NVIDIA Releases GeForce 359.00 WHQL Game Ready Drivers

btarunr · Nov 19, 2015

NVIDIA released its latest GeForce software suite, version 359.00 WHQL. These drivers come "Game Ready" for Assassins Creed Syndicate and Overwatch Beta, which includes game-specific optimization, SLI profiles (on games which support it), and GeForce Experience optimal settings. The driver also comes with NVIDIA GameWorks VR 1.0 support, including multi-resolution shading on Windows 10.

DOWNLOAD: NVIDIA GeForce 359.00 WHQL for Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 32-bit | Windows 7/8.1/Vista 64-bit | Windows 7/8.1/Vista 32-bit

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qubit · Nov 19, 2015

Yay, a brand new version number! :laugh:

webdigo · Nov 19, 2015

Was it in december and on from there, where you could only get the latest nvidia driver through geforce experience?

nemesis.ie · Nov 19, 2015

Hmm, shouldn't that be called "Assassin's creed: Guy Martin" based on the pic?

They need to get a Victorian motorcycle in there too.

erocker · Nov 19, 2015

No Fallout 4 SLI profile... Disappointing for one of the biggest releases of the year.

rtwjunkie · Nov 19, 2015

erocker said:
No Fallout 4 SLI profile... Disappointing for one of the biggest releases of the year.

IIRC, it was several releases before they had an SLI profile for The Witcher 3 as well, another one of this year's biggest releases.

raptori · Nov 19, 2015

webdigo said:
Was it in december and on from there, where you could only get the latest nvidia driver through geforce experience?

You can find the diver in local temp in windows drive , make a backup before starting installation .

Primey_ · Nov 20, 2015

webdigo said:
Was it in december and on from there, where you could only get the latest nvidia driver through geforce experience?

Correct. That starts in December

InhaleOblivion · Nov 20, 2015

Another week, another driver update. Oh well here goes nothing.

raptori · Nov 20, 2015

And it does not increase performance not even by 1 fps , I used a checkpoint to compare before and after and it was the same performance , the exact same .

kiddagoat · Nov 20, 2015

Just because there is a new driver doesn't necessarily mean there will be performance increases..... They could be working more so on stability and/or fixing glitches/clipping.

I don't understand when a vendor puts out a new driver, the first thing people think about is "performance". Speed isn't necessarily everything.... who cares if it is 100mph but crashes all the time.... whereas at 75mph you don't really see the difference and it is stable...

EarthDog · Nov 20, 2015

InhaleOblivion said:
Another week, another driver update. Oh well here goes nothing.

Its for those games listed really... unless you play them, I wouldn't bother updating.... or feeling that way in the first place...

rtwjunkie · Nov 20, 2015

EarthDog said:
Its for those games listed really... unless you play them, I wouldn't bother updating.... or feeling that way in the first place...

Hell I'm always 2-3 updates behind anyway, so I've played a number of games without the supposedly optimized drivers and didn't feel any loss of performance or visuals. I think it's a gimmick.

...PACMAN... · Nov 20, 2015

kiddagoat said:
Just because there is a new driver doesn't necessarily mean there will be performance increases..... They could be working more so on stability and/or fixing glitches/clipping.

I don't understand when a vendor puts out a new driver, the first thing people think about is "performance". Speed isn't necessarily everything.... who cares if it is 100mph but crashes all the time.... whereas at 75mph you don't really see the difference and it is stable...

So true, a prime example of that is when a smooth 30fps console game is a lot more fun for me to play than a PC title hitching at 1000 fps.

TheGuruStud · Nov 21, 2015

...PACMAN... said:
So true, a prime example of that is when a smooth 30fps console game is a lot more fun for me to play than a PC title hitching at 1000 fps.

That's a terrible example when 30 fps is also a slideshow. It might as well be hitching.

Slizzo · Nov 21, 2015

Installed the driver today, and launched Overwatch. It does not have an SLI profile for Overwatch. Game was only using one GPU...

brutlern · Nov 21, 2015

Still doesn't fix MFAA bug with AC:S. Why do they call it Game Ready Driver when it's not fully compatible with the game?

Ferrum Master · Nov 21, 2015

Had one TDR with these... Well... Wtf?

EarthDog · Nov 21, 2015

brutlern said:
Still doesn't fix MFAA bug with AC:S. Why do they call it Game Ready Driver when it's not fully compatible with the game?

Maybe they didn't fix everything. They aren't supposed to be perfect, but better.

Tsukiyomi91 · Nov 21, 2015

gonna test drive it on the GTX760 & see how it fares in terms of stability... somehow it's acting weird on my Y50-70... not sure what is the problem. Anyone has issues of using ForceWare v359 for notebooks? Feedback on your end is appreciated.

eH-Sh4dowco · Nov 22, 2015

I have problems with 359 drivers high temps, performance drops in all games and GPU boost with a GTX970.

Drone · Nov 22, 2015

Bloatware-ready driver. Forces you to install Visual C++ 2013

Tsukiyomi91 · Nov 22, 2015

@eH-Sh4dowco are you using a stock GTX970 or a custom one?

MxPhenom 216 · Nov 22, 2015

Drone said:
Bloatware-ready driver. Forces you to install Visual C++ 2013

How does that make it bloatware? You need that regardless for the most part.

rtwjunkie · Nov 22, 2015

MxPhenom 216 said:
How does that make it bloatware? You need that regardless for the most part.

Exactly what I was thinking, because many games will install that on first play if it's not present.

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NVIDIA Releases GeForce 359.00 WHQL Game Ready Drivers

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