Download Driver For GeForce Game Ready Driver 418.81 WHQL
Nvidia has released new stable GeForce drivers. The drivers are version number 418.81 WHQL, are suitable for Windows 7 and higher and can be used on cards based on the Kepler architecture or newer. Among other things, this release shows performance improvements when using G-Sync and SLI on cards equipped with a Pascal or Maxwell GPU. There is also support for some mobile GeForce RTX gpus and the Port Royal test of Futuremark 3DMark. The changelog also shows bug fixes and a handful of problems that are already known, but for which there is no solution yet. The complete release notes are below:
New Features
Implemented performance improvements on multiple titles, such as Witcher 3 when using G-SYNC and SLI on Pascal and Maxwell GPUs.
Gaming Technology
Includes support for new GeForce RTX laptops, and delivers the optimum performance in Futuremark’s 3DMark Port Royal benchmark, which has just added a new feature test for NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS).
Added or updated the following SLI profiles:
- anthem
- Assetto Corsa Competizione – AFR enabled for Turing GPUs
- Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 – AFR enabled for Turing GPUs
- Life is strange Season 2 – AFR enabled for Turing GPUs
- NBA 2K19 – AFR enabled for Turing GPUs
- Space Hulk Tactics – AFR enabled for Turing GPU
Fixed Issues in this Release
- [Gamestream][OS HDR]: Stream is not set to launch in HDR despite having HDR display attached to the PC and client. [2467526]
- [GeForce Experience]: Share FPS overlay appears in the Twitter UWP app from the Microsoft Store. [2465033]
- [G-SYNC]: Flickering may occur in games if G-SYNC is enabled. [2399845]
- [G-SYNC]: With G-SYNC enabled, after hot-pugging a G-SYNC display and then a G-SYNC Compatible display, the right half of the G-SYNC Compatible display may go blank. [200484819]
Windows 10 Open Issues
- [GeForce RTX 20 series]: Event ID 14 error appears in event viewer logs when Digital Vibrance setting is changed. [2488424]
- [SLI][Shadow of the Tomb Raider][G-SYNC]: Flickering occurs in the game when launched with SLI, HDR, and G-SYNC enabled [200467122]
- [G-SYNC]: With a G-SYNC and G-SYNC Compatible display connected in clone mode, flashing occurs on games played on the G-SYNC display with G-SYNC enabled. [200482157]
- [HDR][Ni no Kuni 2]: Enabling HDR causes the application to crash when launched. [2483952]
- [ARK Survival]: Multiple errors and then blue-screen crash may occur when playing the game. [2453173]
- [Batman: Arkham Origins]: PhysX fog renders incorrectly [2451459]
- [Firefox]: Cursor shows brief corruption when hovering on certain links in Firefox. [2107201]
- Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR) is not available for monitors with 4k2k timings. [2496987]
- Random desktop flicker occurs on some multi-display PCs [2453059]
Version number | 418.81 WHQL |
Release status | Final |
Operating systems | Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 |
Website | nVidia |
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File size |
548.00MB |
License type | Freeware |