Nvidia 417.71 drivers up.

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New 417.71 drivers up

https://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/141906

Game Ready Drivers provide the best possible gaming experience for all major new releases, including Virtual Reality games. Prior to a new title launching, our driver team is working up until the last minute to ensure every performance tweak and bug fix is included for the best gameplay on day-1.

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Includes support for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics cards as well as support for G-SYNC compatible

Get to testing those freesync panels!
 
OK I can absolutely confirm that my Asus MG248Q 144hz Freesync is absolutely working gorgeously with the new drivers on my 1070ti.

The MG248Q is NOT gysnc compatible per the list but it works perfectly without a problem so far.

I downloaded the Asus Pendelum Gsync test and set the range of frames from a low of 28 to a high of 144hz and was watching the OSD of the monitor as the refresh rate adapted on the fly.

Also all screen tearing was absent.

Very smooth.

My other 2 monitors are real Gsync monitors on my 1080ti so no comment on the 1080ti and these drivers. But I assume if the 1070ti is working with them just fine so will your 1080tis.

Note* dont forget to enable adaptive sync in your freesync monitors firmware menu. A lot of you may have disabled it or it comes disabled already.

Edit* just loaded Titanfall 2 and it was so much smoother now than just a raw 144 refresh. It feels exactly like my actual Gsync monitors do. Im happy so far.
 
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1. I'm able to enable G-Sync on my LG 34UC80-B ultrawide curved monitor. It appears to be working, but never having seen G-sync or Freesync work in person I can't be sure. If anyone knows a sure fire test I'd be happy to try it out.

Running the pendulum demo, ticking G-sync, and setting min 60 and max 75 looks amazing with no visible tearing.

2. 75hz on this monitor finally appears to be working right with Nvidia cards. Previously you would get dropped frames on Nvidia GPUs (a known issue with these displays). This is worth it alone as it annoyed the shit out of my that my display supported 75hz and I couldn't use it.
 
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AOC C24G1 144hz on RTX 2070
Cheap monitor, about $200.
Flickering, stuttering, mouse pointer comes and goes ingame. Not a good experience.
I am disappoint.
 
G Sync On Your Freesync Awesome
LG 27" 4K UHD 5ms GTG IPS LED FreeSync Gaming Monitor (27UD59P-B.AUS) - Black
 
And resell value of my G-Sync monitor just plummeted
Good I do not feel the need to change it. Maybe for 5K Adaptive Sync monitor some day...
 
Massdrop Vast 35 working without any issues with GSync on, w00t! Tested it on Destiny 2.

EDIT: Works great on games with a steady frame rate, but if you play something like StarCitizen where you can go from high 80s/90s to sub 40s with the turn of a corner or engaging the QT then there is a split second black screen/flicker.
 
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This driver is fubar on my Samsung JS9000. Setting output color/dynamic range to RGB/Full, colors are washed out and textures blurry. Thought rebooting would fix it but still looks like crap


EDIT-Figured it out-For some reason HDR gets enabled in Windows 10 when I installed this driver and everything on desktop looks blown out and text looks blurry. Disabling HDR in Windows fixed the issue. I thought HDR is supposed to make colors more vibrant and add to the overall effect? Looks like crap to me. I even turn it off in games...
 
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so besides the FreeSync support, how is performance etc compared to 417.35 which was one of Nvidia's best driver releases...worth it to upgrade (I already have a G-Sync monitor so the FreeSync support means nothing for me)
 
Ugh didn't see this thread. Loving free sync btw. I'm getting no issues at all with my free sync display and it is working. I'm also using cru to tighten my free sync range
 
Have an old korean crossover 43" tv. Freesync/gsync works, but looks choppy below 54hz.

With vsync on and gsync off it's choppy below 58hz, so I guess I get a little more free wiggle room under 60hz.

I can't get the AMD windmill demo working. However It's adaptive sync is definitely working because I can see the telltale flickering during some static loading screens which I also get on my gsync display.

It's definitely not as good as gsync, which is smooth even to the mid 40s on my dell s2716dgr.
 
Is it working at 75 hz without frame-skipping?
I would say no, I notice all tearing is gone but doesn't feel as smooth as with it set to off. If I set it to adaptive in the control panel it locks it at 75 but is buttery smooth.
 
This driver is fubar on my Samsung JS9000. Setting output color/dynamic range to RGB/Full, colors are washed out and textures blurry. Thought rebooting would fix it but still looks like crap


EDIT-Figured it out-For some reason HDR gets enabled in Windows 10 when I installed this driver and everything on desktop looks blown out and text looks blurry. Disabling HDR in Windows fixed the issue. I thought HDR is supposed to make colors more vibrant and add to the overall effect? Looks like crap to me. I even turn it off in games...
Only on HDR content.
 
I would say no, I notice all tearing is gone but doesn't feel as smooth as with it set to off. If I set it to adaptive in the control panel it locks it at 75 but is buttery smooth.

I'm not entirely following what you're saying. Before these latest Nvidia drivers, the HP Omen 32 couldn't do more than 60 hz with an Nvidia GPU or else there would be severe frame-skipping. With these new Nvidia drivers, can the Omen 32 be run at 75 hz without frame-skipping, either with FreeSync enabled or disabled? Because, if the Omen 32 can now to 75 hz without frame-skipping, then that's a big bonus for Omen 32 + Nvidia GPU owners, even without FreeSync turned on.

You say you're getting buttery smooth display at 75 hz with sync set to adaptive. Is that with with FreeSync turned off, or on?
 
I'm not entirely following what you're saying. Before these latest Nvidia drivers, the HP Omen 32 couldn't do more than 60 hz with an Nvidia GPU or else there would be severe frame-skipping. With these new Nvidia drivers, can the Omen 32 be run at 75 hz without frame-skipping, either with FreeSync enabled or disabled? Because, if the Omen 32 can now to 75 hz without frame-skipping, then that's a big bonus for Omen 32 + Nvidia GPU owners, even without FreeSync turned on.

You say you're getting buttery smooth display at 75 hz with sync set to adaptive. Is that with with FreeSync turned off, or on?
Not my experience, before this I had mine set to 75hz with the enhanced contrast turned off and only minor tearing. With FreeSynce turned on but the refresh rate in the control panel set to adaptive its smooth. With FreeSync turned on and it set to let the 3d program decide it feels not as smooth as any other method I have been using but there is no tearing at all. If I had freeSync as an option without trying it off first I would probably stick with it but I'm going to be leaving it off for games that are above 75hz.
 
Maxwell lacks the required DisplayPort standard so it is likely not possible to make it work.
980Ti has display port 1.2a minimum which supports VRR so it should work they just didn't enable it in the driver's that far back.
 
Anyone out there with an Alienware 240hz or Acer 240hz freesync panel confirm it's working on those?

I have a Acer 240hz gsync panel but want to save money and get a second that uses freesync for my other machine.

So I can give my son my 144hz panel.
 
Asus MG279Q not working. Locked at 29/30Hz in full screen.

follow instructions here:


Tip: To ensure GSYNC is enabled follow https://www.blurbusters.com/gsync/gsync101-input-lag-tests-and-settings/14/

Tip 2: To see an indicator, goto Nvidia Control Panel > Set Up GSYNC > Display (top menu) > G-Sync Compatible indicator

Also i opened a thread the other day for logging results for different monitors: https://hardforum.com/threads/vrr-nvidia-display-test-thread.1975513/
 
This driver is fubar on my Samsung JS9000. Setting output color/dynamic range to RGB/Full, colors are washed out and textures blurry. Thought rebooting would fix it but still looks like crap


EDIT-Figured it out-For some reason HDR gets enabled in Windows 10 when I installed this driver and everything on desktop looks blown out and text looks blurry. Disabling HDR in Windows fixed the issue. I thought HDR is supposed to make colors more vibrant and add to the overall effect? Looks like crap to me. I even turn it off in games...
You should only enable HDR in the Windows settings when viewing or playing HDR content because it's not going to make SDR content look better. Color settings in the NVCP also need to be set to Use default if you changed it.
Asus MG279Q not working. Locked at 29/30Hz in full screen.
 
It's not a gaming monitor, but I have an Acer ET322QU (Inexpensive 31.5" 2560x1440, 75Hz, freesync range 48-75Hz) and a 1070 ti. The new driver allows me to enable G-Sync noting that my display isn't validated. I tried out the pendulum demo. I'm running 3 monitors and only the 1 has freesync so I'm not sure if that affects anything. I also had my G-Sync enabled for windowed and full screen mode initially but changed it to full-screen only before running the demo in case that makes a difference.

Results. V-Sync on gives stuttering, V-Sync off gives tearing, G-Sync is fairly smooth without tearing. When I lock 60 fps it's far superior to the other options. With variable fps options it still lurches a bit sometimes but I'm not sure if that's a freesync/gsync issue or simply due to the framerate changing. I tried using the fps sliders to keep it over 48 fps to stay in the freesync range and that didn't seem to matter much.
 
Not my experience, before this I had mine set to 75hz with the enhanced contrast turned off and only minor tearing. With FreeSynce turned on but the refresh rate in the control panel set to adaptive its smooth. With FreeSync turned on and it set to let the 3d program decide it feels not as smooth as any other method I have been using but there is no tearing at all. If I had freeSync as an option without trying it off first I would probably stick with it but I'm going to be leaving it off for games that are above 75hz.

I've installed the new driver and done some testing. What I found is that games generally seem pretty smooth at 75 hz, smoother than I remembered them being, there is still frame-skipping.

You can check for yourself using this test: https://www.testufo.com/frameskipping


Here's what a photo taken of the screen should look like if there's no frame-skipping: https://www.testufo.com/images/screenshots/frameskipping-good.jpg

Here's what a photo taken of the screen should look similar to if there is frame-skipping: https://www.testufo.com/images/screenshots/frameskipping-ugly.jpg


The latter picture is what taking a photo of my Omen 32 with that test running on it looks like. In my photos, there are only 2 - 3 coloured boxes visible, and they often have an empty black between them.
 
I've installed the new driver and done some testing. What I found is that games generally seem pretty smooth at 75 hz, smoother than I remembered them being, there is still frame-skipping.
You can check for yourself using this test: https://www.testufo.com/frameskipping
Here's what a photo taken of the screen should look like if there's no frame-skipping: https://www.testufo.com/images/screenshots/frameskipping-good.jpg
Here's what a photo taken of the screen should look similar to if there is frame-skipping: https://www.testufo.com/images/screenshots/frameskipping-ugly.jpg

The latter picture is what taking a photo of my Omen 32 with that test running on it looks like. In my photos, there are only 2 - 3 coloured boxes visible, and they often have an empty black between them.

Curious if this test has anything to do with g-sync? Or is it testing if your monitor can be overclocked successfully to a higher refresh rate?
 
I've installed the new driver and done some testing. What I found is that games generally seem pretty smooth at 75 hz, smoother than I remembered them being, there is still frame-skipping.

You can check for yourself using this test: https://www.testufo.com/frameskipping


Here's what a photo taken of the screen should look like if there's no frame-skipping: https://www.testufo.com/images/screenshots/frameskipping-good.jpg

Here's what a photo taken of the screen should look similar to if there is frame-skipping: https://www.testufo.com/images/screenshots/frameskipping-ugly.jpg


The latter picture is what taking a photo of my Omen 32 with that test running on it looks like. In my photos, there are only 2 - 3 coloured boxes visible, and they often have an empty black between them.
Thanks, just tested mine and no skipped blocks @75hz with FreeSync/Gsync on.
 

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Curious if this test has anything to do with g-sync? Or is it testing if your monitor can be overclocked successfully to a higher refresh rate?

I tests whether there is any frame-skipping at your current refresh-rate. It's probably typically useful for testing overclocked settings because the higher you overclock a monitor the more chance there is of it starting to frame-skip. With monitors like the HP Omen 32, and some other 75 hz FreeSync monitors that have a reputation for frame-skipping above 60 hz, the test is useful for verifying if that's happening on them even at their advertised refresh-rate.


Thanks, just tested mine and no skipped blocks @75hz with FreeSync/Gsync on.

So, why would your monitor be performing like that when mine tests like the photos below show?


If there's a particular setting in your monitor or Nvidia control panel or something else, I'd love to know what it is, and so would many other people. If you look up the Omen 32 and frame-skipping in Google, you'll see that lots of people report that it frame-skips above 60 hz with an Nvidia GPU:

https://www.google.com/search?q=hp+...i60l2j69i59.1523j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Are you sure that your desktop resolution is set to 75 hz and not 60 hz?

When did you purchase your Omen 32? I bought mine December 2016.
 

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980Ti has display port 1.2a minimum which supports VRR so it should work they just didn't enable it in the driver's that far back.

I'm not seeing 1.2a listed anywhere on the specs for any of the 900 series cards. Nvidia's official specs only list 1.2.
 
I tests whether there is any frame-skipping at your current refresh-rate. It's probably typically useful for testing overclocked settings because the higher you overclock a monitor the more chance there is of it starting to frame-skip. With monitors like the HP Omen 32, and some other 75 hz FreeSync monitors that have a reputation for frame-skipping above 60 hz, the test is useful for verifying if that's happening on them even at their advertised refresh-rate.




So, why would your monitor be performing like that when mine tests like the photos below show?


If there's a particular setting in your monitor or Nvidia control panel or something else, I'd love to know what it is, and so would many other people. If you look up the Omen 32 and frame-skipping in Google, you'll see that lots of people report that it frame-skips above 60 hz with an Nvidia GPU:

Are you sure that your desktop resolution is set to 75 hz and not 60 hz?

When did you purchase your Omen 32? I bought mine December 2016.
Its set to 75hz, Ive always had it there and it shows that when the screen is minimized and syncing the test for 75hz. I can only say that this maybe the first time it looks like I won the panel lottery. My settings are really just Contrast Enhancements off, 75hz and Freesync set to on. I bought min in a ridiculously cheap brickseek deal August of 2017.
 
Added Adaptive/G-sync/Freesync Demo windmill/pendulum with these drivers awesome


 
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I tests whether there is any frame-skipping at your current refresh-rate. It's probably typically useful for testing overclocked settings because the higher you overclock a monitor the more chance there is of it starting to frame-skip. With monitors like the HP Omen 32, and some other 75 hz FreeSync monitors that have a reputation for frame-skipping above 60 hz, the test is useful for verifying if that's happening on them even at their advertised refresh-rate.
So, why would your monitor be performing like that when mine tests like the photos below show?
If there's a particular setting in your monitor or Nvidia control panel or something else, I'd love to know what it is, and so would many other people. If you look up the Omen 32 and frame-skipping in Google, you'll see that lots of people report that it frame-skips above 60 hz with an Nvidia GPU:
https://www.google.com/search?q=hp+...i60l2j69i59.1523j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Are you sure that your desktop resolution is set to 75 hz and not 60 hz?
When did you purchase your Omen 32? I bought mine December 2016.

Ok thanks for the explanation. I tested it on my Acer ET322QU (Inexpensive 31.5" 2560x1440, 75Hz, freesync range 48-75Hz) and a 1070 ti and didn't see any frame skipping at 75hz. Similar spec's but there's no guarantee the internals or firmware settings are the same. I'm sure that's very frustrating.
 
Its set to 75hz, Ive always had it there and it shows that when the screen is minimized and syncing the test for 75hz. I can only say that this maybe the first time it looks like I won the panel lottery. My settings are really just Contrast Enhancements off, 75hz and Freesync set to on. I bought min in a ridiculously cheap brickseek deal August of 2017.

IIRC The HP Omens native hz is 75 correct? I had previously been running mine at 60hz... but the default would always come up as 75hz when updating drivers. I've got all 3 of mine set to 75hz now and have Freesync and adaptive active on all of them.. seems to be working. More testing tonight.
 
IIRC The HP Omens native hz is 75 correct? I had previously been running mine at 60hz... but the default would always come up as 75hz when updating drivers. I've got all 3 of mine set to 75hz now and have Freesync and adaptive active on all of them.. seems to be working. More testing tonight.
I don't remember what its default is but Im happy with the monitor and this maybe used in the future with RTX games since there's a good chance it'll struggle to maintain 60fps @ 2k.
 
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