Nvidia issues stutter fixes with its new GeForce Hotfix 596.02 driver

Nvidia addresses Arknight: Endfield stuttering with their newest GeForce Hotfix

Nvidia has issued a new GeForce Hotfix driver, addressing stuttering issues within the company’s recently released GeForce 595.97 driver. This is the second GeForce Hotfix driver released this month, with the first Hotfix addressing overclocking bugs, issued in Resident Evil Requiem, and game crashes.

Nvidia’s newest hotfix includes a game-specific fix for Arknight: Endfield, which stutters with Nvidia’s older driver. If you don’t play this game, you have no reason to download this driver over Nvidia’s GeForce 595.97 driver.

GeForce Hotfix Display Driver version 596.02 is based on our latest Game Ready Driver 595.97.

This hotfix addresses the following:

• [Arknights: Endfield] Stutter may be observed in during gameplay [5950402]

NVIDIA GeForce Hotfix Driver v596.02 is now available. This update resolves the following:
✅[Arknights: Endfield] Stutter may be observed in during gameplay

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Nvidia’s GeForce Hotfix 596.02 driver is available to download from Nvidia’s customer support forum.

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