NVIDIA Driver Downloads (DCH or Standard)
NVIDIA DCH/Standard Display Drivers for Windows 10 FAQ
How to Determine Currently Installed NVIDIA Graphics Display Driver Version in Windows
Version: 531.41
Release Date for Desktops and Notebooks: March 23, 2023
Desktop DCH: GEFORCE GAME READY DRIVER 64-bit Windows 10, Windows 11 Download
Notebook DCH: GEFORCE GAME READY DRIVER 64-bit Windows 10, Windows 11 Download
Game Ready Driver Release Notes (PDF)
Control Panel User's Guide (PDF)
Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 531.41
The following sections list the important changes and the most common issues resolved in this version. This list is only a subset of the total number of changes made in this driver version. The NVIDIA bug number is provided for reference.
Fixed Issues in this Release
- Adobe application stability issues using 531.18 [4008751]
- Enscape crash at startup with 531.18 [4008190]
- Beamr - Issue with AV1 encoding in PTD=0 mode [3981172]
- Derivative TouchDesigner - NVAR: crash when using multi-person tracking [3808674]
- [Forza Horizon 5] Rainbow like artifacts in game after driver update [3839021]
- [Portal with RTX] "Background application max frame rate" setting is getting engaged while game is in focus [3897352]
- Disable Horizon Zero Dawn Resizable Bar profile on Intel platforms [3759681]
Open Issues in Version 531.41 WHQL
As with every released driver, version 531.41 WHQL of the Release 530 driver has open issues and enhancement requests associated with it. This section includes lists of issues that are either not fixed or not implemented in this version. Some problems listed may not have been thoroughly investigated and, in fact, may not be NVIDIA issues. Others may have workaround solutions.
You may encounter issues installing the NVIDIA Control Panel from the Windows Store. See “Issues Installing the NVIDIA Control Panel from the Windows Store” for more information.
For notebook computers, issues can be system-specific and may not be seen on your particular notebook.
- Toggling HDR on and off in-game causes game stability issues when non-native resolution is used. [3624030]
- Monitor may briefly flicker on waking from display sleep if DSR/DLDSR is enabled. [3592260]
- [Halo Wars 2] In-game foliage is larger than normal and displays constant flickering [3888343]
- [GeForce RTX 4090] Watch Dogs 2 may display flickering when staring at the sky [3858016] Workaround: Close and relaunch game.
- Increase in DPC latency observed in Latencymon [3952556]
- Applying GeForce Experience Freestyle filters cause games to crash [4008945]
- Assassin’s Creed Origins stability issues using 531.18 [4008770]
Version: 531.41
Release Date for Desktops and Notebooks: March 21, 2023
Desktop DCH: GEFORCE GAME READY DRIVER 64-bit Windows 10, Windows 11 Download
Notebook DCH: GEFORCE GAME READY DRIVER 64-bit Windows 10, Windows 11 Download
Studio Driver Release Notes (PDF)
Control Panel User's Guide (PDF)
See also: NVIDIA Studio Driver vs. Game Ready Driver: which should I install?
Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 531.41
The following sections list the important changes and the most common issues resolved in this version. This list is only a subset of the total number of changes made in this driver version. The NVIDIA bug number is provided for reference.
Fixed Issues in this Release
- Adobe application stability issues using 531.18 [4008751]
- Enscape crash at startup with 531.18 [4008190]
- Beamr - Issue with AV1 encoding in PTD=0 mode [3981172]
- Derivative TouchDesigner - NVAR: crash when using multi-person tracking [3808674]
- [Forza Horizon 5] Rainbow like artifacts in game after driver update [3839021]
- [Portal with RTX] "Background application max frame rate" setting is getting engaged while game is in focus [3897352]
- Disable Horizon Zero Dawn Resizable Bar profile on Intel platforms [3759681]
Open Issues in Studio Version 531.41
As with every released driver, Studio version 531.41 of the Release 530 driver has open issues and enhancement requests associated with it. This section includes lists of issues that are either not fixed or not implemented in this version. Some problems listed may not have been thoroughly investigated and, in fact, may not be NVIDIA issues. Others may have workaround solutions.
For notebook computers, issues can be system-specific and may not be seen on your particular notebook.
- Toggling HDR on and off in-game causes game stability issues when non-native resolution is used. [3624030]
- Monitor may briefly flicker on waking from display sleep if DSR/DLDSR is enabled. [3592260]
- [Halo Wars 2] In-game foliage is larger than normal and displays constant flickering [3888343]
- [Steam version] Forza Horizon 4 may freeze after 15-30 minutes of gameplay [3866530]
- [GeForce RTX 4090] Watch Dogs 2 may display flickering when staring at the sky [3858016]
- Increase in DPC latency observed in Latencymon [3952556]
- Adobe After Effects / Media Encoder – issues with ProRes RAW files [3957455] [3957469]
- Assassin’s Creed Origins stability issues using 531.18 [4008770]
Version: 531.46
Release Date for Desktops and Notebooks: March 22, 2023
Release notes and download: Vulkan Driver Support
Fixes:
- Update VK_NV_displacement_micromap to work better on pre-Ada RTX GPUs
