Atomic Heart has been out for about a week now, but Nvidia's latest driver should bring you a performance boost. Today's driver update is the Game Ready driver for Atomic Heart with DLSS 3, and also introduces RTX Video Super Resolution for the first time to improve streamed video quality. …
Read More »AMD ends RX 6000 driver drought
Earlier this month AMD addressed its ongoing lack of new drivers for previous-generation graphics cards. While the new RX 7000 series GPUs have had driver updates, those using AMD's older-gen cards have gone months without an update. That finally changes this week, with AMD bringing the driver drought to an end.
Read More »Intel’s latest Arc driver brings big improvements to DX9 gaming performance
This week, Intel began rolling out a new graphics driver for its Arc GPUs. The driver launched earlier this morning, but it is only now that we can talk about the big improvements this driver brings. Since Arc's launch, Intel's engineers have been hard at work to polish up performance, particularly in DX9 titles. With this new driver, Intel has delivered up to 43 percent better performance in DX9 with smoother frame times too.
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver update preps for Dead Space, Forspoken and new DLSS 3 titles
We've got a couple of big game releases scheduled this week, including Square Enix's Forspoken and EA's highly anticipated Dead Space Remake. Ahead of those launches, Nvidia has rolled out a new Game Ready driver with day-one optimisations, in addition to expanded DLSS support for a few games. With today's …
Read More »New Intel Arc GPU driver improves performance for DX9 games by up to 80%
In an effort to improve gaming performance, Intel has been continuously updating its graphics drivers. With the latest driver update, Intel Arc GPUs are getting their biggest performance boost yet, with 80% gains in DX9 titles, including the likes of CS:GO, Stellaris and StarCraft 2. Up to this point, Intel …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest Game Ready driver arrives with day-one support for Dune: Spice Wars
The driver team at Nvidia is constantly working on Game Ready drivers for upcoming releases. The latest update arrives today, adding day-one support for Dune: Spice Wars and several other titles, in addition to enabling new G-Sync Compatible displays. The GeForce driver version 512.59 is now rolling out, bringing day-one …
Read More »Intel adds 20 new Arc Alchemist PCI IDs to Linux Mesa drivers
A lot of us were hoping that Intel would reveal more about the Arc Alchemist GPUs during CES 2022. Unfortunately, that didn't happen, but that doesn't mean the company isn't working on them. Twenty new Arc Alchemist PCI IDs were recently spotted in the Linux Mesa graphics drivers, but so …
Read More »Call of Duty will get ‘Ricochet’ anti-cheat this year with kernel-level driver
Last year when Riot Games launched Valorant, the game launched with its own kernel-level anti-cheat system called Vanguard. Now, Activision is pulling a similar move with a new anti-cheat system for Call of Duty, known as ‘Ricochet'. Activision has been talking up its plans for anti-cheat over the course of …
Read More »Latest AMD drivers pack Auto Overclocking, Windows 11 support and more
AMD has several new features in store for Radeon graphics users with its latest driver update. Today, Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.9.1 launches, bringing auto-overclocking, Windows 11 support, Smart Access Memory on RX 5000 GPUs and the reveal of even more games using FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR). The first major feature …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver preps for Back 4 Blood open beta, Naraka: Bladepoint and more
With the Back 4 Blood open beta set to kick off and RTX-supported title, Naraka: Bladepoint launching this week, it is time for a new GeForce driver update. The new driver is available today and aside from day-one optimisations for new titles, this driver also adds support for seven new …
Read More »Nvidia hotfix driver addresses Doom Eternal crashes
Following id Software’s RTX update for Doom Eternal earlier this week, some GeForce graphics card users began experiencing driver-related crashes. Fortunately for anyone experiencing this issue, a hotfix driver has now been made available. Earlier this week, Nvidia released the 471.11 driver, which enabled support for ray-tracing and DLSS in …
Read More »GeForce driver update preps for Doom Eternal and Rust RTX updates
It is time for another GeForce Game Ready driver update. This time around, Nvidia is introducing RTX support for three titles – Lego Builder's Journey, DOOM Eternal and Rust. The driver also enables DLSS in Vulkan games using Proton to play on Linux-based systems. Starting off with our RTX games, …
Read More »AMD ends driver support for R9 Fury and older graphics cards
Earlier this month, we learned that driver support for Nvidia's Kepler based GPUs will be coming to an end soon. Now, AMD is announcing the end of driver support for some of its ageing graphics cards, including the Radeon HD 7000, Radeon 200, Radeon 300 and R9 Fury series.
Read More »Nvidia driver update brings RTX to Mortal Shell and other improvements
Mortal Shell has been on Nvidia's list of upcoming ray-tracing and DLSS supported titles for quite some time now. This week, the game's RTX update is officially dropping and Nvidia has a new Game Ready driver in preparation for it. Aside from that, we also have some new upgrades to …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver adds Resizable BAR, Game Ready optimisations and more
Earlier this week, we were wondering when Nvidia may update us on the status of ResizableBAR support for the full range of RTX 30 series graphics cards. It turns out, we didn't have to wait long, with today's GeForce driver update unlocking the feature, amongst other improvements for Nvidia Reflex and game optimisations.
Read More »Nvidia confirms it released a beta driver without RTX 3060 Ethereum hash rate limiter
Earlier this week, we learned that crypto-miners have managed to bypass the RTX 3060's mining hash rate limiter. It turns out that bypassing the limit is now even easier, as Nvidia released a beta driver without mining protections in place.
Read More »Intel “Lunar Lake” spotted in driver patch notes
A new driver patch may have revealed Intel's upcoming 14th Gen Core series of processors. Linux driver patch notes for the Intel Gigabit NIC mention a new codenamed microarchitecture – Lunar Lake. Expected to release after Meteor Lake, Intel Lunar Lake was first mentioned in an Ethernet Linux driver (via Coelacanth's Dream) …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver preps for RTX 30 laptops and The Medium with RTX features
The Medium is coming out later this week and since this is an RTX-supported game, there is a new Nvidia GeForce graphics driver to go along with it. This week's driver update provides support for The Medium and its RTX features, GeForce RTX 30 series laptops and expands the number …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver update fixes security flaws and bugs
Nvidia has kicked off 2021 with a new GeForce GPU driver update. This time around, the driver isn't tied to a specific game release, but the update is recommended due to a number of security flaw and bug fixes. Nvidia's new GeForce 461.09 driver update began rolling out yesterday and …
Read More »Nvidia releases hotfix driver to fix lingering bugs
Every so often, some unexpected bugs are found in driver updates that warrant a quick fix. Recently, some issues cropped up with Nvidia's GeForce 460.89 Game Ready driver, so a hotfix update is now available to download. Nvidia's GeForce Hotfix display driver version 460.97 is based on the previously released …
Read More »Latest GeForce driver preps for Cyberpunk 2077 and Minecraft RTX
We're all well aware that Cyberpunk 2077 is launching this week. Naturally, that also means we have new GPU drivers to install. Today, Nvidia has begun rolling out its latest GeForce Graphics driver, including support for the full release version of Minecraft RTX and Cyberpunk 2077. The driver includes day-one …
Read More »NVIDIA rolls out Game Ready driver for Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed and Godfall
Ahead of this week's release for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Nvidia has begun rolling out a Game Ready driver to prepare GeForce GPU owners for launch. Aside from day-one optimisations for Call of Duty, this latest driver also adds Nvidia Reflex support for a few more big …
Read More »Nvidia launches Game Ready driver for Watch Dogs Legion and more
This is a big week for GeForce gamers, as not only are there new games launching with RTX features, but the RTX 3070 is also about to begin shipping to buyers. With all of that in mind, it is time for a new GeForce driver update. Today, Nvidia began rolling …
Read More »Nvidia releases GeForce Game Ready driver for Black Ops Cold War beta
The Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War PC beta is coming up, which means it is time for another Nvidia GeForce driver update. Aside from adding support for the next Call of Duty, this driver update also extends support for NVIDIA Reflex. The Black Ops Cold War PC beta …
Read More »Nvidia releases GeForce hotfix driver to address black screen bug and game crashes
Today Nvidia released a new Hotfix driver for GeForce GPU users, iterating on the update from earlier this week with a few important bug fixes. If you've been having issues with game crashes, screens going black or lower than usual frame rates, then you will want to download and install …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver enables 8K DLSS and NVIDIA Reflex for more games
The latest Nvidia GeForce Game Ready driver has arrived, enabling support for the brand new NVIDIA Reflex feature, which is coming to major titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and its counterpart, Call of Duty: Warzone. This driver also preps GeForce GPU owners for the launch of Star Wars: …
Read More »Nvidia GeForce driver preps for ray-tracing in WoW and other upcoming games
Ahead of the release of Microsoft: Flight Simulator and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Nvidia has released a new GeForce Game Ready driver with day-one optimisations in place. This new driver will also prepare GeForce GPU users for Total War Saga: Troy and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 remastered. …
Read More »Nvidia driver update brings support for DX12 Ultimate features and more
Nvidia’s latest GPU driver update is a pretty major one, bringing full support for the Microsoft DirectX 12 Ultimate feature stack, as well as hardware accelerated GPU scheduling on Windows 10. This week, Nvidia began rolling out its latest ‘Game Ready’ and ‘Studio’ graphics, both containing DirectX 12 Ultimate feature …
Read More »Riot dev explains Valorant’s anti-cheat kernel driver and why it activates when you boot your PC
Back when Riot first announced Valorant, the studio talked briefly about plans to have ultra responsive servers and a proprietary anti-cheat system. Now we know a bit more about that anti-cheat system, as it installs as a kernel driver on your PC and activates as soon as your PC boots …
Read More »Latest Nvidia driver adds support for new game expansions and more G-Sync Compatible displays
There are some big releases to look forward to over the next week, from Apex Legends season 4, to ARK's latest expansion and The Division 2: Warlords of New York. In order to get GeForce GPU users ready, the latest driver has begun rolling out with day-one support, as well …
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