information that is needed to submit feedback can be found here.

Additionally, if you see someone having the same issue you are having in this thread, reply and mention you are having the same issue. The more people that are affected by a particular bug, the higher the priority that bug will receive from NVIDIA!!

Common Troubleshooting Steps

• Be sure you are on the latest build of Windows 10 or 11
• Please visit the following link for DDU guide which contains full detailed information on how to do Fresh Driver Install.
• If your driver still crashes after DDU reinstall, try going to Go to Nvidia Control Panel -> Managed 3D Settings -> Power Management Mode: Prefer Maximum Performance

If it still crashes, we have a few other troubleshooting steps but this is fairly involved and you should not do it if you do not feel comfortable. Proceed below at your own risk:

• A lot of driver crashing is caused by Windows TDR issue. There is a huge post on GeForce forum about this here. This post dated back to 2009 (Thanks Microsoft) and it can affect both Nvidia and AMD cards.
• Unfortunately this issue can be caused by many different things so it’s difficult to pin down. However, editing the windows registry might solve the problem.
• Additionally, there is also a tool made by Wagnard (maker of DDU) that can be used to change this TDR value. Download here. Note that I have not personally tested this tool.

If you are still having issue at this point, visit GeForce Forum for support or contact your manufacturer for RMA.

Common Questions

• Is it safe to upgrade to <insert driver version here>? Fact of the matter is that the result will differ person by person due to different configurations. The only way to know is to try it yourself. My rule of thumb is to wait a few days. If there’s no confirmed widespread issue, I would try the new driver.

Bear in mind that people who have no issues tend to not post on Reddit or forums. Unless there is significant coverage about specific driver issue, chances are they are fine. Try it yourself and you can always DDU and reinstall old driver if needed.

• My color is washed out after upgrading/installing driver. Help! Try going to the Nvidia Control Panel -> Change Resolution -> Scroll all the way down -> Output Dynamic Range = FULL.
• My game is stuttering when processing physics calculation Try going to the Nvidia Control Panel and to the Surround and PhysX settings and ensure the PhysX processor is set to your GPU
• What does the new Power Management option “Optimal Power” means? How does this differ from Adaptive? The new power management mode is related to what was said in the Geforce GTX 1080 keynote video. To further reduce power consumption while the computer is idle and nothing is changing on the screen, the driver will not make the GPU render a new frame; the driver will get the one (already rendered) frame from the framebuffer and output directly to monitor.

Remember, driver codes are extremely complex and there are billions of different possible configurations. The software will not be perfect and there will be issues for some people. For a more comprehensive list of open issues, please take a look at the Release Notes. Again, I encourage folks who installed the driver to post their experience here... good or bad.

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