Nvidia GeForce Graphics Driver 460.79 Driver

Game Ready Drivers provide the best possible gaming experience for all major new releases, including Virtual Reality games. Prior to a new title launching, our driver team is working up until the last minute to ensure every performance tweak and bug fix is included for the best gameplay on day-1.

Before downloading this driver:

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Note to 32-bit Windows users: Beginning with the release of driver version 390, Nvidia will not be releasing any more drivers with support for 32-bit operating systems. Both Windows and Linux users will be required to upgrade to a 64-bit system should they wish to use the most up-to-date drivers available.

What’s New:

Game Ready for Cyberpunk 2077

• This new Game Ready Driver provides the ultimate gaming experience for Cyberpunk 2077. In addition, this driver provides optimal day-1 support for the official launch of Minecraft with RTX for Windows 10.

New Features and Other Changes

• Nvidia Control Panel

  • Added Background Application Max Frame Rate control (Manage 3D Settings page)
  • Added Color Accuracy Mode feature (Display > Adjust Desktop Color Settings page)

Fixed Issues

• [Forza Motorsport 7]: The curb may display a black strip during a race on certain tracks. [2781776]
• When setting the refresh rate higher than 100Hz, the color format switches from RGB to ycbcr422. [3053990]
• [GeForce RTX 3090][SLI][G-SYNC]: When G-SYNC is enabled in SLI surround (3x monitors), the system locks up when launching a game. [3167493]
• [GeForce RTX 3-series]: NvAPI_GPU_GetGPUInfo() returns an incorrect number of GPU Tensor Cores. [3140329]
• [MPC-HC]: The video player crashes when playing 1088 pixel-width videos. [3148082]
• [5k display]: When the display is set to 5k resolution, you cannot set the color settings from the NVIDIA Control Panel > Change resolution page. Either the controls are greyed out or they revert to the default after applying any change. [200630939/3182567].

Known Issues

• [Steam VR game]: Stuttering and lagging occur upon launching a game. [3152190]
• [G-SYNC][NVIDIA Ampere GPU architecture]: GPU power consumption may increase in idle mode on systems using certain higher refresh-rate G-SYNC monitors. [200667566]
• [Freestyle][Vulkan apps]: With the freestyle filters applied, a blue-screen crash occurs when pressing [Alt+Tab] while running Vulkan applications. [200667477]
• [YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
• [Notebook]: Some Pascal-based notebooks w/ high refresh rate displays may randomly drop to 60Hz during gameplay. [3009452]
• [G-Sync][Vulkan Apps]: Performance drop occurs when using G-SYNC and switching from full-screen mode to windowed mode using the in-game settings. [200681477]. To workaround, either launch the game in windowed mode directly or disable G-SYNC.
• [GeForce RTX 3070][Clone Mode]: When the resolution is set to 2560×1440 @ 144Hz, the performance state is stuck at maximum performance. [200678414]
• [NVIDIA Turing or later][Windows Movies and TV Player]: When playing a 4k video in fullscreen mode on a 2560×1440 HDR monitor, the video extends beyond the edge of the screen. [3186830]

Previous Release Notes:

• Game Ready for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
• This new Game Ready Driver provides support for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. In addition, this driver provides optimal day-1 support for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and Godfall.

Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 457.30

• The following sections list the important changes and the most common issues resolved in this version. This list is only a subset of the total number of changes made in this driver version. The NVIDIA bug number is provided for reference.

Fixed Issues in this Release

• [Warzone][RTX 30 series]: Users may see a drop in performance during gameplay.[3132127]
• [Notebook]: The internal panel flashes upon resume from sleep mode or from display off. [3150038]
• [NVIDIA Ampere architecture][G-SYNC][HDR][Dual-head 8k display]: Display screen goes black.[200667525]

Open Issues in Version 457.30 WHQL

• As with every released driver, version 457.30 WHQL of the Release 455 driver has open issues and enhancement requests associated with it. This section includes lists of issues that are either not fixed or not implemented in this version. Some problems listed may not have been thoroughly investigated and, in fact, may not be NVIDIA issues. Others may have workaround solutions. For notebook computers, issues can be system-specific and may not be seen on your particular notebook.

Windows 10 Issues

• [Steam VR game]: Stuttering and lagging occur upon launching a game. [3152190]
• [G-SYNC][NVIDIA Ampere GPU architecture]: GPU power consumption may increase in idle mode on systems using certain higher refresh-rate G-SYNC monitors. [200667566]
• [Freestyle/Ansel]: After launching and then closing Star Wars: Squadrons, Freestyle/Ansel stops working on supported games. [3154362]
• To work around, reset the NVIDIA Control Panel global 3D settings. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings page, then select the Global Settings tab, click Restore and then click Yes at the confirmation dialog.
• [Freestyle][Vulkan apps]: With the freestyle filters applied, a blue-screen crash occurs when pressing [Alt+Tab] while running Vulkan applications. [200667477]
• [Sunset Overdrive]: The game may display random green corruption if Depth of Field is enabled from in-game settings. [2750770]
• [Forza Motorsport 7]: The curb may display a black strip during a race on certain tracks. [2781776]
• [YouTube]: Video playback stutters while scrolling down the YouTube page. [3129705]
• When setting the refresh rate higher than 100Hz, the color format switches from RGB to ycbcr422. [3053990]
• [Notebook]: Some Pascal-based notebooks w/ high refresh rate displays may randomly drop to 60Hz during gameplay. [3009452]

Note: You can download the latest Nvidia GeForce Graphics Driver for Windows XP here.

Supported Products:

GeForce RTX 30 Series:

• GeForce RTX 3090, GeForce RTX 3080, GeForce RTX 3070, GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Nvidia Titan Series:

• Nvidia Titan V, Nvidia Titan Xp, Nvidia Titan X (Pascal), GeForce GTX Titan X, GeForce GTX Titan, GeForce GTX Titan Black, GeForce GTX Titan Z

GeForce RTX 20 Series:

• GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, GeForce RTX 2080

GeForce 10 Series:

• GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, GeForce GTX 1080, GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, GeForce GTX 1070, GeForce GTX 1060, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, GeForce GTX 1050, GeForce GT 1030

GeForce 900 Series:

• GeForce GTX 980 Ti, GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 960, GeForce GTX 950

GeForce 700 Series:

• GeForce GTX 780 Ti, GeForce GTX 780, GeForce GTX 770, GeForce GTX 760, GeForce GTX 760 Ti (OEM), GeForce GTX 750 Ti, GeForce GTX 750, GeForce GTX 745, GeForce GT 740, GeForce GT 730, GeForce GT 720, GeForce GT 710

GeForce 600 Series:

• GeForce GTX 690, GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 670, GeForce GTX 660 Ti, GeForce GTX 660, GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST, GeForce GTX 650 Ti, GeForce GTX 650, GeForce GTX 645, GeForce GT 640, GeForce GT 635, GeForce GT 630

Previous Versions:

Nvidia GeForce Graphics Driver 365.19 2016-05-13:

Download links for previous version 365.10 2016-05-02:

Download links for previous version 364.51 2016-03-10:

Download links for previous version 364.47 2016-03-07:

Get the optimal experience for Tom Clancy’s The Division, Hitman, Need for Speed, Ashes of the Singularity, and Rise of the Tomb Raider.

Download links for previous version 361.91 2016-02-15:

Get the optimal experience for ARMA 3, Street Fighter V, Monster Hunter Online, and HITMAN (Beta).

Download links for previous version 361.43:

Support added for GameWorks VR 1.1 including VR SLI support for OpenGL applications and support for the latest Oculus SDK.

Download links for previous version 359.06:

Best gaming experience for Just Cause 3 and Rainbow Six: Siege.

Download links for previous version 359.00:

Best gaming experience for for Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate and Overwatch: Beta.

Download links for previous version 358.91:

Best gaming experience for Fallout 4, Star Wars: Battlefront, and StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void.

Download links for previous version 358.87:

Download links for previous version 358.50:

Download links for previous version 355.98:

Download links for previous version 355.82:

Download links for previous version 355.60:

Download links for previous version 353.62: