nVIDIA GeForce Drivers v425.31 WHQL Findings & Fixes

nVIDIA GeForce Drivers v425.31 WHQL Windows 10 - (64-bit)
nVIDIA GeForce Drivers v425.31 WHQL Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 8 (64-bit)

You're all welcome to the new barbeque party. Let's see how much this driver will destroy for the users Please post bench results.

• Game Ready Driver Release Notes (v425.31)

425.31 WHQL (April 11th, 2019)
Gaming Technology

Includes support for DirectX Raytracing (DXR) on GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (and higher) and GeForce GTX 1660 (and higher) GPUs.

Game Ready

Provides the optimal gaming experience for Anno 1800.

3D Vision Profiles

Added or updated the following 3D Vision profiles:

• Anno 1800 - Not recommended

Fixed Issues in this Release

• [SLI][Adobe]: With SLI enabled, artifacts may appear in Adobe applications. [2533911]
• [ARK Survival Evolved]: Fixed random crashes on GeForce RTX 20 series GPUs. [2453173]
• [Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands]: The game crashes when accessing the inventory menu. [2404783]
• [The Witcher 3]: Blue-screen crash occurs randomly with Bad Pool error during gameplay. [2449346]
• [The Evil Within 2]: Artifacts appear when Texture Filtering is set to High Quality in the NVIDIA Control Panel. [2526817]
• [Fabfilter plugins]: Applications crash when using the Fabfilter plugin. [2532725]
• [ASUS ROG Strix GL702VS notebooks]: Fixed corrupted graphics in games on ASUS ROG Strix GL702VS notebooks. [2535373]
• [Titan X][GTA V][Stereo]: With Stereo enabled, OUT of Memory message appears when launching the application. [200317778]

As usual... New is always better


Display Driver Uninstaller v18.0.1.1

Official 425.31 Game Ready WHQL Display Driver Feedback Thread (Released 4/11/19)

 

Right time to Download / Mod for my GPU and Benchmark, yep i am bored and yes the GPU is going to pay the price.

How would you like your eggs.

 

Fried, not boiled

 

I have to update my Windows 10 to 1903 by looks of it, Dam it

 

Yeah, lovely

Anti-Cheat Issue Is Still Affecting Windows 10 May 2019 Update – Microsoft Advises Users to Run Latest Versions of Games

 

Yikes 1903? No thanks.

 

Na, it was i needed to mod the driver for my Device ID, no need to update from 1809, Here are my results thus far

https://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/19027106/fs/19027049/fs/16574944/fs/19027174#

GPU score has increased but this was done with AB's OC scanner and +500 and +650 offset on Memory.
The 11,178 is my highest score but it has a low GPU score. Just about to test in-game play now.

 

This is the last Game Ready Driver for mobile Kepler GPUs.

 

Easy anti-cheat is the only one that had issues however was my result fried egg enough? BFV seemed smoother then normal with a 5fps uplift so with in margin of error.

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Here are some performance figures of Battlefield V with DXR on Low (unsure of the other settings but I'm guessing somewhere around High?) courtesy of @Talon. Surprisingly playable, on a laptop GTX 1070 at stock clocks no less.

Spoiler

 

Yea it's playable but not sure if you would want to play with DXR enabled on a large server ;-) Nvidia's own benchmarks show pretty poor results for non-RTX cards, would be interesting to see more comparisons from other sites.

 

Honestly when I tested it I was blown away with how well it actually ran on a laptop 1070. I was seeing on average around 50-70 fps with DXR low, high/ultra settings at 1080p on a full 64p Rotterdam server. It did have dips and hitches here and there, so for multiplayer I would not use this if I wanted to play competitively. However for single player campaign I see no reason why you couldn't aim for a locked 60fps experience with further tweaking and what not. I just jumped in and went to the most demanding map I know of for testing. That shiny marble floor is hella demanding even on low lol.

 

1903 Build 18362.53
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*425.31 DCH MOD* (376 MB)​

nVidia_Control_Panel_UWP_8.1.951.0_x64 (Latest)​

430.00-win10-1903-*WDDM-2.6*-MOD (Standard)​

Code:

NVIDIA_DEV.1E02 = "NVIDIA TITAN RTX"
NVIDIA_DEV.1E04 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti"
NVIDIA_DEV.1E07 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti"
NVIDIA_DEV.1E82 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080"
NVIDIA_DEV.1E87 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F02 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F07 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070"
NVIDIA_DEV.1E90 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080"
NVIDIA_DEV.1ED0 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F10 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F11 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F50 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F51 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060"
NVIDIA_DEV.1E90.7509.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080"
NVIDIA_DEV.1E90.7709.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080"
NVIDIA_DEV.1E90.95E1.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 with Max-Q Design"
NVIDIA_DEV.1E90.97E1.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 with Max-Q Design"
NVIDIA_DEV.1ED0.7510.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080"
NVIDIA_DEV.1ED0.7710.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F10.65D1.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F10.7509.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F10.7709.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F10.95E1.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 with Max-Q Design"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F10.97E1.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 with Max-Q Design"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F11.65D1.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F11.7509.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F11.7709.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F11.951D.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F11.95E1.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F11.971D.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F11.97E1.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F50.7510.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F50.7710.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F51.65D4.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F51.7510.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060"
NVIDIA_DEV.1F51.7710.1558 = "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060"
NVIDIA_DEV.1D81 = "NVIDIA TITAN V"
NVIDIA_DEV.1B00 = "NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal)"
NVIDIA_DEV.1B02 = "NVIDIA TITAN Xp"
NVIDIA_DEV.1B06 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti"
NVIDIA_DEV.1B80 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080"
NVIDIA_DEV.1BA0 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080"
NVIDIA_DEV.1BE0 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080"
NVIDIA_DEV.1B81 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070"
NVIDIA_DEV.1BA1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070"
NVIDIA_DEV.1BE1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070"
NVIDIA_DEV.1C02 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB"
NVIDIA_DEV.1C03 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB"
NVIDIA_DEV.1C20 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060"
NVIDIA_DEV.1C60 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060"
NVIDIA_DEV.1C82 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti"
NVIDIA_DEV.1C8C = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti"
NVIDIA_DEV.1C8D = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050"
NVIDIA_DEV.161A = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980"
NVIDIA_DEV.13C0 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980"
NVIDIA_DEV.13D7 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M"
NVIDIA_DEV.13D8 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M"
NVIDIA_DEV.13D9 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M"
NVIDIA_DEV.1617 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M"
NVIDIA_DEV.1618 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M"
NVIDIA_DEV.1198 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M"
NVIDIA_DEV.1199 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M"
NVIDIA_DEV.119A = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M"
NVIDIA_DEV.119F = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M"
NVIDIA_DEV.11E0 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M"
NVIDIA_DEV.11E1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M"
NVIDIA_DEV.11A0 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M"
NVIDIA_DEV.11A2 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX"
NVIDIA_DEV.11A1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX"
NVIDIA_DEV.0FD4 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M"

Profile Inspector update 2.3.0.2

Switching to MSI mode.

 

Oh no, not having a @j95 ready was my excuse not to test it, now I'll have to...

 

Please do and share info. Thanks.

 

Seems like a decent driver:

https://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/19011465/fs/19038559

 

Yeah... but its really no big deal since most of us Kepler users stopped updating our drivers a while ago because its pointless as we wont gain any performance improvements

 

Might suck for mobile Kepler SLI users since SLI support in newly released games is dependent on driver support.

 

Nvidia seem to slowly discontinue support for SLI, the Metro Exodus does not have official support for it. People who have SLI cards can still make custom profiles.

 

There are additional SLI optimizations/hacks in the driver besides compatibility bits. For example, even though you might use a custom SLI profile or copy the official profile from a later driver, it doesn't work on the older driver because the older driver lacks the optimizations for that game which were added in the later driver.

 

As always...

XtremeG released it with modded drivers [Performance + Tweaks] as always

For Laptops:-
https://www.reddit.com/r/XtremeG/comments/bcfzca/xg_42531_mobile_win10_x64/
For Desktop:-
https://www.reddit.com/r/XtremeG/comments/bcfzof/xg_42531_desktop_win10_x64/

Sooner or later I will release XG drivers [Lite & Debloated + Physx] today or tomorrow and will only be posted here...
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/modded-nvidia-drivers-for-windows.826322/

Enjoy

Spoiler: Driver Changes compared to official

Ok here is what they do on every driver I got the list from there dead website http://tweakforce.com by using http://web.archive.org/

Spoiler: Xtreme-G Mods Change List

XG drivers are tweaked to improve image quality and stability while performance may increase or decrease slightly depending on your system specs. A few XG registry tweaks include mods to the following:

Paletted Textures In Video Memory
Render Quality Flags
Target Flush Count
Texture Clamp Behavior
Texture LOD Bias
Use Cached PCI Mappings
Texture Memory Space
Downloaded Memory Space
Texture Precache
UMA Fast Frame Buffering
Main 3D rendering
Triple Buffering

Any more information you want to know.. ask them..
Here's what I observed comparing between official ones vs XG...
-Less microstutters
-Higher OC Potential (Gives me additional 50 ~ 90 MHz more OC) with the same overvolt (I use +75mv) going higher voltage gives me black screen
-Higher FPS [Not significant-(YMMV)] (due to less stuttering I guess you feel that you are playing at higher frame rate )
-Less latency per a frame (Means smoothie gameplay)

 

What is the best to update driver
Should i using uninstaller. Or directly run setup.exe?

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This driver seems to love overclocking much better. I am still pushing my GTX1060 MXM card right now and getting some decent results. Playing games feels smoother whilst my low points are now even better.

Just ran a bench of FS and hitting constant 2063mhz on core and 2377mhz x4 which is 9.3Ghz with a GPU score of 14,130. Way better then the 13,000's I got with the other drivers.


Edit: for Firestrike score I managed to beat my all time best result is in signature used to be 11,178 it's now 11,206. Although same OC doesn't work on Timespy as it hits thermal limit according to GPU-Z so I am using Profile 4 which is OC scanner and a memory overclock.

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I report the same thing.. I am now at +87.5mv overvolt on my GPU and it seems pretty solid and no more black screens... at previous drivers..I wouldn't even go over +75mv even at stock core & memory speeds! it is like my GPU couldn't deal with overvolt but now I guess drivers can play some factor when overvolting too!

Back to testing & squeezing another drip or two of performance! I guess I'm gonna go for another milestone achievement after what I have done already so far

Proof that I can go +87.5mv overvolt without issues..


Remember this is not my final results.. needs more testing... right now I am testing how far I can go before entering the stability testing

 

Already doing stability tests on mine started on memory clocks first. Doing Core curve last.

However I do agree with you, that with the last driver the system either hung during OC scanning or the screen went blank during the OC scanning.

With this driver a few friends I have online have also installed the driver and noticed a 10fps uplift in some games too.

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Sent from my Laptop:

Edit: My current thus far overclock via Curve and Memory is in the thumbnail.



After all i am now not chasing Numbers on Firestrike TimeSpy 3DMark Vantage etc, also the temps are now using my normal fan curve rather then max fans.

Edit2: This is GPU-Z Sensor data during me playing BFV CQ 64 man



As you can see the GPU core is stable and yes i know its hitting a V.Rel limit but thats because i am asking it to do 2GHZ on just 130% Power which is just above or below 100w this is using the curve settings above.

Now normally with the older driver it would crash or arty, but with this driver it is not even doing that its butter smooth.

 

Always Always run DDU first before updating @Ultra Male has always pointed this out as well as @j95 and the other top forum members. Its a bible i read too myself with good results.

 

1903 Build 18362.53

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430.25-win10-1903-*WDDM-2.6*-MOD (Standard)​

Profile Inspector update 2.3.0.2

Switching to MSI mode.

 

@j95 where can i download the standard version mod nvidia geforce v425.31 for win 10 1809? Can't see it. Thanks

 

Standard only for 1903 and win7.

 

I don't want support the move to DCH/UWP As long I can I will continue with standard

 

basically my plan.. stick with standard.. @j95 I'll wait for a standard to come out.. not in a rush anyways and i have a old gpu.. old driver is doing well.. thanks for sharing your work..^_^

 

brother papusan @ it again looking out for our Dell branded portable grill/BBQ.

Will see how this driver will wreck my Star Citizen framerates.

 

still running 1703 on my R5

 

Basically no difference in 1903 build except for great battery life, almost 45-60mins of extra battery and standby times are really like JokeBook Pro 15" TB3 only model.

 

Yeah i tried 1803, broke my tobii and windows hello 1809 same problem so i gave up on it. Using windows 10 now only for gaming and benching, but over time i would like to migrate to Linux completely (if the 1080 drivers where better on linux i would've switched already) but Star Citizen is quite heavy on the hardware so i'm just holding out a little more until vulkan support on Linux has surpassed how windows has adopted directx12. will take a long time, but not impossible.

 

Didn't you use proprietary drivers of nvidia in Linux? Functionally Redstones haven't changed very much.

 

Yeah i tried, but it kept crashing and the latest driver dates back to 2017. Been running x-server driver ever since, but the performance is around a 1070/slightly Oced 1070 compared to 1080 drivers in windows 10.

I've seen people use DXVK to game on Linux and up till now performance seems to get better and better but i want to make sure i get equal gaming performance figures so with OCing i know for sure on linux it needs less tuning to get more points. Since my R4 getting linux to work right has been a pain in the ***. Won't give up though windows crashed my system two times while Ocing already, and the Redstone updates keep breaking windows hello (and tobii usage within windows) i use it while coding so my hands can have maximum engangement with the keyboard and less distraction)

Tips are always welcome !

 

Try this PPA and install 418 drivers using synaptic https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
@Dennismungai any suggestions for Rei?

 

@6.|THE|1|BOSS|.9

I have a problem with installation http://prntscr.com/ndvek7 plz help me

I'm stuck with this http://prntscr.com/ndvfg2 I can't promt that cmd its saying that I do not have permission and access to promt cmd like that http://prntscr.com/ndvgf8
I hope I can still download and install basic drivers from nvidia https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/145874/en-us
Basic drivers from Nvidia installed easy http://prntscr.com/ndvmcd

 

You need to disable secureboot

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Did they properly fix W3 issues in this driver?

 

It did work, thanks for tips

 

End of the road for this king of yore:

 

What happened?

 

This is the last driver that supports mobile Kepler.

 

That's better, no more nvidia nerfs to deal it. I'm using 391.xx drivers because 4xx turn up way buggier for users of Firefox and some old games. The downside of no driver update is, I can OC much higher than newest drivers.

 

This BS again?

 

Yet again! I tried Metro Exodus like you showed few threads back, I do have odd very high frametimes and 20 fps or even low stuttering for no reason. I tried Metro exodus with ultra smooth gameplay on WINE with some crashes on new driver. I can't even figure out what's happening. I tried Clean Install of Windows 19h1 and still the same issues. For now, Intel driver solved Optimus stuttering issues and maybe future updates may solve these issues.
Do you recommend using higher value for Pre-rendered frames? I tried stock, tweaked settings etc.. With 391.35 driver the frequency of stuttering is reduced by 5x but it stutters. Can you look at my Metro Exodus end result of benchmark set if I posted it here? As a test measure, even Sleeping Dogs gets stutters during Cutscene to actual game... Its been months I've been looking it w/o any answers!!!
TBH, I'm afraid of using WHQL driver and instead opt for Beta or non-certified driver over WHQL.