NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 390.65 WHQL driver features security updates for Meltdown/Spectre, and adds support for the NVIDIA Freestyle. In case you weren’t aware of, the NVIDIA Freestyle lets you apply post-processing filters to your games.
Moreover, this new driver adds a pop-up balloon to alert the user if an eGPU has been connected or disconnected. Also, this driver provides the optimal gaming experience for Fortnite, including support for ShadowPlay Highlights in Battle Royale mode.
Those interested can download the NVIDIA GeForce 390.65 WHQL driver from here. Below you can find its complete changelog.
NVIDIA GeForce 390.65 WHQL Driver Release Notes:
Game Ready
- Provides the optimal gaming experience for Fortnite, including support for ShadowPlay Highlights in Battle Royale mode.
Gaming Technology
- Adds support for NVIDIA Freestyle which lets you apply post-processing filters to your games while you play.
Security Update
- This driver add security updates to driver components (CVE-2017-5753)
Computer systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis. For more information on this issue, see the NVIDIA GPU security updates for speculative side channel Security Bulletin posted on the NVIDIA Product Security page
New Features
- eGPU – Added pop-up balloon to alert the user if an eGPU has been connected or disconnected.
SLI Profile – Added or updated the following SLI profiles:
- DIRT4
- Total War: WARHAMMER II
- X-Morph:Defense
Fixes
- [GeForce GTX 970][Batman Arkham Knight]: Surfaces are rendered incorrectly. [2016419]
- [GeForce GTX 1080 Ti][TITAN X][TITAN Xp][Gamestream]: Artifacts appear when using Gamestream. [1971680]
- [Notebook][Fermi GPUs][3D Vision]: Error message pointing to the Stereo driver appears when enabling stereoscopic 3D. [200362512]
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You are jumping to conclusions too fast
Nah he probably did not understand what it is really about. Nvidia already said their GPU hardware is immune to meltdown and spectre. This patch on driver side to make their driver work better on the affected system.
Yep, funny how I have higher 3Dmark scores than the older driver.
Stop crying, be glad the holes were found before something bad could happen. Welcome to the new world of security, where every device you own can be attacked.
Not an argument for your post.
isn’t FXAA a post processing filter also ? Whats differrent in nvidia freestyle ?
I took it as meaning adding a reshade like feature.
Does it fix HDR ?
well…at least they can’t hack “going outside”…I can go for a run and there isn’t a damn thing anyone can do about it…yet….con trials change the weather, al gore is going to make global warming happen…which makes me sad…however 70 degree weather in feb, makes me happy…i’m so confused
I have AMD CPU, say is it safe to install or will I lose performance in games ?? Im worried.
DSO would please take some time and test this new nVidia driver to see whether it affect performance or not?
PUBG sli profile please, thanks.
TimerSpy: GTX 1070
Old driver, GPU overclocked: Score – 5605
CPU, boost enabled Score: 3219
New driver, GPU overclocked: Score – 5750
CPU, boost enabled Score: 3342