NVIDIA just released an unscheduled update that targets a very specific issue. The new GeForce Hotfix Display Driver 596.02 is officially out, and it builds directly on the foundation of the recent 595.97 WHQL release.
NVIDIA released the 595.97 WHQL driver just yesterday, and we"re already seeing the first Hotfix, just roughly 24 hours later. However, the update doesn"t address any problems NVIDIA users have been complaining about, but instead introduces a niche solution for a problem inside a single game.
The only change in Hotfix 596.02 is a fix for annoying stuttering issues that players have been running into while playing Arknights: Endfield.
The official changelog has just one entry:
- [Arknights: Endfield] Stutter may be observed during gameplay [5950402]
Since this is an out-of-band fix, you will not find it inside the new NVIDIA App or the older GeForce Experience software. You have to download the installation package directly from the official customer support website.
If your system is running fine right now, and you don"t play Arknights: Endfield, you can easily skip this one. All of these specific performance tweaks will be baked into the next official Game Ready driver anyway.
This is the second hotfix driver update NVIDIA is releasing this month, after the one that fixed various bugs in Resident Evil Requiem and Star Citizen. It"s becoming a trend for NVIDIA to release hotfixes that target specific games, instead of tackling general issues that users have constantly been reporting. NVIDIA"s shaky relationship with its users was put to the test even more when the company showcased DLSS5, which many fans characterized as AI slop.
The driver is available for download right now and is compatible with both Windows 11 and Windows 10 x64. You can download the GeForce Hotfix Display Driver 596.02 update from NVIDIA"s official page.