NVIDIA released the GeForce 591.44 WHQL driver, restoring full GPU-accelerated PhysX on GeForce RTX 50 Series cards for a number of classic 32-bit games and shipping a batch of game and system fixes. The update enables PhysX effects on titles such as Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Batman: Arkham City, Mafia II, Mirror’s Edge, Borderlands 2, Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light, and Alice: Madness Returns. Batman: Arkham Asylum is not included in this release but NVIDIA says support will arrive in the first part of 2026. The driver also addresses stability and visual issues across several modern and older games.
Earlier retailer listings hinted at RTX 50 Series hardware, and this driver follows those sightings by restoring compatibility for these legacy PhysX-accelerated games via updated software support. RTX 50 Series listing provides more background on those initial appearances. Beyond PhysX, NVIDIA cites fixes that include Battlefield 6 stability improvements, a Counter-Strike 2 text distortion fix when using lower in-game resolutions, restored particle effects in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne on RTX 50 series cards, and a remedy for random sword corruption in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Madden 26, Black Ops 3, and several other titles received targeted stability or visual corrections.
Gamers can download the installer directly from the NVIDIA download page.
NVIDIA GeForce 591.44 WHQL Driver Release Notes
Support For Select, Classic, 32-Bit GPU-Accelerated PhysX Games
GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs launched at the beginning of the year, alongside the phasing out of 32-bit support for CUDA. This meant that PhysX effects in a number of older, yet beloved games were not GPU-accelerated on GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs.
We heard the feedback from the community, and with the launch of our new driver today, we are adding custom support for GeForce gamers’ most played PhysX-accelerated games, enabling full performance on GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs, in line with our existing PhysX support on prior-generation GPUs.
By installing our new GeForce Game Ready Driver, the full GPU-accelerated PhysX experience can now be enjoyed in:
- Alice: Madness Returns
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
- Batman: Arkham City
- Batman: Arkham Origins
- Borderlands 2
- Mafia II
- Metro 2033
- Metro: Last Light
- Mirror’s Edge
Support for Batman: Arkham Asylum is planned to be added in the first part of 2026.
Fixed Gaming Bugs
- Battlefield 6: Gaming stability issues [5582125]
- Counter-Strike 2: Text may appear slightly distorted when in-game resolution is lower than the native resolution of the display [5278913]
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth: Light flickering after driver update on some system configurations [5432356]
- Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name: Corruption after driver update on some system configurations [5432356]
- Black Myth: Wukong: Lower performance in driver branches newer than R570 [5562283]
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne: Some particle effects may be missing on GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs [5546598]
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3: Gameplay becomes dim over time [5488108]
- Madden 26: Stability issues [5535693]
- Users running R580 branch drivers (58x.xx) or newer may observe lower performance in some games after updating to Windows 11 October 2025 KB5066835 [5561605]
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Random corruption on main character’s sword corruption [5363151]
Fixed General Bugs
- Adobe Premiere Pro: Freeze During Export Using Hardware Encoding [5431822]
- Sophos Home Antivirus: System stability issues [5581371]
- Green line observed while viewing videos in Chromium browser on GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs [5535388]
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