Nvidia has released a new driver update, 551.61, fixing several bugs and issues. This update is good for technologies like DLSS 3 and users relying on Nvidia’s Studio Driver for optimal performance in applications like Adobe Premiere Pro.
This driver also adds support for the DLSS 3 technology for the upcoming Nightingale. Furthermore, Nvidia introduced a beta release of the NVIDIA App through this update to unify the GeForce Experience and the NVIDIA Control Panel into a single application.
For the changelog, check below.
Nvidia Driver 551.61 Changelog
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 3 technology including Nightingale. In addition, this driver supports the beta release of NVIDIA App, which unifies GeForce Experience and the NVIDIA Control Panel.
Applications – The February NVIDIA Studio Driver provides optimal support for the latest new creative applications and updates including Adobe Premiere Pro’s new AI-accelerated Enhance Speech feature, which removes unwanted noise and improve the sound quality of dialogue. In addition, this Studio Driver supports the beta release of NVIDIA App, which unifies GeForce Experience, RTX Experience, and the NVIDIA Control Panel
Fixed Gaming Bugs
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege: Stability issues when running Vulkan API [4460050]
Fixed General Bugs
- RTX Video HDR: Tone mapping not working properly with custom HDR brightness values in Windows [4472972]
- Chrome/Edge Browsers: Poor black level quality in SDR video playback with Windows HDR setting enabled [4492243]
- NVIDIA Freestyle: Filter settings are not saved after quitting game [4472656]
- Adobe Substance 3D: Stager unable to initialize the viewport [4403960]
- Adobe Substance 3D: Vulkan version of Substance Painter cannot be launched [4425856]
Open Issues
- [Netflix] Display issues for videos when using Edge browser. Recommend using Windows Netflix application as workaround. [4388454]
- GeForce GTX 10/RTX 20 series: PC may randomly freeze when Windows Hardware- Accelerated GPU Scheduling and NVIDIA SLI are both enabled [4009884]
Additional Open Issues from GeForce Forums
Notes: This is not new. Manuel from Nvidia has been tracking any additional driver issues in their forum post separate from release notes. Started doing this recently and will continue moving forward.
Users can download the Driver through GeForce Experience or the official Download page.
