GeForce 472.12 WHQL driver download

#5948109

ShadowDuke

2021-09-20 19:45

loracle:

performance down again + useless features, nice work nvidia 😡

blabla...

#5948112

dr_rus

2021-09-20 19:50

Pinstripe:

I thought they wouldn't announce full W11 support until the next driver branch. Got it installed on Windows 10 21H2, and still WDDM 2.7.

It makes sense to start with this branch as this gives Kepler an official Win11 driver - and likely the last one from active GRD branch, only bugfixes after this one. Win 10 won't get WDDM 3.0 I think.

#5948120

Ohmer

2021-09-20 20:25

I follow these threads secretly just for the chuckles at @cricket bones snappy retorts. 😀 On topic, I see this is also being "released" as a Studio Driver, so it's probably a good one.

#5948125

XantaX

2021-09-20 20:34

AStaUK:

So what are the new features they’ve enabled for Win11?

Look @ nvidia.com, they have all information on their site you want

#5948128

Ohmer

2021-09-20 20:39

AStaUK:

So what are the new features they’ve enabled for Win11?

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/nvidia-geforce-ready-for-windows-11/

#5948130

SaiBork

2021-09-20 20:41

loracle:

Who plays indie games ?? 😕 and only few people are trying windows 11, why focusing on useless things ???

You know Windows 11 releases in 2 weeks, right?

#5948135

Astyanax

2021-09-20 21:00

dr_rus:

It makes sense to start with this branch as this gives Kepler an official Win11 driver - and likely the last one from active GRD branch, only bugfixes after this one.

Kepler isn't Windows 11 compatible, the requirement is a D3D12 FL12 device, kepler only makes FL11.

#5948138

Terepin

2021-09-20 21:08

Thay make it sound as if this is the first drivers that support Windows 114, when in fact it was supported since first public build.

#5948140

Terepin

2021-09-20 21:09

Pinstripe:

I thought they wouldn't announce full W11 support until the next driver branch. Got it installed on Windows 10 21H2, and still WDDM 2.7.

WDDM 3.0 is Windows 11 only.

#5948147

alanm

2021-09-20 21:29

HonoredShadow:

I mostly play indie games. Triple ayyyyy games are dead to me.

We will all be playing indie games if the upward trajectory of GPU prices continues. 😀

#5948148

Warkratos

2021-09-20 21:30

From: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/nvidia-geforce-ready-for-windows-11/ "In Windows 11, GPU-accelerated hardware scheduling receives numerous improvements and is enabled by default, enabling users to use NVIDIA Broadcast while they livestream and run a game or 3D app seamlessly." Interesting.

#5948152

aufkrawall2

2021-09-20 21:52

Warkratos:

Interesting.

Is the ugly tearing in non-hardware accelerated UIs gone? It is unbearable in some PDF viewer etc. software.

#5948153

loracle

2021-09-20 21:58

SaiBork:

You know Windows 11 releases in 2 weeks, right?

just for insiders for now, but right w11 relases in 5 oct, i think.

#5948155

loracle

2021-09-20 22:06

ShadowDuke:

blabla...[ not really 🙂

#5948157

Sylencer

2021-09-20 22:12

Performance didn't increase but luckily didn't decrease either. I wonder why there is a driver release 2 weeks before far cry 6 and windows?

#5948164

Astyanax

2021-09-20 22:24

Sylencer:

Performance didn't increase but luckily didn't decrease either. I wonder why there is a driver release 2 weeks before far cry 6 and windows?

Because it aligned with other titles and included fixes.

#5948165

alanm

2021-09-20 22:29

Sylencer:

Performance didn't increase but luckily didn't decrease either. I wonder why there is a driver release 2 weeks before far cry 6 and windows?

As far as FC6 and W11, they are already considered "released" in practical terms for Nvidia. Many ppl will be on this driver when the game and OS are officially released. Also there are a lot of devs and testers still fine-tuning things and this driver is useful for them and will influence the next driver after it.

#5948182