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Nvidia releases GeForce 388.00 WHQL drivers; contains mainly fixes

Nvidia has released its latest WHQL-certified Game Ready drivers, which bump up the version to 388.00 from the 387.92 WHQL drivers released two weeks ago.

The release mainly focuses on further improvement to gameplay in Destiny 2 (see our review here) as well as the upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Origins, with no new features being added at all. These drivers mainly come with bug fixes, as well as some known issues, a portion of which are listed below, for the full release notes and driver download see the links at the bottom of this article.

What's new

  • Provides the optimal gaming experience for Destiny 2 and Assassin's Creed Origins

What's fixed

  • [Notebook][GeForce GTX 1080][G-Sync]: Stuttering occurs while playing games such as Doom, CS Go, and Witcher 3 on the external display. [1995267]
  • [Notebook][GM204]: Alienware laptops with GM204 GPUs are not included in this driver release. Support for these products will be added in the next driver. [200333878]

Known Issues

Windows 10 Issues

  • [SLI][GeForce GTX 780 Ti]: There is no display output when connecting the DisplayPort and two DVI monitors. [1835763]
  • [GeForce GTX 1070][Adobe Reader 3D]: There is corruption in the PDF. [1992456]
  • [GeForce TITAN (Kepler-based)]: The OS fails after installing the graphics card on a Threadripper-enabled motherboard. [1973303]
  • [Photoshop CC 2017]: “Photoshop has encountered a problem with the display driver...” error message appears when selecting Path Blur after first launch of the application. [200352926]
  • [Notebook][MS Hybrid][HDR]: On Hybrid systems where the discrete GPU drives the primary display, there is momentary corruption before a streaming game goes into full-screen mode. [200349552]
  • 2007663 - EU/OEM: [EndUser] 387.92: Scrambled picture after updating to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update on some HDTVs supporting only 8bpc (driver update put it to 12bpc) [2007663]

Windows 7 Issues

  • Photoshop CC 2017]: “Photoshop has encountered a problem with the display driver...” error message appears when selecting Path Blur after first launch of the application. [200352926]

As well as this new driver release, Nvidia is still giving away copies of Destiny 2 when you purchase select GeForce GTX 1080 Ti or GeForce GTX 1080 cards while supplies last and at selected stores linked from this page.

Or you can get the GEFORCE GTX DESTINY 2 BUNDLE straight from Nvidia from $549, which includes the GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition card. Or if you just want this WHQL driver, you can grab it at the links below, or check your NVIDIA Control Panel in Windows by right clicking on the desktop, and updating from there.

Download: Windows 7, 8, 8.1 - 32 bit | Windows 10 - 32 bit
Download: Windows 7, 8, 8.1 - 64 bit | Windows 10 - 64 bit - Release notes for 388.00
Via: AnandTech

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