NVIDIA STUDIO Graphics Driver 522.25

Applications:

- This NVIDIA Studio Driver provides optimal support for the latest new creative applications on the new GeForce RTX 4090.

Fixed Issues in this Release:

- [PCGAMESHARDWARE.DE][Teardown] Very low performance on Turing/Ampere GPUs compared to AMD Radeon [3653400]
- Tiny Tina's Wonderlands displays texture corruption after extended gameplay on NVIDIA GPUs [3777340]
- UE5.1 crashes when enabling path tracing on some drivers [3731151]

Windows Known Issues:

- Toggling HDR on and off in-game causes game stability issues when non-native resolution is used. [3624030]
- Videos played back in Microsoft Edge may appear green if NVIDIA Image Scaling is enabled upon resuming from hibernate or booting with fastboot. [3624218]
- [DirectX 12] Shadowplay recordings may appear over exposed when Use HDR is enabled from the Windows display settings. [200742937]
- Monitor may briefly flicker on waking from display sleep if DSR/DLDSR is enabled. [3592260]
- [RTX 30 series] Lower performance in Minecraft Java Edition. [3702953]
- [Forza Horizon 5] Rainbow like artifacts in game after driver update. [3685123]
- Dell XPS 9560 may crash and reboot when using desktop applications [3737715]
- Maxon - Cinema4D + Redshift3D vidmemory allocations cause TDR or Driver Crash [3659104]
- RedCine-X Pro potential crash while working with effects during video playback [3809401]

This release supports the following APIs:

- Open Computing Language (OpenCL software) 3.0 for NVIDIA Maxwell and later GPUs
- OpenGL 4.6
- Vulkan 1.3
- DirectX 11
- DirectX 12

Software Module Versions

- HD Audio Driver — 1.3.39.16
- NVIDIA PhysX System Software — 9.21.0713
- GeForce Experience — 3.26.0.131
- CUDA — 11.8
- DCH NVIDIA Control Panel — 8.1.962.0

Compatible GeForce RTX 40 Series:

- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

About Graphics Drivers:

While installing the graphics driver allows the system to properly recognize the chipset and the card manufacturer, updating the video driver can bring about various changes.

It can improve the overall graphics experience and performance in either games or various engineering software applications, include support for newly developed technologies, add compatibility with newer GPU chipsets, or resolve different problems that might have been encountered.

When it comes to applying this release, the installation steps should be a breeze, as each manufacturer tries to make them as easy as possible so that each user can update the GPU on their own and with minimum risks (however, check to see if this download supports your graphics chipset).

Therefore, get the package (extract it if necessary), run the setup, follow the on-screen instructions for a complete and successful installation, and make sure you reboot the system so that the changes take effect.

That being said, download the driver, apply it on your system, and enjoy your newly updated graphics card. Moreover, check with our website as often as possible in order to stay up to speed with the latest releases.