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NVIDIA GeForce 531.18 WHQL Driver is available for download


A few days ago, NVIDIA released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 531.18 WHQL driver offers optimal experience in Atomic Heart and the closed Beta of THE FINALS.

Furthermore, this new driver enables RTX Video Super Resolution. By using this tech, RTX owners can enhance low-quality videos when viewed on Google Chrome or Edge. This new feature is only available for the RTX30 and RTX40 series. Also note that it will significantly increase your GPU usage/utilization.

The NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 531.18 WHQL driver also comes with some game fixes. For instance, it addresses some occasional stability issues in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It also resolves some freeze issues that could occur in Forza Horizon 4 after 15-30 minutes of gameplay. And lastly, it officially enables reBAR for Dead Space Remake.

As always, you can download the driver from here. Below you can also find its complete changelog.

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 531.18 WHQL Driver Release Notes

Game Ready

This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new titles supporting NVIDIA DLSS 3 technology including Atomic Heart and the closed Beta of THE FINALS.

GeForce Experience
  • Atomic Heart
  • Company of Heroes 3
  • Hogwarts Legacy
  • PERISH
  • Sons Of The Forest
  • The Settlers: New Allies
  • Warlander
Gaming Technology

Introduces support for RTX Video Super Resolution (article here).

Fixed Issues
  • [Steam version] Forza Horizon 4 may freeze after 15-30 minutes of gameplay
  • Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 occasional stability issues
  • Enable Dead Space Resizable Bar profile
  • Adobe After Effects / Media Encoder – issues with ProRes RAW files
  • Adobe Premiere Pro application instability
Known Issues
  • Toggling HDR on and off in-game causes game stability issues when non-native resolution is used.
  • Monitor may briefly flicker on waking from display sleep if DSR/DLDSR is enabled.
  • [Halo Wars 2] In-game foliage is larger than normal and displays constant flickering
  • [GeForce RTX 4090] Watch Dogs 2 may display flickering when staring at the sky
  • Increase in DPC latency observed in Latencymon