NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 596.49 (WHQL)

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 596.49 (WHQL)
Released May 12, 2026

Game Ready Driver Release Notes (PDF): us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/596.49/59...10-release-notes.pdf
Control Panel User's Guide (PDF): us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/596.49/59...uick-start-guide.pdf

Game Ready
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS and RTX technologies including Forza Horizon 6, Directive 8020, and Subnautica 2. .

Note: The driver support for the Geforce 10 series, Geforce 900 series, Geforce 700 series is discontinued. Last supported driver for this series is v581.80

Gaming Technology:

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Fixed Issues in Version 596.49 WHQL
Fixed Gaming Bugs:

• Enhanced smoothness when DLSS Frame Generation is used with V-SYNC.

Fixed General Bugs

• Foundry Mari 7.0v2 viewport displays flickering

Known Issues in Version 596.49 WHQL

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Download:
Windows 10/11 Desktop: us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/596.49/59...ational-dch-whql.exe
Windows 10/11 Notebook: us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/596.49/59...ational-dch-whql.exe

Cheers
Tom