NVIDIA Studio Driver v610.88 (WHQL)

NVIDIA Studio Driver v610.88 (WHQL)
Released July 28, 2026

NVIDIA Studio Driver Release Notes (PDF):  us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/610.88/61...sd-release-notes.pdf
NVIDIA Control Panel User's Guide (PDF): us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/610.88/61...uick-start-guide.pdf

Release Highlights:
NVIDIA Studio Drivers provide artists, creators, and 3D developers the best performance and reliability when working with creative applications. To achieve the highest level of reliability, Studio Drivers undergo extensive testing against multi-app creator workflows and multiple revisions of the top creative applications from Adobe to Autodesk and beyond.
Applications:
The July NVIDIA Studio Driver provides optimal support for the latest new creative applications and updates including Blender 5.2 LTS and DaVinci Resolve 21.0.2, and performance updates for Topaz Photo AI NeuroServer and V-Ray 7.4 for Maya.

Note: The driver support for the Geforce 10 series, Geforce 900 series, Geforce 700 series is discontinued. Last supported driver for this series is Geforce Security Driver v582.66

Fixed Issues in Version 610.88 WHQL
Fixed Applications Bugs:

• Chaos Vantage: Broken gaussian splat rendering when SER (Shader Execution Reordering) is enabled
• Adobe Substance: Sampler crash at exit with 610 drivers.
• [Halo: Campaign Evolved]: Resolved game crashes observed on RTX 50 Series GPUs with R610 drivers.
• Path of Exile 2: Fixed intermittent long pauses that could occur after extended gameplay sessions in DX12 mode
• Silent Hill F: Gaming stability improvements
• [Strange Brigade/Zombie Army 4:Dead War]: Game may crash when exiting if NVIDIA App In-Game Overlay is enabled
• Improves frame pacing in certain DX11 games when Smooth Motion is used while G-SYNC is enabled
• RTX Dynamic Vibrance is incorrectly applied to Wallpaper Engine
• Paint.NET may crash during launch when NVIDIA Surround is enabled
• Tencent Meeting: Flickering may be observed when Smooth Motion is enabled globally

Fixed General Bugs

• N/A

Known Issues in Version 610.88 WHQL

• “Prefer Maximum Performance” Power Management Mode may not be applied correctly

Download:
Windows 10/11 Desktop: us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/610.88/61...nal-nsd-dch-whql.exe
Windows 10/11 Notebook: us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/610.88/61...nal-nsd-dch-whql.exe

Cheers
Tom