Nvidia has released a new WHQL gaming driver for all users with supported GeForce and TITAN graphics cards. Driver 581.08 WHQL does not contain optimizations for new games. Instead, it delivers support for Global DLSS Override and Nvidia Smooth Motion on the RTX 40 Series graphics cards (announced with the latest Nvidia App update) and several fixes for gaming bugs.
Here is the list of changes:
Gaming Technology
- Support for Global DLSS Overrides and NVIDIA Smooth Motion support for GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs
Fixed Gaming Bugs
- Cyberpunk 2077: Crash when using Photo Mode to take a screenshot with path tracing enabled
- Marvel Rivals: Negative performance impact when using the 580.88 driver
- Forza Motorsport: Game crashes if using Smooth Motion while bringing up NVIDIA App overlay statistics
- Gray Zone Warfare: Game stability issues
- ARK: Survival Ascended: Game stability issues
Fixed General Bugs
- Potential memory leak when using NVENC hardware encoding
- Power cycling monitor can result in monitor flickering when NVIDIA App is installed
- NVIDIA App game filter issues after driver update
Here is the list of known bugs:
- Counter-Strike 2: Text may appear slightly distorted when in-game resolution is lower than the native resolution of the display
- Adobe Premiere Pro: Some system configurations can freeze during export using hardware encoding
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth: Light flickering after driver update on some system configurations
Nvidia 581.08 WHQL is available on 64-bit Windows 10 and 11 systems equipped with one of the following graphics cards:
| Architectures | RTX Series | GTX Series | TITAN Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | GeForce RTX 50 Series GeForce RTX 40 Series GeForce RTX 30 Series GeForce RTX 20 Series | GeForce GTX 16 Series GeForce GTX 10 Series GeForce GTX 900 GeForce GTX 700 GeForce GTX TITAN X | TITAN RTX |
You can download driver 581.08 WHQL from the official Nvidia website or the Nvidia app. Release notes are available here (PDF).