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NVIDIA GeForce 425.31 WHQL driver adds DXR support to Pascal GPUs, is optimized for Anno 1800

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Last month, we informed you about NVIDIA’s plans to enable real-time ray tracing for its GTX 10XX graphics cards via a new driver update. And today, we are happy to report that this driver is available to the public, allowing Pascal owners to get a taste of the real-time ray tracing effects that have been implemented in games like Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Battlefield 5.

Now while ray tracing can be enabled on the Pascal GPUs, from GTX1060 all the way up to the GTX1080Ti (GTX1660 is also supported), we should note that DLSS is only available to the Turing GPUs.

Furthermore, the NVIDIA GeForce 425.31 WHQL driver is also optimized for Ubisoft’s upcoming strategy game, Anno 1800.

Those interested can download the driver from here, and below you can find its complete changelog.

NVIDIA GeForce 425.31 WHQL Release Notes

Game Ready

Provides the optimal gaming experience for Anno 1800.

Gaming Technology

Includes support for DirectX Raytracing (DXR) on GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (and higher) and GeForce GTX 1660 (and higher) GPUs.

3D Vision Profiles
Added or updated the following 3D Vision profiles:

  • Anno 1800 – Not recommended

Software Module Versions

  • nView – 149.77
  • HD Audio Driver – 1.3.38.13
  • NVIDIA PhysX System Software – 9.19.0218
  • GeForce Experience – 3.18.0.94
  • CUDA – 10.1
  • NVIDIA Control Panel – 8.1.951.0

Fixed Issues

  • [SLI][Adobe]: With SLI enabled, artifacts may appear in Adobe applications. [2533911]
  • [ARK Survival Evolved]: Fixed random crashes on GeForce RTX 20 series GPUs. [2453173]
  • [Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands]: The game crashes when accessing the inventory menu. [2404783]
  • [The Witcher 3]: Blue-screen crash occurs randomly with Bad Pool error during gameplay. [2449346]
  • [The Evil Within 2]: Artifacts appear when Texture Filtering is set to High Quality in the NVIDIA Control Panel. [2526817]
  • [Fabfilter plugins]: Applications crash when using the Fabfilter plugin. [2532725]
  • [ASUS ROG Strix GL702VS notebooks]: Fixed corrupted graphics in games on ASUS ROG Strix GL702VS notebooks. [2535373]
  • [Titan X][GTA V][Stereo]: With Stereo enabled, OUT of Memory message appears when launching the application. [200317778]