Nvidia’s first driver update of 2021 has arrived
Security features and bug updates
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Nvidiahas released the first driver update for 2021, featuring security updates and bug fixes. Nvidia may have dropped lots of exciting new GeForce hardware last year, but with the 461.09 update we won’t be seeing any game-specific optimization or support for any of the new video cards.Asecurity bulletinis available with details on the security updates, but most of the actual bug fixes are more specifically relevant toGTX 1080 Tiusers than other GeForce hardware, who have been experiencing many of the below-mentioned bugs.
If you’re not currently experiencing any issues with your Nvidia GPU (graphics processing unit) then you can actually skip this altogether for now, a rarity for Nvidia driver updates. For anyone experiencing screen flicker or system freezes though, 461.09 may fix the issues blighting your system.New Nvidia GeForce Game Ready Drivers usually come out about once a month, though they can occasionally coincide with the launch of popular new games so that the included updates optimize specific performance. For more information on Nvidia driver updates (and why you shouldn’t usually ignore them), head on over to our guide tokeeping your GeForce hardware updated.You can download the 461.09 update yourself over on theNvidia site, as well as read the full list of patches and bug fixes, as well as the accompanyingrelease notes. We’ve included a handful below:
Game ready driver fixes
Open issues
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