Tag Archives: Drivers

Nvidia GeForce, RTX, Quadro, NVS and Tesla GPU users will want to update their drivers soon. Nvidia has pushed out a hotfix with a number of critical security fixes that if left unfixed, could allow for unauthorised access to systems. 

The latest version of AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition has arrived, introducing new features like AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 and Geometric Downscaling.

It is time to update those graphics drivers once again. Today, Nvidia is rolling out its latest GeForce Game Ready driver, including optimisations for Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, which finally comes to PC next week.

Intel Arc drivers have come along way since the first discrete GPUs from Intel first hit the market. Since launch, we've seen massive performance gains for older DirectX titles, as well as improvements for other APIs like Vulkan. This week's update brings more impressive performance gains, as well as support …

Nvidia isn't the only company making announcements at GDC this month. AMD has now unveiled the latest version of FidelityFX Super Resolution, bringing us up to FSR version 3.1, which brings further visual enhancements. 

Horizon Forbidden West is making its grand debut on PC later this week. This new version of the game will support PC-exclusive technologies like Nvidia's DLSS 3. If you are planning on picking the game up, then you can now update your graphics drivers beforehand, as a new Game Ready …

AMD's Fluid Motion Frames technology is still in the preview phase. The new Frame Generation technique initially kicked off with support for a handful of titles but the latest Preview Driver expands things greatly, allowing the feature to be enabled for all DX11 and DX12 games.  The most significant change …

AMD has introduced a new monitoring GPU metric with its latest preview graphics drivers. Named System Lag, this new metric measures the delay between the production of frames in a game and the subsequent rendering of the same frame by the graphics card. CapFrameX noted the new metric is available …

Starfield is one of the biggest game launches of this year, and Intel knows it. That's why the company is focusing on launching graphics drivers to enhance the gaming experience for Arc GPU users. Intel has already released a driver that fixes some issues and recently launched another beta driver …

Intel just released a new Arc graphics driver to improve the Starfield gameplay experience when running it with an Intel Arc GPU. The updated driver improves Starfield load times as well as certain instability and texture issues but acknowledges that more work still needs to be done. Starfield might be …

Owners of Intel Arc A380 GPUs should have a pleasant surprise if they update their GPU drivers. These new drivers not only improve DirectX 11 gaming performance but also offer a firmware upgrade for some GPUs. The BIOS update focuses on increasing stability, fan behaviour, bug fixes, and compatibility with …

A few weeks ago, Nvidia released a graphics driver that significantly improved DX12 gaming performance for RTX 30 series graphics cards. While preparing for upcoming reviews, we've been re-benchmarking on the latest drivers, and it brings to light an important note for upcoming RTX 4080 reviews. When reading reviews for …

Last week ended with a major new PC release in Spider-Man Remastered. Originally a PlayStation exclusive, Spider-Man has now arrived on PC, complete with all of the features you expect from a PC game. Nvidia released a set of day-one drivers for the game, and AMD also rolled out a …

Intel is continuing to ramp up its marketing efforts for Intel Arc. Earlier this week, Intel uploading a new video discussing Arc A750 GPU benchmarks and performance versus the RTX 3060. Now, in a new video Intel continues to keep expectations in check for Arc, with a discussion around graphics …

AMD launched its alternative to RTX Voice last month. The new feature, known as Noise Suppression, is only officially supported on RNDA 2 GPUs. However, modders have been quick to get it working on older GPUs too using modded drivers.  With the 3rd-party graphics driver (based on the 22.7.1 release) …

As announced at CES, this month will see the launch of the first RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti powered laptops. Just in time for launch, Nvidia is rolling out new Studio drivers with support for both new GPUs.  Unlike Nvidia's GeForce drivers, Nvidia Studio drivers are released less …

For many, the choice of GPU is affected by much more than simply how powerful it is. Nvidia has been investing greatly into exclusive technologies for its GPUs such as DLSS, Nvidia Reflex and more. The company has now announced that Alan Wake Remastered will support these technologies, bringing the …

Windows 11 is the next major system update for the PC platform, bringing with it many new features – and inevitably many new bugs and issues. In preparation for this major update in October, Nvidia has now released a new 472.12 Game Reader Driver for Windows 11, helping to provide …

Intel's discrete desktop graphics products are just a few months away and we are excited to see what they bring to the table. In this one, we discuss the upcoming GPUs and we also go off on a tangent about HDR, display technologies, video connections, and other (somewhat) related topics. Leo's secret admirer also makes a guest appearance...

Nvidia will soon be correcting its mistake with a new crypto-mining limiter for the RTX 3060. The patch notes for Nvidia's latest graphics drivers confirm that the mining limiter will be updated, but only for GPUs shipped from mid-May onwards.  The patch notes of the graphics driver 466.27 confirm the rumour …

There are several big games coming to PC in May, including the likes of Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition, Resident Evil Village and the Mass Effect Legendary Edition remastered trilogy. Nvidia is getting GeForce GPU users prepared ahead of time, with a new driver release today.  The GeForce driver version 466.27 …

After a “driverless” release, Intel has added support for Rocket Lake's iGPU with its latest graphics driver release. The driver supporting Rocket Lake's Xe graphics was issued in early March, but until recently, the description did not mention any support for the newly released Intel 11th Gen Core desktop processors.  …

Intel has been releasing graphics drivers for quite some time now. However, the latest edition – version 26.20.100.8141 released on April 27 – comes with a big change. Intel has decided to release an unlocked version of its graphics drivers. Until now Intel has released its graphics driver through its …

Over the last few driver updates from AMD, there has been one known issue lingering, causing black screen instances on RX 5700 users on occasion. With this week's latest update, that problem has now been fixed, while optimisations are also in place for new game releases.  The Radeon Software 20.4.2 …

Last month, Microsoft officially launched the Surface Pro 7 alongside a slew of other Surface devices. The big upgrade this time around was the jump up to Intel Ice Lake processors but unfortunately, this appears to have been causing issues so far, with users being stuck on outdated, broken drivers.  …

Even though none of AMD's current generation of graphics cards officially support Microsoft’s DirectX Raytracing (DXR), according to recent reports, it seems AMD has been putting code in its GPU drivers since July this year. As reported by PCGamesN, recent images from AMD’s China partner summit event, which were shared …

Earlier this year, Nvidia ended 32-bit OS support for its GPU drivers, shifting the focus over to 64-bit only. Now, AMD appears to be making a similar move, with reports stating that future versions of Radeon Software will not support 32-bit Windows. The shift away from 32-bit support has been …

We've been discussing Monster Hunter World quite a bit this week, as those with early access have been quite vocal about their experience so far. We know that the game is very CPU intensive, and that crashes have been occurring. Fortunately, some of these issues should start to get resolved …

For many years, AMD was criticised for its driver support. Back when the Radeon Technologies Group began rolling out Crimson series drivers, AMD had a clean break from the past and doubled down on stability. That hard work now seems to be paying off, with a recent independent audit showing …

Update (4/5/18): Last week, GeForce GTX 1060 users reported that Nvidia’s latest 397.31 was causing issues with installation, looping them into an endless cycle of failures and restarts. Nvidia has now responded to the community’s complaints, assuring them that a fix is on its way “very soon.” “We will be …