NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready drivers prep PCs for Windows 11
Windows 11 is just around the corner, and NVIDIA’s RTX graphics cards are ready for it.
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What you need to know
Windows 11officially launches on October 5, 2021. To prepare for the rollout of the operating system, NVIDIA releasedGeForce Game Ready driversthat support Windows 11. In addition to supporting Windows 11, the most recent GeForce Game Ready drivers support Alan Wake Remastered, Deathloop, Diablo II: Resurrected, Far Cry 6, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Industria, New World, and World War Z: Aftermath.
The new drivers ensure that people get full support for DirectX 12 Ultimate on thebest GPUsandbest gaming laptopswith the latest NVIDIA hardware. RTX graphics cards will also supportDirectStorage.
G-Sync monitorsthat support HDR will be able to enhance SDR games with Microsoft’s Auto HDR.
NVIDIA also announced 10 new GeForce Experience Optimal Playable Setting profiles. These profiles configure game options for your PC’s hardware to optimize gameplay. NVIDIA released profiles for the following games:
NVIDIA provides links to all the drivers in itspost announcing the updates. Fullrelease notesare available from NVIDIA as well. You can find the drivers by opening GeForce Experience and clicking on the “Drivers” tab.
Aseparate article from NVIDIAbreaks down how its GPUs work well with Windows 11. We also have a piece that runs throughthree reasons why Windows 11 is exciting for PC gamers.
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