Nvidia has updated its GeForce Game Ready Driver to 471.96 WHQL. This update adds 24 new titles to the One-Click Optimal Settings function which now supports over 1000 games. Additionally, 471.96 WHQL adds support for six new G-SYNC Compatible monitors. Nvidia has also fixed several bugs to the previous versions. For a complete listing please continue reading Nvidia’s highlights below.
Nvidia GeForce Gamer Ready Driver 471.96 WHQL
Highlights
Game Ready Drivers provide the best possible gaming experience for all major new releases. Prior to a new title launching, our driver team is working up until the last minute to ensure every performance tweak and bug fix is included for the best gameplay on day-1. Additionally, this release also provides support for 6 new G-SYNC Compatible displays.
Game Ready Driver 471.96
New Games Supported By GeForce Experience’s Optimal Settings
GeForce Experience’s one-click optimal settings enable you to instantly configure game options for your system’s hardware, giving you smooth, optimized gameplay. Over 1000 titles are supported, and since our last driver release we’ve added support for 24 more:
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Bless Unleashed
Blood of Heroes
Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Draw & Guess
Faraday Protocol
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy III
Ghost Hunters Corp
Golf With Your Friends
GrandChase
Humankind
King’s Bounty II
Madden NFL 22
Mini Motorways
Psychonauts 2
Quake Remastered
SAMURAI WARRIORS 5
Supraland
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
The Walking Dead: Onslaught
Yakuza 4 Remastered
Yakuza 5 Remastered
Support For Newly Validated G-SYNC Compatible Displays
Our newest Game Ready Driver driver also adds support for 6 new G-SYNC Compatible displays that deliver a baseline Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) experience that makes your gaming smoother and more enjoyable.
The 48” Philips OLED806 TV and 77” Xiaomi O77M8-MAS TV are the latest BFGDs to be validated as G-SYNC Compatible. These giant-screen, OLED displays make your gaming experience bigger and incredibly immersive while also giving a good, basic VRR experience for tear-free, stutter-free gaming.
MANUFACTURER
MODEL
HDR
SIZE
LCD Type
Resolution
VRR Range
EVE Spectrum
ES07D03
Yes
27
IPS
3840×2160 (4K)
48-144Hz
Lenovo
G27Q-20
Yes
27
IPS
2560×1440 (QHD)
48-165Hz
MSI
MAG321QR
Yes
32
IPS
2560×1440 (QHD)
48-165Hz
Philips
OLED806
Yes
48
OLED
3840×2160 (4K)
48-120Hz
ViewSonic
XG250
Yes
24.5
IPS
1920×1080 (FHD)
48-240Hz
Xiaomi
O77M8-MAS
Yes
77
OLED
3840×2160 (4K)
48-120Hz
These newly validated monitors give gamers even more choice when searching for a great gaming display. For a complete list of all G-SYNC, G-SYNC ULTIMATE, and G-SYNC Compatible gaming monitors, check out our handy and frequently updated G-SYNC page, which can be sorted and filtered, helping you quickly find the ideal display.
Fixed Issues
DPC latency is higher when color mode is set to 8-bit color compared to 10-bit color. [3316424]
Unable to detect supported display modes for the Samsung Odyssey G9 display [3332327]
Blue-screen crash/reboot loop occurs when two Samsung Odyssey G9 displays @ 240Hz are connected. [3256732]
NVDisplay.Container.exe constantly writes data to C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\nvtopps\nvtopps.db3. [3350171]
[Windows 11][Notebook]: With the graphics mode set to Hybrid, the GPU frequently wakes up while idle. [3345922]
[CUDA][Turing/Volta GPUs]: Stability issues with Topaz Denoise AI. [200755368]
Known Issues
[Deathloop][HDR]:TDR/corruption occurs in the game with Windows HDR enabled. If this issue occurs, toggle the Windows HDR setting.
[NVIDIA Control Panel]: After overinstalling the driver using express install when GPU scaling is enabled, the 0.59x upscaling factor is missing from the NVIDIA Control Panel scaling resolution list (Display > Change Resolution page). To work around, disable and then re-enable GPU scaling. Alternatively, perform a clean driver installation.
[Battlefield V][DirectX 12]: The game may crash with HDR enabled. [3353767] To work around, enable HDR from the Windows display settings before launching the game.
[YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 may display graphical artifacts. [200754013]
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed may crash on courses where players drive through water. [3338967]
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Nvidia has updated its GeForce Game Ready Driver to 471.96 WHQL. This update adds 24 new titles to the One-Click Optimal Settings function which now supports over 1000 games. Additionally, 471.96 WHQL adds support for six new G-SYNC Compatible monitors. Nvidia has also fixed several bugs to the previous versions. For a complete listing please continue reading Nvidia's highlights below.
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