Release 396 Graphics Drivers for Windows, Version …

1 Release 396 Graphics Drivers for Windows, Version | June 5, 2018 Windows 10 / Windows / Windows 8 / Windows 7 Release NotesTABLE OF CONTENTSR elease 396 Graphics Drivers for Windows, Version | ii1 Introduction to Release 1 Structure of the Document .. 1 Changes in this Edition .. 12 Release 396 Driver Changes .. 2 Version WHQL Highlights .. 2 Existing 3 What s New in Version WHQL .. 3 What s New in Release 396 .. 4 Discontinued Support .. 7 Limitations in This Release .. 7 Advanced Driver Information .. 9 Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 13 Fixed Issues in this 13 Open Issues in Version 14 Windows 10 Issues .. 14 Issues Not Caused by NVIDIA Drivers .. 15 Windows 10 Considerations .. 15 Windows 7 Considerations .. 15 Operating System Issues .. 16 Application 16 Known Product Limitations .. 17 GPU Temperature Reported Incorrectly on Optimus Systems .. 17 Damaged or Missing WMI Service Prevents NVIDIA Driver Installation .. 18 Screen Turns Black During Clean Overinstall of NVIDIA Drivers on Windows Optimus Notebook.

2 18 Total Available Graphics Memory Reported Incorrectly .. 19 Increasing 4-way SLI/Multi-GPU Performance .. 203D Vision USB Driver Does Not Get 20No PhysX Acceleration Using the GPU .. 21 NVIDIA PhysX System Software Cannot Be Installed or Uninstalled in Windows Safe Mode .. 213 DMark 11 Does Not Run in Stereoscopic 3D Mode .. 21Do Not Use Windows Rollback for Graphics Drivers .. 22 table OF CONTENTSR elease 396 Graphics Drivers for Windows, Version | iiiUninstalling Drivers Using Device Manager is Not Supported .. 22 Changing Primary Display Across SLI GPUs Slower Than Expected .. 22 Using HDMI Audio with Displays That Have a High Native 23 Using HDMI/DisplayPort Audio in Dualview or Clone Mode .. 23 Flat Panel Scaling Controls Not Functional for Some TV Modes in Some Displays .. 23 GPU Runs at a High Performance Level (full clock speeds) in Multi-display Modes .. 241280 1024 @ 60 Hz Not Available on BenQ FP241W Monitors .. 243 The Release 396 the Release 396 Driver.

3 25 Hardware and Software 25 Supported Operating 26 Support for OpenCL .. 26 Supported NVIDIA Desktop 26 Supported NVIDIA Notebook Products .. 28 Supported 30 Driver Installation .. 30 Minimum Hard Disk Space .. 30 Before You Begin .. 30 Installation 31 LIST OF TABLESR elease 396 Graphics Drivers for Windows, Version | ivTable Supported NVIDIA Desktop GPUs .. 26 table Supported NVIDIA Notebook GPUs .. 28 Release 396 Graphics Drivers for Windows, Version | 11 INTRODUCTION TO Release NOTES This edition of Release Notes describes the Release 396 family of NVIDIA Graphics Drivers (versions to ) for Microsoft Windows 7 and later1. NVIDIA provides these notes to describe performance improvements and bug fixes in each documented Version of the of the DocumentThis document is organized in the following sections: Release 396 Driver Changes on page 2 gives a summary of changes, and fixed and open issues in this Version . The Release 396 Driver on page 25 describes the NVIDIA products and languages supported by this driver, the system requirements, and how to install the driver.

4 Changes in this EditionThis edition of the Release Notes for Windows includes information about NVIDIA Graphics driver Version WHQL and lists changes made to the driver since driver Version These changes are discussed beginning with the chapter Release 396 Driver Changes on page Includes Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows , and Windows 396 Graphics Drivers for Windows, Version | 22 Release 396 DRIVER CHANGESThis chapter describes open issues for Version WHQL, and resolved issues and driver enhancements for versions of the Release 396 driver up to Version WHQL. The chapter contains these sections: Version WHQL Highlights on page 2 Changes and Fixed Issues in Version on page 13 Open Issues in Version WHQL on page 14 Issues Not Caused by NVIDIA Drivers on page 15 Known Product Limitations on page 17 Version WHQL Highlights This section provides highlights of Version WHQL of the NVIDIA Release 396 Driver for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows , and Windows 101.

5 What s New in Version WHQL What s New in Release 396 Limitations in This Release Advanced Driver Information 1. Includes support for Windows 10 April 2018 Update (Redstone 4) Release 396 Graphics Drivers for Windows, Version | 3 Chapter 2 : Release 396 DRIVER CHANGESE xisting SupportThis Release supports the following APIs: Open Computing Language (OpenCLTM software) for NVIDIA KeplerTM and later GPUs OpenGL Vulkan DirectX 11 DirectX 12 (Windows 10)What s New in Version WHQL 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 ReadyProvides the optimal gaming experience for Vampyr and Jurassic World FeaturesEnsures the best possible gaming experience on HDR-capable G-SYNC SLI ProfilesAdded or updated the following SLI profiles: Warhammer: Vermintide 2 3D Vision Profiles Added or updated the following 3D Vision profiles: Jurassic World Evolution - GOOD Railway Empire - Not Recommend Sea of Thieves - Not Recommend Vampyr - Not RecommendRelease 396 Graphics Drivers for Windows, Version | 4 Chapter 2 : Release 396 DRIVER CHANGES3D Compatibility Mode Profiles 2 DDThese games must be run in DirectX 10/11 mode to see improvements and are not compatible with 3D Vision Surround mode.

6 See 3D Compatibility Mode on page 9 for more or updated the following compatibility mode profiles: Vampyr - ExcellentSoftware Module Versions nView - HD Audio Driver - NVIDIA PhysX System Software - GeForce Experience - CUDA - Fixed IssuesSee Changes and Fixed Issues in Version on page 13 for a list of other changes and resolved issues in this driver s New in Release 396 This section summarizes the driver changes previously introduced in Release 396. Game ReadyProvides the optimal gaming experience for BattleTech Conan Exiles Destiny 2: Warmind FrostPunk Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire State of Decay 2 The Crew Closed Beta New Features Added support for CUDA Added support for Windows 10 April 2018 Update (Redstone 4) Release 396 Graphics Drivers for Windows, Version | 5 Chapter 2 : Release 396 DRIVER CHANGES NVIDIA RTXTM TechnologyDeveloper preview for NVIDIA RTX ray tracing technology for DirectX 12. NVIDIA RTX supports the Microsoft DirectX Raytracing (DXR) API on NVIDIA Volta order to get started with developing DirectX Raytracing applications accelerated by RTX, you'll need the following: NVIDIA Volta GPU NVIDIA driver Version 396 or higher Windows 10 RS4 Microsoft's DXR developer package, consisting of DXR-enabled D3D runtimes, HLSL compiler, and headers Vulkan driver Release provides full support for the new Vulkan API and passes the Vulkan Conformance Test Suite (CTS) Version HD AudioThis driver adds new sample rates 32 kHz, kHz, and kHz to the HDMI device for all GPUs.

7 Display Driver Standalone InstallerThe standalone display driver installer now removes extracted files after installing the driver, leaving a smaller footprint on the hard drive. Display Driver LibrariesAdded new libraries ( and ) to support Optimus and MSHybrid notebooks. NVDECODE APIA dded a new API that lets the client reconfigure the decoder resolution and other post processing parameters (such as the display resolution, cropping rectangle, and aspect ratio of the decoded frame) without having to destroy and recreate the decoder instance. This API is useful in scenarios where the decoder instance initialization time takes up a significant portion of the overall decode execution time; for example, in back-to-back decoding of multiple short clips of different new API will be included in Video Codec SDK , which is expected to Release in late Q2 SLI ProfilesAdded or updated the following SLI profiles: Descenders DRG Initiative Far Cry 5 FrostpunkRelease 396 Graphics Drivers for Windows, Version | 6 Chapter 2 : Release 396 DRIVER CHANGES GRIP Kingdom Come: Deliverance Star Wars: Battlefront II Warhammer: Vermintide 23D Vision Profiles Added or updated the following 3D Vision profiles: Descenders - Good EVE Valkyrie - Warzone - Good The Crew 2 - Good Release 396 Graphics Drivers for Windows, Version | 7 Chapter 2 : Release 396 DRIVER CHANGESD iscontinued Support 32-bit Operating SystemsBeginning with Release 396, NVIDIA is no longer releasing Game Ready Drivers for 32-bit operating systems for any GPU architecture.

8 NVIDIA Fermi GPUsBeginning with Release 396, the NVIDIA Game Ready driver no longer supports NVIDIA GPUs based on the Fermi architecture. Limitations in This ReleaseThe following features are not currently supported or have limited support in this driver Release :Crescent Bay and OSVR Headsets on Multiple GPU SystemsWith Release 367 and future NVIDIA Drivers , Crescent Bay and Open Source Virtual Reality development kit headsets will not work with VRWorks Direct Mode in systems that contain GPUs from multiple vendors (for example, NVIDIA and Intel). For such systems, please disable the Intel integrated Graphics (from the system BIOS) in order to use Direct Mode. Negative LOD Bias Clamp Negative LOD bias clamp for DirectX applications is not supported on Fermi-based GPUs and OpenCL FeaturesSelect features in OpenCL are available in the driver for evaluation purposes only. The following are the features as well as a description of known issues with these features in the driver: Device side enqueue The current implementation is limited to 64-bit platforms only.

9 OpenCL allows kernels to be enqueued with global_work_size larger than the compute capability of the NVIDIA GPU. The current implementation supports only combinations of global_work_size and local_work_size that are within the compute capability of the NVIDIA GPU. The maximum supported CUDA grid and block size of NVIDIA GPUs is available at #compute-capabilities. For a given grid dimension, the global_work_size can be determined by CUDA grid size x CUDA block size. For executing kernels (whether from the host or the device), OpenCL supports non-uniform ND-ranges where global_work_size does not need to be divisible by Release 396 Graphics Drivers for Windows, Version | 8 Chapter 2 : Release 396 DRIVER CHANGESthe local_work_size. This capability is not yet supported in the NVIDIA driver, and therefore not supported for device side kernel enqueues. Shared virtual memory The current implementation of shared virtual memory is limited to 64-bit platforms 396 Graphics Drivers for Windows, Version | 9 Chapter 2 : Release 396 DRIVER CHANGESA dvanced Driver InformationThis section contains the following additional information about the driver: Differing GPU Voltages in SLI Mode 3D Compatibility Mode Help for Resizing Your HDTV Desktop Understanding the DirectX Information Shown in the NVIDIA System Information WindowDiffering GPU Voltages in SLI ModeWhen non-identical GPUs are used in SLI mode, they may run at different voltages.

10 This occurs because the GPU clocks are kept as close as possible, and the clock of the higher performance GPU is limited by that of the other. One benefit is that the higher performance GPU saves power by running at slightly reduced voltages. An end-user gains nothing by attempting to raise the voltage of the higher performance GPU because its clocks must not exceed those of the other Compatibility Mode3D Compatibility Mode is an NVIDIA proprietary rendering mode for 3D Vision that improves the 3D experience for many key DirectX 10 and 11 games. NVIDIA continues to add game support with new driver versions. Requirements and Compatibility Games must be run in DirectX 10 or DirectX 11 mode. Not compatible with 3D Vision Surround. Switching Compatibility ModesGames with 3D Compatibility Mode will launch in this mode by default. You can switch between 3D Compatibility mode and standard 3D Vision mode as follows:1 Before starting the game, enable Advanced In-game Settings in the NVIDIA Control Panel:aOpen the NVIDIA Control Panel and navigate to the Stereoscopic 3D->Set up stereoscopic 3D page and click Set Keyboard the Show advanced in-game settings arrow if the section is not expanded, then select Enable advanced in-game Ctrl+Alt+F11 during the game to toggle between 3D Compatibility mode and standard 3D Vision mode.