A new Nvidia driver has been released for the company’s GeForce graphics cards, which adds support for the new GeForce RTX 4070 gaming GPU and provides a few bug fixes for games as well.
You can read all about the new GPU in our full GeForce RTX 4070 review, and the new Nvidia WHQL Game Ready 531.61 driver contains full support for new graphics cards based on this GPU.
In addition, Nvidia driver 531.61 also contains three key bug fixes for games, including The Last of Us PC, which has been plagued with technical problems since its recent launch, prompting both AMD and Nvidia to release hotfix drivers for it last week. The latest Nvidia driver fixes a problem where the game randomly crashed when using GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs.
Another bug fix includes addressing stability problems in Assassin’s Creed Origins, which were introduced with Nvidia driver 531.18. In addition, Nvidia says it’s fixed a problem with Hogwarts Legacy where the game hung, or the screen went black, on the Shader Compilation Screen, again using Nvidia driver 531.18.
Download Nvidia GeForce driver 531.61 for Windows 10 and 11 here.
Nvidia driver 531.61 known issues
- Toggling HDR on and off in-game causes game stability issues when non-native resolution is used. [3624030]
- Monitor may briefly flicker on waking from display sleep if DSR/DLDSR is enabled. [3592260]
- [Halo Wars 2] In-game foliage is larger than normal and displays constant flickering [3888343]
- [GeForce RTX 4090] Watch Dogs 2 may display flickering when staring at the sky [3858016]
- Increase in DPC latency observed in Latencymon [3952556]
- Applying GeForce Experience Freestyle filters cause games to crash [4008945]
Which GPUs run Nvidia driver 531.61
Nvidia Titan Series
Nvidia Titan RTX, Titan V, Titan Xp, Titan X (Pascal), GeForce GTX Titan X
GeForce RTX 40 Series
GeForce RTX 4090, GeForce RTX 4080, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, GeForce RTX 4070
GeForce RTX 30 Series
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, GeForce RTX 3090, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, GeForce RTX 3080, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, GeForce RTX 3070, GeForce RTX 3060, GeForce RTX 3050
GeForce RTX 20 Series
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, GeForce RTX 2080 Super, GeForce RTX 2080, GeForce RTX 2070 Super, GeForce RTX 2070, GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2060
GeForce 16 Series
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, GeForce GTX 1660, GeForce GTX 1650, GeForce GTX 1630
GeForce 10 Series
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, GeForce GTX 1080, GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, GeForce GTX 1070, GeForce GTX 1060, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, GeForce GTX 1050, GeForce GT 1030, GeForce GT 1010
GeForce 900 Series
GeForce GTX 980 Ti, GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 960, GeForce GTX 950
GeForce 700 Series
GeForce GTX 750 Ti, GeForce GTX 750, GeForce GTX 745
It’s good to see Nvidia continuing to address a few stability issues, while also providing support for its latest gaming GPU. If you’re looking to upgrade your graphics card, then make sure you check out our guide to the best graphics card, which details several options to suit a range of budgets.