Applications

- Provides optimal support and bug fixes for the latest updates to RTX-powered creative applications including Unreal Engine 4.25, OctaneRender 2020, D5 Render, Substance Designer, Substance Painter, Minecraft RTX, and more.

Technology

- Provides support for the new GeForce RTX SUPER Max-Q GPUs, including a dozen new RTX Studio laptops.

Changes Issues in this Release:

- [RayTracing]: Performance drop occurs when using optixGetTriangleVertexData. [2775594]
- [OptiX][Arnold] Buffer overrun occurs on decrypted PTX. [2909773]
- [OptiX][Arnold] Fixes and improvements for Arnold 6.0.3 Sparse Texture build. [2847875/2902009]
- [Optix][Arnold]: Artifacts appear in non-square, non-mipmapped textures. [2775776]
- [OptiX][Arnold]: Improved OptiX demand load paging to maximize performance. [2884781]
- [OptiX][Arnold SDK]: Application crashes (access violation) may occur. [2913039]
- [OptiX]: OptiX generates invalid code for trap instructions. [2759101]
- [Notebook]: External display audio does not work. [2848952]

This release supports the following APIs:

- Open Computing Language (OpenCL software) 1.2 for NVIDIA Kepler and later GPUs
- OpenGL 4.6
- Vulkan 1.1
- DirectX 11
- DirectX 12

Software Module Versions:

- nView - 149.77
- HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.21
- NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
- GeForce Experience - 3.20.2.34
- CUDA - 10.2
- Standard NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.940.0
- DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.956.0 

Windows 10 Issues:

- [Alchemist]: The application crashes when either changing the display resolution or switching to another display with a different resolution. [2732353]. To workaround, avoid changing the resolution, or disconnecting from or connecting to an external display with the application opened. 

Compatible NVIDIA TITAN Series:

- NVIDIA TITAN RTX, NVIDIA TITAN V, NVIDIA TITAN Xp, NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal)

Compatible GeForce 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

Compatible GeForce 16 Series:

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

Compatible 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

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.

  It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.

Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.