NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 581.42 (WHQL)

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 581.42 (WHQL)
Released September 30, 2025

Game Ready Driver Release Notes (PDF): us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/581.42/58...10-release-notes.pdf
Control Panel User's Guide (PDF): us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/581.42/58...uick-start-guide.pdf

Game Ready for Battlefield 6
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 4 technology including Battlefield 6 and the latest update for FBC: Firebreak.

Fixed Issues in Version 581.42 WHQL
Fixed Gaming Bugs:

• Battlefield 2042: Increased GPU Crashing when calling CDXGISwapChain::Present()
• Forza Horizon 4: light flickering on RTX 50 series
• Planet Coaster 2: crashes after driver update
• FPS significantly drops when using Smooth Motion with RivaTuner FPS cap
• R580 drivers causing stuttering in games using GODOT engine

Fixed General Bugs

• Adobe After Effects / Premiere Pro: crash on launch when Smooth Motion is enabled globally
• Adobe Premiere Pro: Some system configurations can freeze during export using hardware encoding
• When Video Noise Reduction is enabled the chroma is grayscale

Known Issues in Version 581.42 WHQL

• Counter-Strike 2: Text may appear slightly distorted when in-game resolution is lower than the native resolution of the display
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth: Light flickering after driver update on some system configurations

Download:
Windows 10/11 Desktop: us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/581.42/58...ational-dch-whql.exe
Windows 10/11 Notebook: us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/581.42/58...ational-dch-whql.exe

Cheers
Tom