New
#1041
Only DL choices are Studio or DCH
installed on both my desktop main and DELL G15 gaming laptop..
nothing to complain about yet...!
Is there a reason why this new version not showing yet on the usual Download sites?. I have just checked and still seeing the last version currently on my PCs. I am also aware that @Gramps has provided a link for those who cannot wait, but I'd rather wait this time around until I know the reason.
I did a factory reset a while back and normally I'd want the latest Studio driver. The GeForce Experience must be from 2018, and the installed driver is Game Ready 391.25. I do have the option to install the latest Game Ready driver, but I don't wanna. Seems I've had nothing but glitches for the past 2 years from nVidea, and this old one is working perfectly. Strange that this Experience isn't mentioning anything about Studio drivers.
They are all posted as Normal ...I got them this morning , this is my post from a CAD Forum I belong too.....
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NVIDIA Game Ready WHQL driver 496.49 version and SD driver 472.39 version released.
These are Modern Drivers (DCH) for newer system and support Win 11 as well.
GEFORCE GAME READY DRIVER (GR)
Version: 496.49 WHQL Release Date: 2021.10.26 Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11 Language: English (US) File Size: 831.22 MB
DCH Laptop GR:
NVIDIA DRIVERS GeForce Game Ready Driver WHQL
DCH Laptop Studio (SD)
NVIDIA DRIVERS NVIDIA Studio Driver
DCH Desktop GR
NVIDIA DRIVERS GeForce Game Ready Driver WHQL
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Older Standard Type Drivers for older Systems
STD GR 472.12
NVIDIA DRIVERS GeForce Game Ready Driver WHQL
STD SD 472.39
NVIDIA DRIVERS NVIDIA Studio Driver
DCH should be fine especially on you newer system
However since the last release Nvidia have discontinued support for all Kepler based cards with this Driver , ie most 600 and 700 Series Cards.
NVIDIA officially discontinues Game Ready driver support for Kepler GPUs - VideoCardz.com
There is also reports that they have apparently discontinued STANDARD Drivers as well according to some reports aligning with Windows 11and that all Drivers must be DCH based.
I use the following link for Nvidia display driver downloads/searching:
Advanced Driver Search | NVIDIA
It is basically the same as mine, and just for good measure, I have just filled in the fields with the specifications that fit my production machine in yours and came up with nothing different: Version: 472.12; Release Date: September 20, 2021. The latter is what I currently have. However, It seems that some changes are being made according to the last paragraph in @Kbird's post # 1046. I will have to wait and see.
Last edited by IronZorg89; 27 Oct 2021 at 16:23.