NVIDIA has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 378.66 WHQL driver offer optimal performance for Sniper Elite 4, For Honor, and Halo Wars 2.
This driver also adds Video SDK 8.0, featuring High-bit-depth (10/12-bit) decoding (VP9/HEVC), OpenGL input surface support for encoder and H.264 ME-only mode enhancements.
NVIDIA has also listed all the APIs that are being supported via this new driver. The NVIDIA GeForce 378.66 WHQL supports Open Computing Language (OpenCL) 1.2 for Kepler, Maxwell, and Pascal GPUs, Vulcan 1.0, DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 (Windows 10) for Kepler, Maxwell, and Pascal GPUs.
Those interested can download this new driver from here.
And here are the release notes for the NVIDIA GeForce 378.66 WHQL driver.
Game Ready
Provides the optimal gaming experience for Sniper Elite 4, For Honor, and Halo Wars 2.
New Features
-Video SDK 8.0
- High-bit-depth (10/12-bit) decoding (VP9/HEVC)
- OpenGL input surface support for encoder
- Weighted Prediction
- H.264 ME-only mode enhancements
Application SLI Profiles
No SLI profiles were added with this version.
3D Vision Profiles
Added or updated the following 3DV profiles:
• Sniper elite 4 – Not recommended
3D Compatibility Mode Profiles
These games must be run in DirectX 10/11 mode to see improvements and are not compatible with 3D Vision Surround mode.
Added or updated the following compatibility mode profiles:
- Sniper Elite 4 – Excellent
- For Honor – Excellent
Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 378.66
- [Surround]: Surround cannot be enabled on the XGPU. [200236703]
- [G-Sync]: With G-Sync and V-Sync both enabled, there is a long delay when switching a game from full-screen mode to windowed mode.[1867557]
- [Second Life 64-bit]: World view is tinted blue after disabling Advanced Lighting Model. [200274562]
- [The Division]: Shadows flicker after enabling PCSS. [1867573]
- [Kepler GPUs][Battlefield 1]: There is flickering in the game when using TAA. [1865681]
- [SLI][Battlefield Day28 Patch]: The menu text becomes jittery with SLI is enabled. [1837721]
- [SLI][Surround][GeForce GTX 1080]: The system crashes when launching games in SLI Surround using HDMI 2.0 connections. [1834142]
- [GeForce GTX 1080][Heroes of Storm]: The game crashes when launched. [200274793]
- [GeForce 860M][Notebook]: Direct X games crash. [1868454]
- [Minecraft]: Java SE Binary crashes pointing to nvinitx.dll. [200274582]
- [GeForce GTX 980 Ti]: The driver is unable to detect multiple TV models. [1788948]
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ahhh more leet Nvidia spyware
honestly i’ve tested many games before and after the Geforce experince update
and only experinced Worse results than before
not only that, but this Geforce experince messes up your in-game setting without your permission
You can remove the “optimization” process GFE does and don’t run GFE if you don’t need it.
man.. just custom install and uncheck GFE altogether.. Not too hard.
Custom install would’ve been a wiser decision
i just thought going with express speeds things up, though now i barely update that cursed software (though it was useful in starcraft 2 when you want to conserve some FPS by using MFAA)
I’m sorry but does someone have a gun to your head forcing you to install geforce experience?
And for record it will only change your in-game settings if you click the optimise button smartass. Can your little brain not understand that?
Now go spread FUD somewhere else.
even when you don’t press the “optimize” button everytime you update your Geforce experince some settings change
Battlefield 1 was a great example of that
both lowered my Setting and Enabled V-sync (which slows the game down and doesn’t make a lick of sense since i have G-sync)
and FYI, BF1 demands you to have Geforce experince 2.0 to launch
so no MR fanboy, you’re mistaken.
sorry brah I been using GFE since the start and it has never done anything like you have typed…
1) No your in-game settings do not change when you update experience. That doesn’t even make sense and I’ve never heard of it happening
2) Again No BF1 does not require geforce experience. That doesn’t even make sense. What would amd users do?? Don’t you think there would be tons of complaints on various forums if DICE even attempted to do that?
BF1 DOES require you to update your driver to a certain version from what I’ve heard. Which makes sense but your driver and geforce experience are TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. You can have the required driver installed without geforce experience
I can’t wrap my head around why you’d think geforce experience is required for BF1. Starting to think you have some sort of vendetta against Nvidia so you just make up things to spread fear.
you do need to install the drivers that’s true
but you don’t need Geforce experince running
i have no vendetta against Nvidia, but the whole “optimization” they’re offering is a blatant lie
so i guess game ready drivers died??…lmao