What’s New in Version 378.66 WHQL

Game Ready:

- Provides the optimal gaming experience for Sniper Elite 4, For Honor, and Halo Wars 2.

New Features

Video SDK 8.0

- High-bit-depth (10/12-bit) decoding (VP9/HEVC)

- OpenGL input surface support for encoder

- Weighted Prediction

- H.264 ME-only mode enhancements

Application SLI Profiles

- No SLI profiles were added with this version.

3D Vision Profiles

Added or updated the following 3DV profiles:

- Sniper elite 4 - Not recommended

3D Compatibility Mode Profiles

These games must be run in DirectX 10/11 mode to see improvements and are not compatible with 3D Vision Surround mode.

Added or updated the following compatibility mode profiles:

- Sniper Elite 4 - Excellent

- For Honor - Excellent

Software Module Versions

- NView - 148.47

- HD Audio Driver - 1.3.34.21

- NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.16.0318

- GeForce Experience - 3.1.2.31

- CUDA - 8.0

Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 378.66

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.

- [Surround]: Surround cannot be enabled on the XGPU. [200236703]

- [G-Sync]: With G-Sync and V-Sync both enabled, there is a long delay when switching

a game from full-screen mode to windowed mode.[1867557]

- [Second Life 64-bit]: World view is tinted blue after disabling Advanced Lighting

Model. [200274562]

- [The Division]: Shadows flicker after enabling PCSS. [1867573]

- [Kepler GPUs][Battlefield 1]: There is flickering in the game when using TAA.

[1865681]

- [SLI][Battlefield Day28 Patch]: The menu text becomes jittery with SLI is enabled.

[1837721]

- [SLI][Surround][GeForce GTX 1080]: The system crashes when launching games in

SLI Surround using HDMI 2.0 connections. [1834142]

- [GeForce GTX 1080][Heroes of Storm]: The game crashes when launched. [200274793]

- [GeForce 860M][Notebook]: Direct X games crash. [1868454]

- [Minecraft]: Java SE Binary crashes pointing to nvinitx.dll. [200274582]

- [GeForce GTX 980 Ti]: The driver is unable to detect multiple TV models. [1788948]

What’s New in Release 378

Added support for the following products:

- GeForce GTX 1050 notebook

- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti notebook

Added or updated the following SLI profiles:

- Battlefield 1

- Deus Ex: Breach Standalone - added DirectX 11 profile

- Diablo III - added DirectX 11 profile

- Dreadnought(2016) - added DirectX 11 profile

- LEGO: Minifigures Online - added SLI-Single profile

- Sid Meier's Civilization VI

- Shooter Game (HDR) - added DirectX 11 profile

- Sniper Elite 4 - added DirectX 11 profile

- Space Hulk: DeathWing - added SLI-Single profile

- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands

- Watch Dogs 2

Added or updated the following 3DV profiles:

- Resident Evil 7 - not recommended

- Conan Exiles - not recommended

Added or updated the following compatibility mode profiles:

- Watch Dogs 2 - excellent

Software Module Versions:

- NView - 148.47

- HD Audio Driver - 1.3.34.21

- NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.16.0318

- CUDA - 8.0

Windows 10 Fixed Issues

- [GeForce TITAN X][Just Cause 3] Random flashes occur in the game. [1846802]

- [GeForce GTX 1080][Wargames: Red Dragon]: The system reboots after switching to full-screen mode while playing the game. [1838863]

- [GeForce GTX1080]: Random TDR/black screens occur when running GPU-intensive Direct X applications after updating to Windows 10 Anniversary Update. [1811614]

- [GeForce GTX 1070][Alienware Graphics Amplifier] The graphics card is not detected upon installing the driver. [200236450]

- [GeForce GTX 1070][Battlefield 1] Rain puddles appear dark. [1853262]

- [GeForce GTX 1060] A superfluous audio end point entry appears in the Windows Sound Devices panel after resuming from hibernate mode. [200253633]

- Assassins Creed - Syndicate shows intermittent flickering black or white patches on game character faces. [200211264]

- [SLI][Battlefield 1]: Texture flickering occurs in the game with SLI enabled. [200252872]

- [Hitman pro][DirectX 12] Flickering corruption appears in the game if the multi-GPU option is enabled from the in-game settings. [200252498]

- [Folding @ Home] Work unit errors occur. [200262613/1831430]

- [Diablo 3 DirectX 11] SLI profile needed. [1859126]

Compatible GeForce 10 Series:

- NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal), GeForce GTX 1080, GeForce GTX 1070, GeForce GTX 1060, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, GeForce GTX 1050

Compatible GeForce 900 Series:

- GeForce GTX TITAN X, GeForce GTX 980 Ti, GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 960, GeForce GTX 950

Compatible GeForce 700 Series:

- GeForce GTX TITAN Z, GeForce GTX TITAN Black, GeForce GTX TITAN, GeForce GTX 780 Ti, GeForce GTX 780, GeForce GTX 770, GeForce GTX 760, GeForce GTX 760 Ti (OEM), GeForce GTX 750 Ti, GeForce GTX 750, GeForce GTX 745, GeForce GT 740, GeForce GT 730, GeForce GT 720, GeForce GT 710, GeForce GT 705

Compatible GeForce 600 Series:

- GeForce GTX 690, GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 670, GeForce GTX 660 Ti, GeForce GTX 660, GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST, GeForce GTX 650 Ti, GeForce GTX 650, GeForce GTX 645, GeForce GT 645, GeForce GT 640, GeForce GT 635, GeForce GT 630, GeForce GT 620, GeForce GT 610, GeForce 605

Compatible GeForce 500 Series:

- GeForce GTX 590, GeForce GTX 580, GeForce GTX 570, GeForce GTX 560 Ti, GeForce GTX 560 SE, GeForce GTX 560, GeForce GTX 555, GeForce GTX 550 Ti, GeForce GT 545, GeForce GT 530, GeForce GT 520, GeForce 510

Compatible GeForce 400 Series:

- GeForce GTX 480, GeForce GTX 470, GeForce GTX 465, GeForce GTX 460 SE v2, GeForce GTX 460 SE, GeForce GTX 460, GeForce GTS 450, GeForce GT 440, GeForce GT 430, GeForce GT 420

Windows 10 Issues

- [Surround][DirectX 11 apps] Only red and blue colors are visible when playing videos at resolutions >= 1080P on one surround monitor.[200273552]

- [GM204, Tom Clancy's The Division Survival DLC] Game crashes pointing to ntdll.dll when changed to full-screen and to windowed full-screen. [200252894]

- [GM204, ShadowPlay] For Honor silently crashes if intro video is skipped and instant replay is on. [200247313]

- [SLI] [GeForce GTX 970M] Level loading hangs in Gears of War 4. [1826307]

- [367.77, WDDM 2.1] Driver install/overinstall requires reboot. [1757931]

- [SLI, GP104] Installer prompts for reboot during express overinstall of 372.69 driver on 372.54. [200231806]

- [GM204] Quantum Break window either remains blank or freezes in game scene in windowed mode. [1804910]

- Surround Display icon disappears after rotate mode set to portrait. [200201040]

- [SLI] Street Fighter V performance drop (pause and play) observed when the game is played at 4K resolution with SLI enabled. [200172046]

- [Luxmark 3.0] Display driver stopped responding while running benchmark LuxBall HDR (Simple Bechmark:217K triangles). [200153736]

- [347.09, GM204] Blank screen observed on an ASUS Tiled display when system resumes from shutdown or hibernation with Fast boot option enabled from BIOS. [1591053]

Windows 8.1/Windows 8 Issues:

- [3DVision] While a stereoscopic 3D video with stereoscopic 3D enabled is played, the monitor refresh rate switches to 60 Hz after changing the resolution using the Windows control panel. [1314811]

- [Video, Notebook] The NVIDIA Control Panel video color settings have no effect on YouTube flash video playback within Internet Explorer 10. [999485]

Windows 7 Issues:

- [GeForce GTX 1080] Battlefield 1 hangs when campaign loaded with Fast Sync enabled from the NVIDIA Control Panel. [200254350]

- [SLI] Street Fighter V performance drop (pause and play) observed when the game is played at 4K resolution with SLI enabled. [200172046]

- [3DVision] While a stereoscopic 3D video with stereoscopic 3D enabled is played, the monitor refresh rate switches to 60 Hz after changing the resolution using the Windows control panel. [1314811]

To install this package please do the following:

- Make sure that all system requirements are met.

- Save the downloadable package on an accessible location (such as your desktop).

- Locate and double-click on the newly-downloaded file.

- Allow Windows to run the file (if necessary).

- Read EULA (End User License Agreement) and agree to proceed with the installation process.

- Follow the on-screen instructions.

- Close the wizard and perform a system reboot to allow changes to take effect.

About Graphics Drivers:

While installing the graphics driver allows the system to properly recognize the chipset and the card manufacturer, updating the video driver can bring about various changes.

It can improve the overall graphics experience and performance in either games or various engineering software applications, include support for newly developed technologies, add compatibility with newer GPU chipsets, or resolve different problems that might have been encountered.

When it comes to applying this release, the installation steps should be a breeze, as each manufacturer tries to make them as easy as possible so that each user can update the GPU on their own and with minimum risks (however, check to see if this download supports your graphics chipset).

Therefore, get the package (extract it if necessary), run the setup, follow the on-screen instructions for a complete and successful installation, and make sure you reboot the system so that the changes take effect.

That being said, download the driver, apply it on your system, and enjoy your newly updated graphics card. Moreover, check with our website as often as possible in order to stay up to speed with the latest releases.