Download Driver For GeForce Game Ready Driver 551.61 WHQL

Nvidia has released new stable GeForce drivers. The drivers carry version number 551.61 and have a Windows Hardware Quality Labs certificate. They are suitable for Windows 10 and higher, and can be used on cards based on the Maxwell architecture or newer. This release contains improvements for the Nightingale game and a beta version of the nVidia App, which should replace the GeForce Experience and the nVidia Control Panel. Furthermore, the changelog lists six bug fixes and three known issues for which there is no solution yet.

Game Ready

This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 3 technology including Nightingale. In addition, this driver supports the beta release of nVidia App, which unifies GeForce Experience and the nVidia Control Panel.

Fixed Gaming Bugs

• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: Stability issues when running Vulkan API [4460050]

Fixed General Bugs

• RTX Video HDR: Tone mapping not working properly with custom HDR brightness values ​​in Windows [4472972]
• Chrome/Edge Browsers: Poor black level quality in SDR video playback with Windows HDR setting enabled [4492243]
• nVidia Freestyle: Filter settings are not saved after quitting game [4472656]
• Adobe Substance 3D: Stager unable to initialize the viewport [4403960]
• Adobe Substance 3D: Vulkan version of Substance Painter cannot be launched [4425856]

Open Issues

• [Netflix] Display issues for videos when using Edge browser. Recommend using Windows Netflix application as workaround. [4388454]
• GeForce GTX 10/RTX 20 series: PC may randomly freeze when Windows Hardware- Accelerated GPU Scheduling and nVidia SLI are both enabled [4009884]