NVIDIA's busy 2019 continues as they release the GeForce Game Ready 419.35 WHQL drivers for GTX and RTX graphics cards. Following up on this year's biggest game launches so far, it optimises for upcoming titles Devil May Cry 5 and Tom Clancey's The Division II, but they're not the only highlights of this update.
In January NVIDIA announced support for the Adaptive Sync monitor variable refresh rate standard, including baked-in settings for models deemed good enough to warrant much-prized 'G-Sync Compatible' certification. Only twelve monitors of the hundreds currently on the market qualified, but this driver brings that number up to 15 with the addition of the Acer ED273A, Acer XF250Q and BenQ XL2540-B / ZOWIE XL LCD. While other Adaptive-Sync/FreeSync monitors are broadly supported in recent NVIDIA drivers, that support is provided on a strictly 'as is' basis for now.
One eagerly-awaited update for Apex Legends players rolled into these drivers is a fix for the DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG error in Apex Legends. This fix joins others for G-Sync monitors running in Clone Mode, crash to desktop errors when playing Star Citizen with an NVIDIA Turing GPU, and high CPU usage for NVDisplay.Container.exe (among others).
The drivers can be downloaded directly from geforce.com/drivers, or via the GeForce Experience desktop app. Graphics cards from the GTX 600-series (Kepler architecture) are compatible with these drivers, but note that support for 32-bit operating systems is not offered in NVIDIA's current driver stack.
Release Notes
What’s New in Version 419.35 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 day-one.
Game Ready
Provides the optimal gaming experience for Apex Legends, Devil May Cry 5, and Tom Clancy's The Division II.
Gaming Technology
Includes support for three new G-SYNC compatible monitors:
- Acer ED273A,
- Acer XF250Q,
- BenQ XL2540-B / ZOWIE XL LCD.
3D Vision Profiles
Added or updated the following 3D Vision profiles:
• Devil May Cry 5 - Not Recommended
• Total War: Three Kingdoms - Fair
Software Module Versions
• nView - 149.34
• HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.13
• NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
• GeForce Experience - 3.17.0.126
• CUDA - 10.1
New Features
Added support for CUDA 10.1
NVIDIA Control Panel - Updated to version 8.1.951.0.
Fixed Issues in this Release
- [G-SYNC]: With a G-SYNC and G-SYNC Compatible display connected in clone mode, flashing occurs on games played on the G-SYNC display with G-SYNC enabled. [200482157]
- [Apex Legends]: DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG error message may appear and then the game crashes.[2503360]
- [Hitman 2]: Pixelated corruption appears in the game. [2504274]
- [Batman: Arkham Origins]: PhysX fog renders incorrectly [2451459]
- [Turing][Star Citizen]: The game flickers and then crashes to the desktop. [2518104]
- [GeForce RTX 2080][PhysX][Assassin’s Creed 4 - Black Flag]: Smoke dispersal appears accelerated. [2498928]
- Microsoft.Photos.exe randomly crashes. [200496899]
- NVDisplay.Container.exe causes high CPU usage. [200496099]
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-one.
Game Ready
Provides the optimal gaming experience for Apex Legends, Devil May Cry 5, and Tom Clancy's The Division II.
Gaming Technology
Includes support for three new G-SYNC compatible monitors:
- Acer ED273A,
- Acer XF250Q,
- BenQ XL2540-B / ZOWIE XL LCD.
3D Vision Profiles
Added or updated the following 3D Vision profiles:
• Devil May Cry 5 - Not Recommended
• Total War: Three Kingdoms - Fair
Software Module Versions
• nView - 149.34
• HD Audio Driver - 1.3.38.13
• NVIDIA PhysX System Software - 9.19.0218
• GeForce Experience - 3.17.0.126
• CUDA - 10.1
New Features
Added support for CUDA 10.1
NVIDIA Control Panel - Updated to version 8.1.951.0.
Fixed Issues in this Release
- [G-SYNC]: With a G-SYNC and G-SYNC Compatible display connected in clone mode, flashing occurs on games played on the G-SYNC display with G-SYNC enabled. [200482157]
- [Apex Legends]: DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG error message may appear and then the game crashes.[2503360]
- [Hitman 2]: Pixelated corruption appears in the game. [2504274]
- [Batman: Arkham Origins]: PhysX fog renders incorrectly [2451459]
- [Turing][Star Citizen]: The game flickers and then crashes to the desktop. [2518104]
- [GeForce RTX 2080][PhysX][Assassin’s Creed 4 - Black Flag]: Smoke dispersal appears accelerated. [2498928]
- Microsoft.Photos.exe randomly crashes. [200496899]
- NVDisplay.Container.exe causes high CPU usage. [200496099]
