Driver Update: Nvidia GeForce/Ion 364.47 WHQL

Nvidia has released new stable GeForce/Ion drivers. The drivers are version number 364.47 WHQL, and are suitable for Windows Vista and higher, with separate downloads as usual for 32bit and 64bit environments. The drivers can be used on all GeForce 400 series and higher cards. The new drivers include improvements for Tom Clancy’s The Division, Hitman, Need for Speed, Ashes of the Singularity and Rise of the Tomb Raider games. There is also support for the Vulkan 1.0 API and the changelog further shows bug fixes and a lot of issues that are already known, but are still being worked on. However, some caution is advised, because some users make notification of black screens after installing these drivers.

Game Ready
Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Tom Clancy’s The Division, Hitman, Need for Speed, Ashes of the Singularity, and Rise of the Tomb Raider.

Gaming Technology
This driver provides support for the Vulkan 3D API. More information is available here.

Added or updated the following SLI profiles:

• Hitman – SLI profile added
• The Technomancer – SLI profile added
• Zui Zhong Bing Qi (Ultimate Weapon) – SLI profile updated

Added or updated the following 3DV profiles:

• Call of Duty: Black Ops3 – Not Recommended
• Far Cry Primal – Not recommended
• Just Cause 3 – Not recommended
• Need for Speed ​​- Not recommended
• Star Wars Battlefront (2015) – Not recommended
• Rise of the Tomb Raider – Updated to 3DVision Ready

Added or updated the following compatibility mode profiles:

• Call of Duty: Black Ops3 – Excellent
• Just Cause 3 – Excellent

These games must be run in DirectX 10/11 mode to see improvements and are not compatible with 3D Vision Surround mode. See “3D Compatibility Mode” on page 6 for more information.

Windows 10 Fixed Issues

• Discrete GPU remains on by default, even if no app is running. [200172650]
• Flickering is seen on the LVDS, but not an external monitor, when clone mode is set with G-SYNC enabled. [200170772]
• [364.07, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate] With ShadowPlay enabled, game crashes at launch pointing to nvwgf2um.dll. [200168443]
• [361.14] System hangs during driver installation. [200149074]
• [361.91] Stutter in DirectX 9 games when AA forced override is used. [1731438]
• TDR on Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 with drivers after Release 353. [1726408]
• The Twitch broadcast game title does not match Twitch’s game library. [1708975]
• [SLI] Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate needs an SLI profile. [1666227]

Windows 8.1/Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows Vista Fixed Issues

• [361.91] Stutter in DirectX 9 games when AA forced override is used. [1731438]
• [361.75, GK104] Call of Duty Black Ops III: Volumetric Light Corruption. [1724810]
• [SLI] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege shows corruption when Alt+Tab used in fullscreen mode. [1724562]
• [SLI] Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate needs an SLI profile. [1666227]
• [SLI] 3D Surround doesn’t work in Titanfall. [1545116]

Windows 10 Open Issues

• [SLI, Street Fighter V] Performance drop (pause and play) observed when the game is played at 4K resolution with SLI enabled. [200172046]
• StarWars TOR- Knights of the Fallen Empire hangs when in-game graphics settings changed in full-screen mode. [200169614]
• [SLI] Blank display is observed on disabling SLI with two displays connected. [200168702]
• [SLI] Unable to select the check box of an HDMI display to extend it via the NVIDIA Control Panel. [200163629]
• [Luxmark 3.0, Windows 10 TH2] Display driver stopped responding while running benchmark LuxBall HDR (Simple Bechmark:217K triangles). [200153736]
• Driver installation will fail if GeForce Experience is a selected component and the system is either in safe mode or without a network connection. [200151914]
• [347.09, GM204] Blank screen observed on an ASUS Tiled display when system resumes from shutdown or hibernation with Fast boot option enabled from BIOS. [1591053]
• [SLI, UEFI] Event Viewer error 14 points to nvlddmkm when the system is rebooted. [1309257]

Windows 8.1 Open Issues

• With a 3DTV connected and the resolution set to an HD3D resolution through the NVIDIA Control Panel, the display flickers constantly after installing the driver via INF over driver version 320.49. [1315116]
• [3DVision] While a stereoscopic 3D video with stereoscopic 3D enabled is played, the monitor refresh rate switches to 60 Hz after changing the resolution using the Windows control panel. [1314811]
• [SLI, UEFI] Event Viewer error 14 points to nvlddmkm when the system is rebooted. [1309257]

Windows 8 Open Issues

• [Optimus, Notebook] After installing the driver, the Device Manager includes an entry for the NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device but the entry has a yellow bang. The NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device is not needed nor used on Optimus notebooks, so there is no effect on your notebook function. To remove the yellow bang, reboot your notebook.
• With a 3DTV connected and the resolution set to an HD3D resolution through the NVIDIA Control Panel, the display flickers constantly after installing the driver via INF over driver version 320.49. [1315116]
• [SLI, UEFI] Event Viewer error 14 points to nvlddmkm when the system is rebooted. [1309257]
• [Video, Notebook, Hulu Desktop] When attempting to play videos using Hulu Desktop, there is audio but no video. [1000017]
• [Video, Notebook, Internet Explorer, YouTube] The NVIDIA Control Panel video color settings have no effect on YouTube flash video playback within Internet Explorer 10. [999485]
• [SLI, GeForce 500 series, DirectX 11, Dragon Age II] Shadows flicker in the cut scene when SLI is enabled. [849235]

Windows 7/Windows Vista Open Issues

• [SLI, Street Fighter V] Performance drop (pause and play) observed when the game is played at 4K resolution with SLI enabled. [200172046]
• Driver installation will fail if GeForce Experience is a selected component and the system is either in safe mode or without a network connection. [200151914]
• [3DVision] While a stereoscopic 3D video with stereoscopic 3D enabled is played, the monitor refresh rate switches to 60 Hz after changing the resolution using the Windows control panel. [1314811]
• [GeForce 500 series, Need for Speed: The Run] During the race the sun flickers and there are bright blips and black patches. [909577]
• [SLI, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor] With SLI enabled, there is heavy flickering in the game after switching from windowed mode to full-screen mode. [892264]
• NVS 4200M, Optimus, F1 2011]The game hangs while selecting Quit To Main Menu during gameplay. [879537]
• [SLI, GeForce 500 series, DirectX 11, Dragon Age II] Shadows flicker in the cut scene when SLI is enabled. [849235]
• [GeForce 400 series, Total War: Shogun 2] The sun and surrounding area within the game flicker. [807036]