Driver Update: GeForce Game Ready Driver 526.98 WHQL

Nvidia has released new stable GeForce drivers. The drivers carry version number 526.98 WHQL, are suitable for Windows 10 and higher, and can be used on cards based on the Maxwell architecture or newer. This release includes support for the GeForce RTX 4080 and improvements to the games Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Warhammer 40,0000: Darktide, WRC Generations, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, and Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. The changelog also shows the usual collection of bug fixes and a number of known but unresolved issues.

GameReady

This new Game Ready Driver provides the best day-0 gaming experience for the latest new games supporting NVIDIA DLSS 3 technology including Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Warhammer 40,0000: Darktide, and the new update for WRC Generations – The FIA ​​WRC Official Game. Additionally, this Game Ready Driver supports the launch of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight and the addition of DLAA technology to Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak.

Gaming Technology

• Introduces support for the GeForce RTX 4080
• Introduces DLSS Frame Generation support for VSync when G-SYNC is enabled
• Introduces support for HDR10+ GAMING standard

Fixed issues

• G-SYNC logo is not displayed in the LG OLED TV menu when connected to GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs [3849595]
• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection may crash when launched on a GeForce GTX 10 series GPU [3841379]
• [QNIX QX2710/Fujitsu Siemens SL23T-1/Dell UP2715K/ HP Z27q] Unable to select the native resolution of certain monitors from the Windows display settings [3833829][3833632][3689061]
• [Daz Studio] Application crashes after updating to latest driver when trying to run simulation [3838022]
• Desktop Window Manager (dwm.exe) service may report significantly higher GPU usage on certain PC configurations [3830387/3739997]
• Maxon – Cinema4D + Redshift3D vidmemory allocations cause TDR or Driver Crash [3659104]

Open issues

• Toggling HDR on and off in-game causes game stability issues when non-native resolution is used. [3624030]
• [DirectX 12] Shadowplay recordings may appear over exposed when Use HDR is enabled from the Windows display settings. [200742937]
• Older versions of Minecraft Java Edition show corruption on screen [3870232]
• MSI Afterburner is not prioritizing GPU temp limit over power when selected in app [3858911]
• [RTX 40 series] Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition may show random screen flash during gameplay [3793355]
• [GeForce RTX 4090] Watch Dogs 2 may display flickering when staring at the sky [3858016]
• Monitor may briefly flicker on waking from display sleep if DSR/DLDSR is enabled. [3592260]