NVIDIA RTX / Quadro Enterprise Production Branch R550 U1 Driver v551.23 (WHQL)

NVIDIA RTX / Quadro Desktop and Notebook Production Branch R550 U1 Driver v551.23 (WHQL)
Released January 24, 2024

Release Notes (PDF): us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/Quadro_Ce...ro-release-notes.pdf
Control Panel User's Guide (PDF): us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/Quadro_Ce...uick-start-guide.pdf

NVIDIA RTX Enterprise Production Branch Driver

• Release 550 is a Production Branch release of the NVIDIA RTX Enterprise Driver. Production Branch drivers are designed and tested to provide long-term stability and availability. These drivers are ideal for enterprise customers and professional users who require application and hardware certification and regular driver updates for the latest in driver enhancements and security improvements.
  
  In addition to professional workstation features, Production Branch drivers also contain the features and enhancements of NVIDIA Studio Drivers of the same version number.

New Features

• TensorRT-LLM — open-source library added that accelerates and optimizes inference performance of latest LLMs on NVIDIA GPUs.
• Video TrueHDR — uses AI to enhance SDR to HDR tone mapping with greater color range and brightness levels.
  • Requires Chrome or Edge browser.
• Bit Depth Expansion — adds quality improvement and enhanced coding efficiency to video codecs.
• Execute Indirect Extension NVAPI — offloads work from the CPU to the GPU.
  • Access provided under NDA.
• CBL2 Support in OptiX — improves perfomance by reducing CPU overhead.
• Video Super Resolution and TrueHDR Support Added to NGX SDK — support added for app integration of Video Super Resolution and TrueHDR.
  • VSR improves video quality of low-resolution sources..
  • TrueHDR smartly converts SDR content into HDR content.
• Video Super Resolution support — adds support for Turing GPU architecture and later.

Supported Products
NVIDIA RTX Series:
NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation, NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation, NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation, NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation, NVIDIA RTX A6000, NVIDIA RTX A5500, NVIDIA RTX A5000, NVIDIA RTX A4500, NVIDIA RTX A4000H, NVIDIA RTX A4000, NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB, NVIDIA RTX A2000, NVIDIA A800 40GB Active, NVIDIA T1000 8GB, NVIDIA T1000, NVIDIA T600, NVIDIA T400 4GB, NVIDIA T400
NVIDIA RTX Series (Notebooks):
NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A4500 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A4000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A3000 12GB Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A2000 8GB Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A1000 6GB Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A1000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A500 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA T1200 Laptop GPU , NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA T500
Quadro RTX Series:
Quadro RTX 8000, Quadro RTX 6000, Quadro RTX 5000, Quadro RTX 4000
Quadro RTX Series (Notebooks):
Quadro RTX 6000, Quadro RTX 5000, Quadro RTX 4000, Quadro RTX 3000
Quadro Series:
Quadro GV100, Quadro GP100, Quadro P6000, Quadro P5200, Quadro P5000, Quadro P4000, Quadro P2200, Quadro P2000, Quadro P1000, Quadro P620, Quadro P600, Quadro P400, Quadro M6000 24GB, Quadro M6000, Quadro M5000, Quadro M4000, Quadro M2000, Quadro K2200, Quadro K1200, Quadro K620
Quadro Series (Notebooks):
Quadro T2000, Quadro T1000, Quadro P5200, Quadro P5000, Quadro P4200, Quadro P3200, Quadro P4000, Quadro P3000, Quadro P2000, Quadro P1000, Quadro P620, Quadro P600, Quadro P520, Quadro P500, Quadro M2200, Quadro M1200, Quadro M620, Quadro M520, Quadro M5500, Quadro M5000M, Quadro M4000M, Quadro M3000M, Quadro M2000M, Quadro M1000M, Quadro M600M, Quadro M500M, Quadro K2200M, Quadro K620M
Quadro Blade/Embedded Series:
Quadro RTX 5000, Quadro RTX 3000, Quadro T2000, Quadro T1000, Quadro P5000, Quadro P3000, Quadro P2000, Quadro P1000, Quadro M5000 SE, Quadro M3000 SE
Quadro NVS Series:
NVS 810
Quadro Sync Series:
Quadro Sync II, Quadro Sync
NVS Series:NVS 810

Fixed Issues in Version 551.23 WHQL

• [NVENC] Nvidia Encoder crashes upon opening
• [MIG] Return MIG GPU instance information even if device is not in MIG mode
• QuadroSync II] R535 drivers do not produce an output signal via the BNC connector on Quadro Sync II
• [ddisplay] configureDdisplay fails to remove a display from the desktop (if it has been returned to the desktop by the Microsoft slider).
• [ddisplay] vkGetPhysicalDeviceDisplayPlanePropertiesKHR returns wrong plane information
• [ddisplay] vkGetPhysicalDeviceDisplayPropertiesKHR() returns 0 ddisplays.
• [VSR][HDR]: For the 1080p Video stream, VSR is not in use when both VSR & Video HDR enabled.

Known Issues in Version 551.23 WHQL

• N/A

Download:
Windows 10/11 Desktop & Notebook: us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/Quadro_Ce...ational-dch-whql.exe

Cheers
Tom