Nvidia releases new GPU driver with DOOM: The Dark Ages support and some RTX 50 series fixes

Nvidia has a new driver for supported GeForce graphics cards. Version 576.40 WHQL is here with optimizations and DLSS 4 multi-frame generation (on the RTX 5000 series graphics cards) for DOOM: The Dark Ages, sprinkled with extra fixes and improvements. As a reminder, Nvidia still runs its promo where you can get a free copy of the Premium Edition of the game with the purchase of a qualifying RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, or 5070 desktop graphics card or laptop.

The driver also adds support for newly validated G-SYNC compatible monitors:

• Acer X32 V5
• AOC 25G42E
• AOC 24G42HE
• AOC 25G4SRE
• AOC Q27G40SE
• I-O DATA GDQ271JAQ
• Dell AW2725D

Fixed gaming bugs in driver 576.40 include the following:

• [Monster Hunter Wilds] Random stability issues [5204023]
• [RTX 50 series] Dead Space Remake displays shadow flicker [5241013]

Here is the list of fixed general bugs:

• [RTX 50 series] Colors may appear slightly saturated in games when in game-resolution is below the native resolution of the monitor [5158681]
• [RTX 50 series] ASUS PG32UQXR/Asus ROG PG248QP/Asus ROG PG32UCDM display may boot to black screen [5088957]
• Slight stutter may be observed on certain LG TVs at lower refresh rates when G-SYNC is enabled [5198025]

Finally, here is the list of known bugs that Nvidia has yet to fix:

• Flickering/corruption around light sources in Ghost of Tsushima Directors Cut [5138067]
• Cyberpunk 2077 will crash when using Photo Mode to take a screenshot with path tracing enabled [5076545]
• F1 23/F1 24 crashes at the end of a race [5240429]
• EA Sports FC 25 may crash during gameplay [5251937]

The driver is compatible with 64-bit Windows 10 and 11 systems equipped with one of the following graphics cards:

You can download driver 576.40 WHQL from the official Nvidia website or the Nvidia app. Release notes are available here (PDF).