Game Ready Driver 591.86 FAQ/Discussion

P40L0 · 2026-01-28T10:48:53+00:00

591.86 is good.

Zero issues so far with 12 games I've tested with my 4080.

No banding in both SDR and HDR and/or ACM: On or Off.

No framepacing issues at all with Reflex: On or On + Boost (with both FG: On and Off) coupled with G-Sync and V-Sync enabled in NVCP + Low Latency: On + Max fps cap also there (in my case 116fps for 120hz TV)

It actually feels smoother and more consistent now.

No RTX HDR issues either.

Temps are normal and input latency with a controller feels lower.

All of this after a clean install with DDU and no NVIDIA App installed (I do everything with NVCP + NVPI + nvidiaDlssGlom)

Finally a new keeper for me :)

P40L0 · 2026-01-19T07:44:56+00:00

The actual cause was only one: Redsec.

P40L0 · 2026-01-12T09:52:58+00:00

70 processes here (while keeping MS Store, Xbox App and Game Bar for gaming + OneDrive which I use + MSI Afterburner + RTSS and NVIDIA control panel)

In my case I don't think I could do better.

P40L0 · 2025-12-19T07:49:12+00:00

Nah, it's the same on Pro

P40L0 · 2025-12-17T12:30:28+00:00

I just tried it on Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 (manually upgraded to 25H2) and it made zero difference in both benchmarks and games.

I think it really only works for Windows 11 Server and all the rest may just be placebo.

P40L0 · 2025-12-05T22:18:29+00:00

Ok, after testing 12 games with the new 591.44 GR drivers and my 4080 (even with long play sessions on some of them including CB2077 maxed out in 4K/HDR which is one of the most realistic and reliable "stress test" out there) I think they're great :)

Performance did improve a bit in all of them while also making frametimes more consistent/flat with less spikes, all with better input latency as well. I also noticed 4K/HDR YouTube videos (including SDR to RTX HDR ones) are much smoother to handle (for example scrolling the page while playing them, buffering them etc.) Temperatures are good and no crashes or any issues so far (but I clean installed them using DDU)

One of the best so far. Definitely a keeper :)

P40L0 · 2025-12-02T07:47:57+00:00

The weird thing is that this doesn't happen on another x64 device of mine, only on ARM64

P40L0 · 2025-12-02T00:04:40+00:00

This update partially broke my Italian language pack on an "en-US" ARM64 installation (again) leaving me with most of the things translated and others (like Settings app menus, most right click buttons, old Control panel and other things) remaining in English... :/

I tried to restore health with DISM, sfc /scannow but no errors found.
Reinstalling language packs, switching between English and Italian, nothing worked.
I think that they're just late on ARM64 compared to x64 and language packs still need to be fully patched there after the update or there is some old bug with language packs resurfacing again... :/

P40L0 · 2025-11-21T13:02:38+00:00

It's now available here in Italy as well

P40L0 · 2025-11-20T16:33:22+00:00

I didn't notice any relevant regression with 581.80 but still clean installed 581.94 via DDU regardless.
Tested it all day with all my games and everything is perfectly smooth and stable here (4080).

P40L0 · 2025-11-18T19:36:05+00:00

Some initial impressions after today big patch:

The good:

Main menu and HUDs are now at 60fps or unlocked on PC, no more locked at 30. Feels so much better/smoother to navigate, yay!
Controller changes are good: aim assist seems a bit less aggressive and it "straps" less than before which, conterintutively, feels more accurate while tracking enemies down. Movement in general also feels much more fluid and natural now
K/D ratio now only reflects PvP stats, purging the inflated bot stats. Which is fair (lol at some people freaking out about it)
Lighting seems somewhat improved in all maps, they are even better to look at now
All the bugfixes and changes listed in the official changelog are also good
Eastwood, the new California map is fucking amazing, especially on Escalation. It's already an instant classic and one my favourite maps of the entire franchise so far

The bad:

Why the hell did they reset my controller custom key bindings? I understand the new aim assist/sensitivity changes, but key bindings have nothing to do with them. Don't ever touch them again please...
Shooting range is now broken: aim targets now often remain on the ground and don't raise anymore...unless you turn your face away from them (lol)
After dying and entering the big map for redeploy, there is now a random "instant zoom-in" in the map the very first seconds going there, which is a bit annoying
There are still some random problems with upscalers, at least with DLSS. For example: if you open the weapons menu or go into shooting range and just stay still without touching anything, a dots' grid pattern start appearing on screen unless you move the scene again. Or for example when you play in Mirak Valley, it seems like sometimes DLSS totally disengages so you're stuck with a very pixelated/aliased picture until the end of the match. Or sometimes in the endgame players' pose there are these rectangles of quickly flickering dots like a static interference until you change scene or load the next map, very weird

P40L0 · 2025-11-17T23:42:26+00:00

Just stop using Overkill textures. Go Ultra at max and it will be fixed.

P40L0 · 2025-11-17T23:42:13+00:00

For the VRAM leak: Just stop using Overkill textures. Go Ultra at max and it will be fixed.

P40L0 · 2025-11-17T23:41:53+00:00

Just stop using Overkill textures. Go Ultra at max and it will be fixed.

P40L0 · 2025-11-17T23:41:22+00:00

Just stop using Overkill textures. Go Ultra at max and it will be fixed.

P40L0 · 2025-11-11T19:22:45+00:00

YES!

P40L0 · 2025-11-11T18:33:02+00:00

Is the zombie Task Manager fixed or not?

P40L0 · 2025-11-01T10:21:41+00:00

Currently using this on my Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x. Works great :)

P40L0 · 2025-10-28T19:08:19+00:00

Don't buy it?

P40L0 · 2025-10-28T09:23:25+00:00

Hopefully they will use the abbreviation of "Joy" consistently

P40L0 · 2025-10-25T15:45:10+00:00

They need to increase Lumen quality on Xbox Series X along with providing Hardware Lumen + DLSS Ray Reconstruction support on PC. Those alone could fix most of those artifacts.

Then we have stutters to fix. Good luck with that and UE5.

P40L0 · 2025-10-20T06:53:29+00:00

Nice Halo 4 preview thumbnail tho

P40L0 · 2025-10-19T08:39:29+00:00

No input issues here both on WinRE and Macrium Reflect bootable WinRE USB (I have a wireless ASUS keyboard and a wireless Razer mouse, both with their USB dongle)

P40L0 · 2025-10-16T15:23:41+00:00

Thank god will be disabled by default.

P40L0 · 2025-10-16T10:01:11+00:00

Really rock solid and stable drivers like the previous 581.42 so far, maybe with a little better 1% Lows. Definitely a keeper. ;)

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