NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 596.21 (WHQL)

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 596.21 (WHQL)
Released April 16, 2026

Game Ready Driver Release Notes (PDF): us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/596.21/59...10-release-notes.pdf
Control Panel User's Guide (PDF): us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/ 596.21/596.21-nvidia-control-panel-quick-start-guide.pdf

Game Ready
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 4.5 technology including PRAGMATA and NTE (Neverness to Everness) as well as Windrose which supports DLSS 4 features.

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

Fixed Issues in Version 596.21 WHQL
Fixed Gaming Bugs:

• Arknights: Endfield: stutter may be observed in some gameplay

Fixed General Bugs

• N/A

Known Issues in Version 596.21 WHQL

• [God of War: Ragnarok]: Certain textures may intermittently flash white during gameplay.

Download:
Windows 10/11 Desktop: us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/596.21/59...ational-dch-whql.exe
Windows 10/11 Notebook: us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/596.21/59...ational-dch-whql.exe

Cheers
Tom

Windows 10/11 Notebook:
us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/596.36/59...ational-dch-whql.exe

Lord44 wrote:

Windows 10/11 Notebook:
us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/596.36/59...ational-dch-whql.exe fnf
 

Impressed by the enhancements brought about by DLSS 3 and the addition of support for additional games. NVIDIA's efforts to fix those issues are commendable as well. So excited for a game that runs more smoothly!