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Game Ready & Studio Driver 555.99 FAQ/Discussion
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Game Ready & Studio Driver 555.99 has been released.

Article Here: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/pax-dei-elden-ring-shadow-of-erdtree-geforce-game-ready-driver/

Game Ready Driver Download Link: Link Here

Studio Driver Download Link: Link Here

New feature and fixes in driver 555.99:

Game Ready - This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 3 technology including Pax Dei and Still Wakes the Deep. Further support for new titles includes the launch of the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.

Applications - The June NVIDIA Studio Driver provides optimal support for the latest new creative applications and updates announced at Computex including the NVIDIA RTX Remix Toolkit and REST API, VLC Media Player with RTX Video HDR support, and the arrival of DLSS 3.5 support in Womp, Chaos Vantage and D5 Render.

Fixed Gaming Bugs

  • [GeForce Experience] Flickering or black screen if Instant Replay is enabled [4665009]

  • [NVIDIA app] FPS overlay showing NA in multiple games [4608943]

Fixed General Bugs

  • CUDA 12.5 does not work with CUDA enabled Docker images [4668302]

  • [Microsoft New Teams/Outlook] Visual artifacts when MFAA is enabled from the NVIDIA Control Panel [4608670]

  • LG OLED48C4 TV is not detected as G-SYNC Compatible [4645783]

  • LG 32GS95UE is not detected as G-SYNC Compatible [4564083]

Open Issues

  • [GeForce Experience] Driver page may not detect new driver has been installed until user reboots PC [4662117]

Additional Open Issues from GeForce Forums

  • [GeForce Experience] Driver page may not detect new driver has been installed until user reboots PC [4662117]

  • GeForce Experience Performance Monitoring overlay may stop refreshing GPU information [4679970]

Driver Downloads and Tools

Driver Download Page: Nvidia Download Page

Latest Game Ready Driver: 555.99 WHQL

Latest Studio Driver: 555.99 WHQL

DDU Download: Source 1 or Source 2

DDU Guide: Guide Here

DDU/WagnardSoft Patreon: Link Here

Documentation: Game Ready Driver 555.99 Release Notes | Studio Driver 555.99 Release Notes

NVIDIA Driver Forum for Feedback: Driver 555.99 Forum Link

Submit driver feedback directly to NVIDIA: Link Here

RodroG's Driver Benchmark: TBD

r/NVIDIA Discord Driver Feedback: Invite Link Here

Having Issues with your driver? Read here!

Before you start - Make sure you Submit Feedback for your Nvidia Driver Issue

There is only one real way for any of these problems to get solved, and that’s if the Driver Team at Nvidia knows what those problems are. So in order for them to know what’s going on it would be good for any users who are having problems with the drivers to Submit Feedback to Nvidia. A guide to the information that is needed to submit feedback can be found here.

Additionally, if you see someone having the same issue you are having in this thread, reply and mention you are having the same issue. The more people that are affected by a particular bug, the higher the priority that bug will receive from NVIDIA!!

Common Troubleshooting Steps

  • Be sure you are on the latest build of Windows 10 or 11

  • Please visit the following link for DDU guide which contains full detailed information on how to do Fresh Driver Install.

  • If your driver still crashes after DDU reinstall, try going to Go to Nvidia Control Panel -> Managed 3D Settings -> Power Management Mode: Prefer Maximum Performance

If it still crashes, we have a few other troubleshooting steps but this is fairly involved and you should not do it if you do not feel comfortable. Proceed below at your own risk:

  • A lot of driver crashing is caused by Windows TDR issue. There is a huge post on GeForce forum about this here. This post dated back to 2009 (Thanks Microsoft) and it can affect both Nvidia and AMD cards.

  • Unfortunately this issue can be caused by many different things so it’s difficult to pin down. However, editing the windows registry might solve the problem.

  • Additionally, there is also a tool made by Wagnard (maker of DDU) that can be used to change this TDR value. Download here. Note that I have not personally tested this tool.

If you are still having issue at this point, visit GeForce Forum for support or contact your manufacturer for RMA.

Common Questions

  • Is it safe to upgrade to <insert driver version here>? Fact of the matter is that the result will differ person by person due to different configurations. The only way to know is to try it yourself. My rule of thumb is to wait a few days. If there’s no confirmed widespread issue, I would try the new driver.

Bear in mind that people who have no issues tend to not post on Reddit or forums. Unless there is significant coverage about specific driver issue, chances are they are fine. Try it yourself and you can always DDU and reinstall old driver if needed.

  • My color is washed out after upgrading/installing driver. Help! Try going to the Nvidia Control Panel -> Change Resolution -> Scroll all the way down -> Output Dynamic Range = FULL.

  • My game is stuttering when processing physics calculation Try going to the Nvidia Control Panel and to the Surround and PhysX settings and ensure the PhysX processor is set to your GPU

  • What does the new Power Management option “Optimal Power” means? How does this differ from Adaptive? The new power management mode is related to what was said in the Geforce GTX 1080 keynote video. To further reduce power consumption while the computer is idle and nothing is changing on the screen, the driver will not make the GPU render a new frame; the driver will get the one (already rendered) frame from the framebuffer and output directly to monitor.

Remember, driver codes are extremely complex and there are billions of different possible configurations. The software will not be perfect and there will be issues for some people. For a more comprehensive list of open issues, please take a look at the Release Notes. Again, I encourage folks who installed the driver to post their experience here... good or bad.

Did you know NVIDIA has a Developer Program with 150+ free SDKs, state-of-the-art Deep Learning courses, certification, and access to expert help. Sound interesting? Learn more here.


Tech Support and Question Megathread - June 2024 Edition
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We're consolidating all tech support posts and questions into this monthly tech support and questions megathread.

It should be noted, r/NVIDIA does not represent NVIDIA in any capacity unless specified. There's also no guarantee NVIDIA even read this subreddit, if you have an issue, criticism or complaint; it's recommended to post it on the official GeForce forum.

All Tech Support posts that do not include sufficient information will be removed without warning

Before creating a Tech Support post, please see our additional resources section, it solves a lot of common issues.

TL;DR: DO: Use the template. DO NOT: "i have driver issue please help not 60fps!!"

For Tech Support Posts

Please use this template below - posts without adequate information will be removed, we can't help you unless you provide adequate information.

Status: UNRESOLVED/SOLVED - please update if your issue is resolved

Computer Type: State if your computer is a Desktop or Laptop and the brand/model if possible, e.g Desktop, custom built

GPU: Provide the model, amount of VRAM and if it has a custom overclock, e.g. GTX 1070, 8GB of VRAM, no overclock

CPU: Provide the model and overclock information if possible, e.g. Intel Core i5 6600k, no overclock

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Operating System & Version: State your OS and version, also please state if this is an upgrade or clean install, e.g. Windows 10 build 1607 64bit, upgrade from Windows 8.1

GPU Drivers: Provide the current GPU driver installed and if it’s clean install or upgrade, e.g. 376.33, clean install

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Troubleshooting: Please detail all the troubleshooting techniques you’ve tried previously, and if they were successful or not, e.g. tried clean install of GPU drivers, issue still occurs. Please update this as more suggestions come in

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Additionally, this thread will be used to answer general questions that may not warrant having their own thread -- this could be questions about drivers, prices, builds, what card is the best, is this overclock good etc…

Please don't downvote questions for the sake of helping others. We will also sort the post randomly so every question can be seen and answered.

If you don't have any tech support issues or questions, please contribute to the community by answering questions.

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  • GeForce Support - answers to the most common questions with a knowledgebase available 24x7x365

  • Official GeForce Forum - Posting your complaints, criticism and issues here will increase the chances an NVIDIA employee sees it.

  • NVIDIA Support Includes live chat and email

If you think you’ve discovered an issue, it’s crucial you report it to NVIDIA, they can't fix an issue unless they know it exists.

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Before repasting the RTX 4090 ROG Strix: 2000 RPM at 77°C. After repasting with PTM7950: 1150 RPM at 70-71°C (GPU is only 4 month old) Before repasting the RTX 4090 ROG Strix: 2000 RPM at 77°C. After repasting with PTM7950: 1150 RPM at 70-71°C (GPU is only 4 month old)
Discussion

Some of you already know me from the old two threads I created,

https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/s/a88ec41rIM (Here, I complained about the temperatures. Unfortunately, the screenshot was deleted, but I had a temperature of 80 degrees (tested with the side panel). I have a Be Quiet Dark Base 901 case with 6 fans installed: 3 at the front on the mesh panel blowing in cold air, 1 at the rear, and 2 at the top blowing out hot air. This was with too little information)

https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/s/bbp7okNjll (Here I asked if the old paste was applied correctly by ASUS after I had it replaced by a technician with a thermal pad (PTM7950). Ultimately, the paste was applied well, but it turned out that a very low-quality paste was used, as revealed today after a comparison.)

Now for the test:

Old video: here I tested without side panel with the old paste on it I had an average temperature of 76-77 degrees (2044RPM) automatic fan control. I only created the video because of ASUS support, good thing I didn't delete this and the others https://youtu.be/VHCIILrp6WA

Newest video: With the side panel and the PTM7950 thermal pad 70-71 degrees (1170 RPM). I thought I was dreaming when I saw these values https://youtu.be/QlbKOkVSGvw

Old video: this also because of ASUS support. I tested the GPU with manual fan control set to 40% (1300RPM) with old thermal paste and without the side panel. Within minutes, I reached a temperature of 85-86 degrees, which is simply crazy https://youtu.be/Pi5c863YFIQ

Old video: Old paste without side panel manual GPU fan control to 60% (RPM1900) 80 degrees https://youtu.be/SmwC4cT5t7E

Old video: Old paste without side panel manual GPU fan control fixed at 80% (RPM2500) 74 degrees https://youtu.be/Vj5Xvf0Y-wI

All tests were carried out at a room temperature of 22 degrees (I live in Germany)

I don't know what to say about this. Skimping on thermal paste for such an expensive GPU is unacceptable, ASUS. Originally, I wanted to buy the Gigabyte 4090 Gaming OC for 1650 euros, but then I saw the 4090 Strix OC new for 1700 euros (1821 dollars) on eBay. Normally, it costs over 2000 euros (over 2143 dollars) here in Germany. I thought I couldn't go wrong with this, but I was very mistaken. I will think twice before buying anything from ASUS again. Their support is also terrible, and I must emphasize that the card is only 4 months old (but the cooling performance is damn good).