Game Ready drivers Archives

Winsage

August 2, 2025

Nvidia extends Game Ready driver support for Windows 10 users through 2026

Nvidia will continue to provide Game Ready drivers for Windows 10 users for one year after its end-of-life date of October 14, 2025. Users with Maxwell, Volta, and Pascal graphics cards will receive security updates for three years, with the final drivers for these GPUs being released in October 2025 and quarterly security updates continuing until October 2028. Gamers with RTX cards will receive day-one optimizations for games launching in 2026, even if they remain on Windows 10. Nvidia's recent 580.88 driver includes Game Ready optimizations for the upcoming game Mafia: The Old Country and features DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Winsage

August 1, 2025

Nvidia confirms end of Game Ready driver support for Maxwell and Pascal GPUs — affected products will get optimized drivers through October 2025

Nvidia will cease new Game Ready driver development for Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta-based GPUs after a final driver release in October 2025. These GPUs will receive quarterly security updates until October 2028. The GTX 10-series, particularly the GTX 1080 Ti, remains popular in the gaming market, while GTX 9-series cards are becoming rare. Ray-tracing technology is increasingly required in new games, but Pascal and earlier GPUs cannot utilize DLSS effectively. However, Pascal users can use Intel's XeSS DP4a model for AI-powered upscaling in compatible titles. Nvidia will provide Game Ready drivers for supported cards on Windows 10 until October 2026, despite Microsoft's end-of-support for the OS on October 14.

Winsage

August 1, 2025

Nvidia says it’s game over come October for GTX 10, 9 and 7-series graphics cards driver support but RTX owners running Windows 10 are getting an extra year of grace

Nvidia has confirmed the end of support for its Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta graphics architectures, with one final major driver update scheduled for October 2025. After this, users will receive quarterly security updates for these architectures until October 2028. Nvidia will continue to provide Windows 10 Game Ready Drivers for all RTX GPUs until October 2026. Maxwell includes the GeForce GTX 7 and 9 series, while Pascal is for the GTX 10 Series. The GTX 1650 and GTX 1660 are based on the Turing architecture, which is not affected. Volta is primarily for enterprise use and does not have gaming GPUs. Users will no longer receive "Game Ready" optimizations after the final driver release.

Winsage

April 5, 2025

Nvidia driver 572.83 is causing a black screen on Windows 11, Windows 10

Nvidia's driver version 572.83, released on March 18, is causing black screens during installation, after rebooting, and while gaming for users of Windows 11 and Windows 10. The update was intended to fix issues with RTX 5080 and 5090 graphics cards but has instead led to widespread reports of black screens, particularly affecting newer 50-series GPUs like the 5070 Ti, 5080, and 5090, as well as some 40-series and older 30-series cards. Users have reported needing to force reboot their systems due to the black screen issue. Additionally, there are isolated reports of the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) linked to the nvlddmkm.sys file, and some users have experienced severe issues like random white lines on the screen and crashes of Windows 11. Speculation regarding the root cause includes potential DisplayPort handshake problems at high refresh rates, although this has not been conclusively proven. Users facing these issues are advised to revert to a previous stable driver version or try workarounds such as disabling G-Sync or lowering refresh rates.

Winsage

March 13, 2025

No, your printer isn’t possessed: a Windows 11 23H2 bug could be making it print random characters when connected via USB

Microsoft's Windows 11 24H2 update has numerous bugs, leading many users to stick with the earlier 23H2 version. A specific issue reported with the KB5050092 preview update in 23H2 involves USB-connected printers producing pages filled with random characters upon startup, and disconnecting the printer does not resolve the problem. Users not reliant on USB printers may prefer 23H2, which lacks severe bugs found in 24H2. Gamers have faced challenges with Bluetooth connectivity and game compatibility issues, particularly with Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed, which required a game update. Recent Nvidia Game Ready Drivers have further complicated the situation for gamers.

Winsage

July 10, 2024

Nvidia releases new driver for old graphics cards with Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 support

Nvidia has released a security-only driver, version 475.14, for Kepler-based graphics cards on Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11. This driver does not provide performance enhancements, new features, or bug fixes, but aims to patch critical security issues. The driver is not WHQL-certified due to targeting now-unsupported Windows versions.

Tech Optimizer

April 15, 2024

Game Ready or Studio: Which Nvidia Driver Is Right for You?

Nvidia offers two distinct sets of drivers: Game Ready drivers for gaming enthusiasts and Studio drivers for creative professionals. Studio drivers prioritize stability for professional workloads, while Game Ready drivers focus on cutting-edge performance and timely updates for gaming. Users can choose between drivers based on their computing priorities and can switch between them using the GeForce Experience app.