NVidia Geforce / Studio / Quadro Graphics driver 466.XX WHQL & Hotfix

NVidia Geforce Graphics driver 466.11 WHQL (GRD)

Full Release Notes :
us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/466.11/46...n7-release-notes.pdf

DriverVer = 04/12/2021, 27.21.14.6611
WHQL Cert. & signed from April 13, 2021

GeForce Game Ready Driver

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.

Game Ready for Mortal Shell

This new Game Ready Driver provides support for Mortal Shell's RTX update, which introduces
NVIDIA DLSS, boosting performance by up to 130% at 4K. Additionally, this release also provides
optimal support for Valorant's NVIDIA Reflex update, NVIDIA Broadcast Noise Reduction support
in OBS, 6 new G-SYNC Compatible gaming monitors and TVs, and more.

Support for a native integration of NVIDIA Broadcast’s Background Noise Removal feature directly into Open Broadcaster Software (OBS), the most popular broadcasting tool for streamers.

Support for more G-SYNC Compatible displays, including LG’s 27GP950, 2021 B1 4K Series, 2021 C1 4K Series, 2021 G1 4K Series and 2021 Z1 8K Series, along with the MSI MAG 301 RF.

Optimal game settings for two games : It Takes Two and Rogue Heroes : Ruins of Tasos.

Additional GeForce Experience optimal settings for creative applications, with 34 applications from Adobe Lightroom to Blackmagic Davinci Resolve are supported with this release.

This release supports the following APIs :

 Open Computing Language (OpenCLTM software) 3.0 for NVIDIA® MaxwellTM and later GPUs
 OpenGL® 4.6
 Vulkan® 1.2
 DirectX 11
 DirectX 12 (Windows 10)

Software Module Versions :

 nView - 201.66
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.40
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.22.0.32
 CUDA - 11.2
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.960.0

Fixed Issues in this Release :

[Supreme Commander/Supreme Commander 2] : The games experience low FPS. [3231218/3230880]

[Adobe Camera RAW 12.x] : RAW files may show up black in Adobe Lightroom. [3266883/200717265]

[VR ]: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 VR may stutter if Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling is disabled. [3246674]

Some displays may show incorrect color levels after booting into Windows. [3285148/3287063]

Windows 10 Issues :

 [World of Warcraft: Shadowlands] : Random flicker may occur in certain locations in the game
[3206341]

 [Batman Arkham Knight] : The game crashes when turbulence smoke is enabled. [3202250]

 [Steam VR game] : Stuttering and lagging occur upon launching a game while any GPU
hardware monitoring tool is running in the background. [3152190]

 [Prepar3D] : The application crashes to desktop after launched. [3285067]

 [YouTube] : Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]

 [Notebook] : Some Pascal-based notebooks w/ high refresh rate displays may randomly drop
to 60Hz during gameplay. [3009452]


Desktop driver :

Win 10 x64 @ Classic/Standard driver :
international.download.nvidia.com/Window...ternational-whql.exe

Win 10 x64 @ DCH driver :
international.download.nvidia.com/Window...ational-dch-whql.exe

Win 7_8.1 x64 :
international.download.nvidia.com/Window...ternational-whql.exe

Notebook driver :

Win 10 x64 @ Classic/Standard driver :
international.download.nvidia.com/Window...ternational-whql.exe

Win 10 x64 @ DCH driver :
international.download.nvidia.com/Window...ational-dch-whql.exe

Any new DEV/BETA Driver released after 470.14 [27.21.14.7014]?

NVidia Geforce Graphics driver 466.27 WHQL (GRD)

Version : 466.27 WHQL
Release Date : 2021.4.29

Full Release Notes :
us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/466.27/46...n7-release-notes.pdf

DriverVer = 04/23/2021, 27.21.14.6627
WHQL Cert. & signed from April 24, 2021

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.

Game Ready for the Metro Exodus PC Enhanced Edition
This new Game Ready Driver provides support for the Metro Exodus PC Enhanced Edition, which adds additional ray-traced effects and NVIDIA DLSS 2.0 for greater performance and improved image quality. Additionally, this release also provides optimal support for Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Resident Evil Village, along with support for 5 new G-SYNC Compatible displays.

This release supports the following APIs :

 Open Computing Language (OpenCLTM software) 3.0 for NVIDIA® MaxwellTM and later GPUs
 OpenGL® 4.6
 Vulkan® 1.2
 DirectX 11
 DirectX 12 (Windows 10)

Software Module Versions :

 nView - 201.66
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.40
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.22.0.32
 CUDA - 11.3
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.960.0

Fixed Issues in this Release :

 [NVIDIA Reflex][Rainbow Six Siege] : Fixed a number of performance related issues related to
NVIDIA Reflex and Rainbow Six Siege.

 [HDMI 2.1] : In-game FPS may be capped to the display refresh rate when "Vertical sync" is set
to Off [3285334].

 [Rigid Gems][Prepar3D]: The applications may crash or fail to launch.[3285067/3286874]

Windows 10 Issues :

 Yellow bang with Error Code 10 appears by the NVIDIA Platform Controllers and Framework
Properties in Device Manager after Express or Custom driver installation without
reboot.[200716134]
Reboot the system to clear the error, otherwise Dynamic Boost cannot be enabled.

 [Mortal Shell] : Unusual increase in the brightness occurs when Shadow Quality is set to Low
or Medium. [200724762]
To work around, set the Shadow Quality to High or Ultra.

 [Call of Duty : Black Ops Cold War] : The game may crash on GeForce GTX 10 series GPUs.
[200719668]

 [World of Warcraft : Shadowlands] : Random flicker may occur in certain locations in the game
[3206341]

 [Batman Arkham Knight] : The game crashes when turbulence smoke is enabled. [3202250]

 [Steam VR game] : Stuttering and lagging occur upon launching a game while any GPU
hardware monitoring tool is running in the background. [3152190]

 [YouTube] : Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]

Desktop driver :

Win 10 x64 @ Classic/Standard driver :
international.download.nvidia.com/Window...ternational-whql.exe

Win 10 x64 @ DCH driver :
international.download.nvidia.com/Window...ational-dch-whql.exe

Win 7_8.1 x64 :
international.download.nvidia.com/Window...ternational-whql.exe

Notebook driver :

Win 10 x64 @ Classic/Standard driver :
international.download.nvidia.com/Window...ternational-whql.exe

Win 10 x64 @ DCH driver :
international.download.nvidia.com/Window...ational-dch-whql.exe

Win 7_8.1 x64 :
us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/466.27/46...ternational-whql.exe

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, GeForce GTX 1650
Win 7_x64 :
us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/466.27/46...ternational-whql.exe

NVidia Geforce Graphics driver 466.47 WHQL (GRD)

Version : 466.47 WHQL
Release Date : 2021.5.18

Full Release Notes :
us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/466.47/46...n7-release-notes.pdf

DriverVer = 05/13/2021, 27.21.14.6647
WHQL Cert. & signed from May 13, 2021

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.

Game Ready for Days Gone
This new Game Ready Driver provides support for the launch of Days Gone on PC with increased levels of detail, higher foliage draw distances, native 4K rendering, a configurable field of view, ultra-wide monitor support, unlocked frame rates, and more. Additionally, this release also provides optimal support for Knockout City.

This release supports the following APIs :

 Open Computing Language (OpenCLTM software) 3.0 for NVIDIA® MaxwellTM and later GPUs
 OpenGL® 4.6
 Vulkan® 1.2
 DirectX 11
 DirectX 12 (Windows 10)

Software Module Versions :

 NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager - 201.66
 HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.60
 NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
 GeForce Experience - 3.22.0.32
 CUDA - 11.3
 DCH NVIDIA Control Panel - 8.1.960.0

Fixed Issues in this Release :

 [Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint]: The game experiences low performance / low frame
rate when launched with Bar1 enabled in the SBIOS. [200721940]

 [Starbase][GeForce RTX 20/GTX 16 Series]: The game may crash. [3293977]


Windows 10 Issues :

 [NVIDIA Ampere GPU] : Colors may appear incorrect in games if sharpen Freestyle filter is
used with HDR enabled. [200658208]
This issue will be resolved in the next NVIDIA driver release.

 [HDR] : Some specific HDMI displays might show some flickering in HDR mode. [200729987]
If you experiencing flickering issues, reboot the system.

 [World of Warcraft: Shadowlands] : Random flicker may occur in certain locations in the game
[3206341]

 [Batman Arkham Knight] : The game crashes when turbulence smoke is enabled. [3202250]

 [Steam VR game] : Stuttering and lagging occur upon launching a game while any GPU
hardware monitoring tool is running in the background. [3152190]

 [YouTube] : Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]


Desktop driver :

Win 10 x64
Classic /Standard :
us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/466.47/46...ternational-whql.exe

DCH :
us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/466.47/46...ational-dch-whql.exe

Win 7_8.1 x64 :
www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/175547/en
or
www.nvidia.de/download/driverResults.aspx/175547/de

Notebook driver :

Win 10 x64 :
DCH :
us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/466.47/46...ational-dch-whql.exe

Classic / Standard :
us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/466.47/46...ternational-whql.exe

Win 7_8.1 x64 :
us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/466.47/46...ternational-whql.exe