Nvidia releases their Geforce 376.60 Hot Fix Driver

  

Geforce 376.60 hotfix driver release notes

 

This is GeForce Hot Fix driver version 376.60 that addresses the following:

        – Battlefield 1 crash on some Kepler based GPUs
        – Dark puddles in Battlefield 1
        – Random black screen in DOTA 2

 

Geforce 376.48 hotfix driver release notes

 

This is GeForce Hot Fix driver version 376.48 that addresses the following:

– Workaround to fix incorrect [email protected]// work units.
– Fixed random flashes in Just Cause 3.
– Fixed some issues that could lead to Battlefield 1 crash
– Fixed SLI texture flickering in Battlefield 1.
– Fixed corruption in Wargame: Red Dragon game.

 

Geforce 376.33 Game Ready driver release notes

 

Game Ready Drivers provide the best possible gaming experience for all major new releases, including Virtual Reality games. Prior to a new title launching, our driver team works until the last minute to ensure every performance tweak and bug fix is included for the best gameplay on day one.

 

Game Ready

Provides the optimal gaming experience for the latest new titles and updates.

 

Security

This version adds several security improvements.

 

Application SLI Profiles

Added or updated the following SLI profiles:

• Titanfall 2 – disabled SLI

 

Software Module Versions

• NView – 148.03 
• HD Audio Driver – 1.3.34.17 
• NVIDIA PhysX System Software – 9.16.0318 
• GeForce Experience – 3.1.2.31 
• CUDA – 8.0 Fixed Issues

  

Limitations in This Release

The following features are not currently supported or have limited support in this driver release:

– Crescent Bay and OSVR Headsets on Multiple GPU Systems

With Release 367 and future NVIDIA drivers, Crescent Bay and Open Source Virtual Reality development kit headsets will not work with VRWorks Direct Mode in systems that contain GPUs from multiple vendors (for example, NVIDIA and Intel). For such systems, please disable the Intel integrated graphics (from the system BIOS) in order to use Direct Mode.

– Negative LOD Bias Clamp

Negative LOD bias clamp for DirectX applications is not supported on Fermi-based GPUs and later.

 

Fixed Issues in Version 376.33

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.

 

Windows 10 Fixed Issues

– Install the Display Container via co-installer. [200228206]
– [375.86, GP104] Corruption in YouTube video playback when two or more videos are playing at the same time in Chrome. [1843100] 
– Clean up the escape calls that use physical addresses. [1626231]

 

Windows 8.1/Windows 8/Windows 7 Fixed Issues

– Install the Display Container via co-installer. [200228206] 
– NV_ESC_ID_NVAPI_REPORT_WFD_HOTPLUG and NV_ESC_ID_NVAPI_ENUM_DISPLAYIDS_EX don’t validate the size of input, causing a KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE. [1808374] 
– Clean up the escape calls that use physical addresses. [1626231] 
– NVL_ESC_ID_COMMON_REGISTRY_ACCESS escalates user privileges when the registry is accessed. [1359976]

 

 

Open Issues in Version 376.33 WHQL

As with every released driver, version 376.33 WHQL of the Release 375 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.

 

Windows 10 Issues 

– Dead Rising 4 crashes if it is launched with a LOW or MEDIUM graphics preset. [200259384] 
– [GM204, Tom Clancy’s The Division Survival DLC] Game crashes pointing to ntdll.dll when changed to full-screen and to windowed full-screen. [200252894] 
– [GM204, ShadowPlay] For Honor silently crashes if intro video is skipped and instant replay is on. [200247313] 
– [SLI] [GeForce GTX 970M] Level loading hangs in Gears of War 4. [1826307] 
– [367.77, WDDM 2.1] Driver install/overinstall requires reboot. [1757931] 
– [SLI, GP104] Installer prompts for reboot during express overinstall of 372.69 driver on 372.54. [200231806] 
– [GM204] Quantum Break window either remains blank or freezes in game scene in windowed mode. [1804910] 
– Assassins Creed – Syndicate shows intermittent flickering black or white patches on game character faces. [200211264] 
– Surround Display icon disappears after rotate mode set to portrait. [200201040] 
– [SLI] Street Fighter V performance drop (pause and play) observed when the game is played at 4K resolution with SLI enabled. [200172046] 
– [Luxmark 3.0] Display driver stopped responding while running benchmark LuxBall HDR (Simple Bechmark:217K triangles). [200153736] 
– [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]

 

Windows 8.1/Windows 8 Issues 

– [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] 
– [Video, Notebook] The NVIDIA Control Panel video color settings have no effect on YouTube flash video playback within Internet Explorer 10. [999485]

 

Windows 7 Issues

– [GeForce GTX 1080] Battlefield 1 hangs when campaign loaded with Fast Sync enabled from the NVIDIA Control Panel. [200254350]
– [SLI] Street Fighter V performance drop (pause and play) observed when the game is played at 4K resolution with SLI enabled. [200172046] 
– [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] 

 

GPU Compatibility 

GeForce 1000 Series:
GeForce GTX Titan X, GeForce GTX 1080, GeForce GTX 1070, GeForce GTX 1060, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, GeForce GTX 1050

GeForce 900 Series:
GeForce GTX Titan X, GeForce 980 Ti, GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 960, GeForce GTX 950

GeForce 700 Series:
GeForce GTX TITAN Z, GeForce GTX TITAN Black, GeForce GTX TITAN, GeForce GTX 780 Ti, GeForce GTX 780, GeForce GTX 770, GeForce GTX 760, GeForce GTX 760 Ti (OEM), GeForce GTX 750 Ti, GeForce GTX 750, GeForce GTX 745, GeForce GT 740, GeForce GT 730, GeForce GT 720

GeForce 600 Series:
GeForce GTX 690, GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 670, GeForce GTX 660 Ti, GeForce GTX 660, GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST, GeForce GTX 650 Ti, GeForce GTX 650, GeForce GTX 645, GeForce GT 645, GeForce GT 640, GeForce GT 630, GeForce GT 620, GeForce GT 610, GeForce 605

GeForce 500 Series:
GeForce GTX 590, GeForce GTX 580, GeForce GTX 570, GeForce GTX 560 Ti, GeForce GTX 560 SE, GeForce GTX 560, GeForce GTX 555, GeForce GTX 550 Ti, GeForce GT 545, GeForce GT 530, GeForce GT 520, GeForce 510

GeForce 400 Series:
GeForce GTX 480, GeForce GTX 470, GeForce GTX 465, GeForce GTX 460 SE v2, GeForce GTX 460 SE, GeForce GTX 460, GeForce GTS 450, GeForce GT 440, GeForce GT 430, GeForce GT 420

 

 

376.48 Download Links

Windows 7/8/8.1 – 32 Bit

Windows 7/8/8.1 – 64 Bit

Windows 10 – 32 Bit 

Windows 10 – 64 Bit 

 

You can read this driver’s release notes here.

 

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