NVIDIA Studio Driver v551.86 (WHQL)

NVIDIA Studio Driver v551.86 (WHQL)
Released March 19, 2024

Game Ready Driver Release Notes (PDF): us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/551.86/55...sd-release-notes.pdf
Control Panel User's Guide (PDF): us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/551.86/55...uick-start-guide.pdf

Fixed Issues in Version 551.86 WHQL
Release Highlights:

• Applications
  The March NVIDIA Studio Driver provides optimal support for the latest new creative applications and updates announced at NVIDIA GTC including Adobe Substance 3D Stager and Sampler features based on Adobe Firefly, OBS 30.1 YouTube HDR Beta, and NVIDIA Omniverse Audio2Face for iClone 8.

Fixed Applications Bugs:

• SideFX Houdini: crashes when calling optixModuleCreateWithTasks
• Adobe Substance 3D Stager: Profile update for new executable
• Using NVENC to encode videos may result in corrupted videos or error message on GeForce GTX 16xx GPUs

Fixed General Bugs

• RTX HDR uses saturation and tone curve that matches Gamma 2.0 instead of 2.2
• RTX Digital Vibrance incorrectly detects Paint.net app as a supported app
• [Advanced Optimus] Notebook may not wake up from sleep when in NVIDIA GPU only display mode
• [Hitman 3] Stutter observed in some Advanced Optimus notebooks
• Using NVENC to encode videos may result in corrupted videos or error message on GeForce GTX 16xx GPUs

Known Issues in Version 551.86 WHQL

• [Netflix] Display issues for videos when using Edge browser. Recommend using Windows Netflix application as workaround.
• GeForce GTX 10/RTX 20 series: PC may randomly freeze when Windows Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling and NVIDIA SLI are both enabled

Download:
Windows 10/11 Desktop: us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/551.86/55...nal-nsd-dch-whql.exe
Windows 10/11 Notebook: us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/551.86/55...nal-nsd-dch-whql.exe

Cheers
Tom