[Software] Nvidia drivers: how to update and install the latest Nvidia graphics drivers

[Hossam Taibi]

You may be able to take your brand new Nvidia graphics card (or Nvidia-powered gaming laptop) and game with it straight out of the box, but without downloading the latest Nvidia drivers, you could be missing out on the best experience. 

Nvidia’s drivers offer optimizations and features for both the graphics hardware itself and for po[CENSORED]r games. The graphics drivers will ensure your GPU is running as intended, and will include support for features like screen recording, Ansel, and Freestyle on compatible cards with Nvidia’s GeForce Experience installed. New drivers are also optimized for performance with new games, so they’ll run smoother at launch. Occasionally, new drivers may be required to access specific graphics features, like Nvidia's RTX ray-tracing or Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS), in games.

 

You can download the latest drivers from Nvidia directly or check for updates through the Nvidia GeForce Experience application, which you can download here. While downloading directly doesn’t require any sign-in or accounts, GeForce Experience will require you to have an account to obtain drivers through it.

But, GeForce Experience helps ensure you download the appropriate drivers, comes with extra features, and can help you optimize your games’ settings for the best performance or quality on your machine.

How often do Nvidia drivers come out?

New Nvidia GeForce Game Ready Drivers usually come out about once a month, though they can occasionally come out even more frequently than that. New drivers often coincide with the launch of po[CENSORED]r new games, as the drivers can offer specific optimizations for performance and features in those games.

 

New Nvidia Studio Driver releases are somewhat less frequent, and don’t seem to follow a regular schedule. But, over the past year, they have generally come out within two months of the preceding driver. 

Nvidia also has a whole host of other graphics drivers available for its GPUs outside of the GeForce branding, such as its enthusiast Titan, pro-grade Quadro and data-center Tesla graphics processors.

 

 

What’s in the latest Nvidia drivers?

The latest Game Ready driver (451.67 WHQL) from Nvidia is specifically optimized for Death Stranding, Horizon Zero Dawn, and F1 2020. So, whether you’re exploring the wastelands as Aloy, speeding around tight turns in F1, or trying to reconnect the world as Sam, you’ll enjoy improved performance and reliability with these latest drivers.

For Death Stranding, this driver also includes support for Nvidia’s DLSS 2.0 technology on compatible graphics cards. DLSS 2.0 can help you systems achieve higher frame rates at increased resolutions, as it effectively runs the game at a lower resolution then uses AI-powered up-scaling to deliver a clear image that’s nearly indistinguishable from the native resolution.

 

Nvidia is also supporting one-click optimization through GeForce Experience for these three titles, making it easier to dial in in-game settings for performance or visual quality. This driver also adds support for one-click optimization for the following titles: Darksburg, Disintegration, Fishing Planet, House Flipper, Justice RTX, Outer Wilds, Persona 4 Golden, Pistol Whip, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, and Trackmania.

And, finally, the new driver enables G-Sync support for the Dell S2721HGF, Dell S2721DGF, and Lenovo G25-10 gaming monitors.